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Rocky

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Relive the boxer's career, train to improve stats, and fight 20 movie opponents.

Rocky for Game Boy Advance was released in 2002 by Ubi Soft, developed by Rage Games. The original Rocky game was released in arcades in 1987 by MGM/UA.


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Released
2002
Original release
1987
Genre
Perspective
Side view
Size
3.99 MB
Rating
0 votes

About Rocky

Rocky for the Game Boy Advance adapts the narrative of the first five films into a boxing game. Its primary campaign, Movie mode, charts the fighter's rise through twenty cinematic opponents, with story progression unlocked by defeating specific boxers.

Gameplay is structured around a cycle of preparation and combat. Before each bout, players engage in training activities like sparring, heavy bag work, and speed bag drills to manually or automatically raise attributes such as strength and stamina. The matches themselves involve throwing left and right punches, combining them, and evading incoming attacks.

Outside the story, additional options become available. Exhibition mode allows for customized fights using any unlocked boxer, with adjustable settings for venue, round length, and opponent difficulty. Completing the Movie mode opens Knockout mode, a survival-style tournament where fighters compete for championship belts.

Rocky Screenshots

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Intro animation
Title screen
Choose your training type.
Pad training requires you to press the correct button combo when it is shown on the screen.
The heavy bag requires you to hit the bag as many times as possible in a minute it is also good for practicing combos.
The speed bag requires you to hit the highlighted button as many times as you can whilst the line is in the red.
Cut-scenes from the film appear to move the plot along.
You can dodge by holding the L-button and moving the D-pad.
The uppercut is quite powerful but has a short range.
The opponent has been knocked down.
Rocky I Vs Dipper Brown
Rocky I Vs Ernie Roman