A playthrough of Acclaim's 1992 license-based boxing game for the NES, George Foreman's KO Boxing. In the midst of making an historic comeback, two years before becoming both the world's oldest heavyweight boxing champ and a promoter of countertop grills, Big George granted Acclaim the rights to slap his name and face on a line of video games. Acclaim farmed the project out to Beam, and when it showed up in stores a mere six months after Power Punch II ( , George Foreman's KO Boxing became Beam's second NES boxing game to see a 1992 release. And wow, it's actually a bit shocking to see how little effort went into this production. George's game is essentially a cheap reskin of Power Punch II. The graphics and music were swapped out, the training minigame was removed, you can no longer move freely along the bottom of the screen, and a Doritos ad is now prominently displayed on the between-round stat screen. The game's sole innovation - a two-player versus mode - is a ridiculous and thoroughly worthless inclusion. That's about all I have to say about this lump of cynicism and greed. If you loved Power Punch II and find yourself hankering for more of the same (but worse), then by all means, give George Foreman's KO Boxing (and therapy) a try. _____________ No cheats were used during the recording of this video. NintendoComplete ( punches you in the face with in-depth reviews, screenshot archives, and music from classic 8-bit NES games!
