Diplodocus55 Review of Rocky Legends

Rocky Legends (2002 Video Game)

Despite lack of Thunderlips, a great game...

[8/10 · 5 August 2007]

I was not disappointed in this game, which does the Rocky franchise proud by letting you re-create all of the fights from the films. It is obvious that the makers of this game took love and time to simulate all the details from the boxing scenes of the movies -- from the styles of the boxing shorts to the boxing venues and crowds. However, in order to see all the fights from the films, you must do "Career Mode" as all of the 4 main contenders (the fight from ROCKY II is under Rocky's Career Mode only, whereas the fight from ROCKY is actually at the end of Apollo's; the first fight from ROCKY III is at the end of Clubber's Career Mode only; the Drago vs. Apollo fight is only during Drago's career, etc.). The likeness and feel of Rocky, Apollo, Clubber and Drago is amazing. It is very fun to fight in these familiar bouts, but the game also introduces an arsenal of new boxers that you can either play as or fight against. Fans of the franchise will find delight in the inclusions of Spider Rico, Union Cane and even Tony Duke in his younger days! You even get to wallop on Tommy Gunn out in the street. In fact, the only one missing here is Thunderlips.