Ready 2 Rumble Boxing (レディ・トゥ・ランブル・ボクシング) is a boxing game and published by Midway for a variety of platforms including the Sega Dreamcast in 1999. It was a launch title for the system in the west and was both critically and financially successful, making it into the budget Sega All Stars range and spawning a sequel, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2.
The game is similar to Nintendo's Punch Out!, in that many of the boxers are comically designed. It was also one of the first games of its type to feature visible bruising and other facial damage as the fight progressed, something that saw much appraisal at the time of release.
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing initially shipped with errors and so was actually released twice. Newer versions can be identified by the "Hot! New" logo.
Physical Scans
| Sega Retro Average
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| Publication
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Score
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Source
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| Arcade (UK)
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100
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№13, p96/97
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| Consoles + (FR)
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94
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№93, p80/81
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| Computer & Video Games (UK)
|
100
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№216, p88/89
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| DC-UK (UK)
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80
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№2, p16/17/18/19
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| Dreamcast Monthly (UK)
|
90
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№3, p58/59
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| Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
|
89
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№1, p58/59/60
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| Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
|
90
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№2, p78
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| Edge (UK)
|
80
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№77, p88/89
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| Player One (FR)
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90
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№101, p68/69/70/71
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| Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)
|
90
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№1, p40
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| Dreamcast, US
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  Cover
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|
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| Dreamcast, US (Hot! New!)
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|
|
|
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| Dreamcast, UK/IT/ES
|
  Cover
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 Disc |
| Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
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 Cover
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Disc |
| Dreamcast, JP
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  Cover
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|
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External Links
↑ Ação Games, "Novembro 1999" (BR; 1999-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 96
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 84
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-13), page 88
↑ Dreamcast Arena, "Gennaio 2000" (IT; 2000-01-10), page 77
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 58
↑ DC-UK, "October 1999" (UK; 1999-09-29), page 16
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Octobre/Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-11-11), page 54
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-02 (2000-01-21,28)" (JP; 2000-01-07), page 23
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 58
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 2" (UK; 1999-10-21), page 78
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ Dreamzone, "Decembre 1999" (FR; 1999-11-16), page 81
↑ Edge, "Autumn 1999" (UK; 1999-10-01), page 90
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 216
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 168
↑ Famitsu, "2000-01-21" (JP; 2000-01-07), page 29
↑ Fun Generation, "11/99" (DE; 1999-10-13), page 56
↑ GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
↑ GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 154
↑ GamesMaster, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-02), page 92
↑ GameZine (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 67
↑ Gamers' Republic, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-18), page 70
↑ MAN!AC, "12/99" (DE; 1999-11-03), page 84
↑ Man!ak, "Wrzesień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 59
↑ Man!ak, "Listopad 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 37
↑ Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 73
↑ Mega Fun, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 60
↑ Neo Plus, "Listopad 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 31
↑ Next Generation, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-19), page 119
↑ neXt Level, "Januar 2000" (DE; 1999-12-03), page 30
↑ Next Level, "Noviembre 1999" (AR; 1999-xx-xx), page 28
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 66
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 108
↑ PC Expert, "Hors-série December 1999: Gamespot.fr Magazine" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 54
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 68
↑ Playmag, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 40
↑ Strana Igr, "Noyabr 1999 2/2" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Video Games, "12/99" (DE; 1999-11-17), page 74
