Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Ready 2 Rumble Boxing (1999) is a fighting, sport video game developed by Midway, available on N64, PS1, DC. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 52/100 on IGDB.

What is Ready 2 Rumble Boxing about?

Ready 2 Rumble Boxing is a boxing game for the Dreamcast, PlayStation, and Nintendo 64 and it was released in 1999 by Midway. The success of the Dreamcast version led to it becoming one of the few Sega All Stars titles.

Like Nintendo's Punch-Out!! series it features many characters with colorful personalities (i.e. Afro Thunder, Boris "The Bear" Knokimov, etc.); however, unlike the Punch-Out!! series, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing is in 3D, thus allowing for more control over your character in the ring, and also enables the players to choose whichever fighters they want.

Throughout the fights in the game, there is a special RUMBLE meter which fills up, one letter at a time, until the word "RUMBLE" is spelled at the bottom of the screen. Letters can be obtained by successfully landing hard blows or taunting the opponent. Once the meter is full, the player can power himself up, enabling access t

Key details

Ready 2 Rumble Boxing was released in 1999 and supports single player, split screen. Platforms: N64, PS1, DC. Developer: Midway.

Should you play Ready 2 Rumble Boxing?

Reviews are mixed, but Ready 2 Rumble Boxing retains a dedicated player base among fighting, sport fans.