Ready 2 Rumble: Revolution

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Ready 2 Rumble: Revolution
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Developer(s) AKI Corporation USA
Publisher(s) Atari
Platform(s) Wii
Release
  • NA: March 17, 2009
  • EU: March 20, 2009
  • AU: March 26, 2009
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer

Ready 2 Rumble: Revolution is the third and final game in the Ready 2 Rumble Boxing series, released in North America on March 17, 2009, in Europe on March 20, 2009 and in Australia on March 26, 2009. Unlike the previous games developed by Midway, the third iteration was developed by AKI Corporation USA and produced by STEREO MODE under license from The Buffer Partnership. [1] The game is distributed by Atari. [2]

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Reception

The game was met with negative reception upon release, as GameRankings gave it a score of 39.06%, [3] while Metacritic gave it 37 out of 100. [4]

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