The Best Boxing Game Is HIDDEN in Japan | GameDay

We have had dozens of boxing video games through out the years... But could the best one be from Japan? Let's make a mealplan and find out.

[@Ai14106]

Usually when it's Japan only either the game is really good or really difficult

[@prolific1518]

Or really freaky

[@yonakakurai1737]

​@@prolific1518the three option are pretty good. I'm ngl, but this is my main motive for learning Japanese.

[@tcwentertainment]

Victorious Boxers 2 is both

[@dogma8538]

or all 3 😢

[@socomsix27]

I was gonna say they are just weird.

[@DoomRater]

"This dude has seen some shit" The dude in question: has literally been bullied his entire school life, laughing it off, helping his mom with the fishing business since his dad is gone, nicest fellow you could imagine outside the ring

[@a-medsb4197]

In the anime he looks like the cutest and nicest person ever, but in 3D world he is a menace you'd throw a towel and not regret it.

[@BootlegBrain]

since we're talking about japan-only sports games, I'd love to see you cover the King of Colosseum games sometime!

[@myLAwafflesflakes]

🙌

[@JamietheEmperor]

What is king of colosseum?

[@BootlegBrain]

@@JamietheEmperor It's a series of PS2 wrestling games exclusive to japan, featuring talent from several different major japanese wrestling companies (NJPW, NOAH, AJPW, ect.)

[@JamietheEmperor]

@@BootlegBrain why is it always japan exclusive mann😭

[@andonhoward532]

You know ball, koc2 greatest wrestling game ever

[@Billy-bc8pk]

Lot of Japanese sport sims go in depth with their careers. Jikkyio Pro Wrestling had a similar career where it had a bunch of intense training and stuff and that was on the SNES. Victorious Boxers 2 was a game that I remember seeing a trailer for a long time ago and thought it looked like and awesome game based on the trailer, which was over on Game Trailers, back when they had their own website and KZbin was still a thought bubble in someone's brain. The fast paced and brutal fighting definitely appealed to me then and still looks fun now. This was a great review, and you did a good job capturing the gameplay and modes. I might be tempted to find an ISO of this.

[@maykesantana9532]

The PSX pride games where this level of deep too

[@TheFort87]

@@maykesantana9532you mean K-1?

[@maykesantana9532]

@@TheFort87 ohhh yeah lol I mixed them both in my head lol

[@cocaroto9650]

You can parry punches with regularity by "catching hands" with the same type of punch, you can also "shoulder roll" with certain stances and leans. You can also get up faster by mashing buttons and as long as you have enough "life".

[@tcwentertainment]

Really? Never noticed when I played

[@RedSawn]

Yo! Thanks for flashing my guide for a split second. So actually Boxer's Road 2 on PSP (Japan only again) took this career mode and built upon it, just without the Ippo license. All of the food and the scheduling is still there, but there's money to think of, you can hire different staff with different specialities, you can get fractures, you can be asked if you want to participate in tournaments, and you can travel between the different playable countries if you've got the cash. All in all a nice upgrade if you can get past the jankier framerate (need to set the PSP core clock to 60 to avoid a hyperspeed bug in round 2 of a career mode pro fight, but that limits game performance)

[@supersasukemaniac]

The career mode from this game got it's own full sequel. Boxer's Road 2: The Real, and it actually had a full license with Japan's Boxing Commission.

[@amangill1752]

I play it on a PSP emulator, it's a great game.

[@Papapaya101]

YES its insane just how GOOD these games are. I like fight night too but the hajime no ippo games on ps2 are just on another level, i love the dynamic animations on punches and how the position of your torso changes the trajectory of your punches. Its super impressive. In the sequels the faces even get swollen as you get punched and you get tired if you punch mindlessly, you can even play as a bear! (Yes it happens in the anime) You might also want to check out the gba ippo game, a first person boxing game sounds like something that shouldnt work but its an amazing game with a lot of complexity.

[@xDivorex]

9:20 bro tried to box Wembanyama 💀

[@TheQuietTimes]

You've gotta watch the Ippo vs Mashiba fight. One of the greatest fights of all time, imo

[@paxhumana2015]

As good as that fight was, it was no Hearns vs. Hagler from 1985 in real life.

[@TheQuietTimes]

@@paxhumana2015 facts, but that doesn't tie into the game.

[@doputrin]

Thank you for showing Redsawn's guide, as well as mine. Cool video! I have 800 hours in this game and I've never seen such a back-heavy chest-light build before...

[@mortestar2070]

That main event mafia Perc angle almost killed me 😂😂

[@maxjustice1542]

Hajime no Ippo is one of my favorites but I never played the games. You even took the effort to try out that career mode which I was surprised how deep it was. I'm glad you made an entertaining review. I know it sounds bad but every time you bring up CTE it just makes me laugh lol Same with the wrestling/cartoon references you make. Keep it up man.

[@blazingbattlehawk9626]

The best baseball game is also stuck in Japan. Power Pros is king

[@paxhumana2015]

Some of the Power Pros games, DID, in fact, get NTSB-U releases as legitimate MLB games, and they are pretty solid as well. Also, yes, they came out for the Sony PS2.

[@supersasukemaniac]

Hey, Baseball Spirits is great too.

[@ThinKwiQ]

Super Mega Baseball 4💯

[@chadbranston9741]

Me 90 seconds in, THATS KORAKUEN HALL!

[@wadewilson6294]

You should either read or watch Ashita no Joe, it's THE boxing manga, it inspired every other boxing manga that came after it including Hajime no Ippo, and it's cultural impact in Japan was enormous.

[@armedjoy3045]

It's because Japanese dominate the lowest weight classes in boxing. The like top 5 in some of them are all Japanese which is wild considering size of country

[@KakarotOwns]

That actually looks really good, such a detailed career mode, i doubt Undisputed would go into that much detail.

[@cocaroto9650]

@KakarotOwns the truth is it is the most in depth career mode of all time for a boxing game. Everything you do matters

[@Jimjam-gi2pr]

So glad to see someone finally talking about this game. It’s amazing.

[@ShawneeGamer]

if my dad was still alive hed love this channel. he loved sport games

[@ShawneeGamer]

so thank you! i can relive memories!

[@Killerwhale317]

The best boxing mechanics in a game ever. The learning curve is frustrating, but when you figure it out, the gameplay is so satisfying.

[@vb5666]

I like the weird and obscure my g

[@fundip8526]

If you like this game you should try mlb power pros’s success mode. Another Japanese game with an in depth story mode with working and keeping up with your grades.

[@KazeShikamaru]

Hajime No Ippo games never came over due to how it wasn't popular.

[@NoMorePodDes]

I’ve always wanted to play this game. I think you sold me on being cool with just watching it on KZbin 😂😂😂 great pull on the kid detective show too hahaha

[@neon8197]

VICTORIOUS ROAD 2 GETTING RECOGNITION LETS GOO

[@rayank9238]

found this by accident and i'm loving your channel, i hope you get bigger

[@mondohermano8953]

Try out Boxers Road 2 The Real on the psp. It has the same mechanics but this time they have blocking and the career mode is more indepth with your boxer having to manage money aswell.

[@azrie1419]

Reminds me of Kinniku Banzuke: Road to Sasuke on the PS1, a game based on the obstacle course show Ninja Warrior (known as Sasuke in Japan). It also has a career mode where you have to work out, watch what you eat, etc.

[@StarForceBelmont321]

Love this anime and bought this game last year. Thanks for covering Watch the anime its epic

[@aaronsmith2310]

YO THIS WAS ME AND MY CREWS GAME!!! THIS was so good there was another one that came with the boxing gloves on the wi. Love this game.

[@StarForceBelmont321]

*Dempsey Roll Intensifies*

[@SpaceDragonX783]

Really cool you got to cover this game but highly recommend watching the anime, too if you like boxing.

[@hteekay]

The GBA Hajime no Ippo is something people shouldn''t overlook.

[@KazeShikamaru]

Of course Gameday struggles with Sendo. Lol! I'm big Ippo fan.

[@kallen545]

"this a 100,000 yard stare" 😂

[@grozaAC]

I wish more games had an anglet set option, honestly.

[@Tavares-z1k]

The Fortnite revive sound affect 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gmcfaddenjr]

I remember borrowing the 1st gane from a friend, and the one thing I've always remembered about that game was the way you can control a character..the physics were crazy

[@AmitDukarker]

If you can in sometime, do try see at least the first season of the show, I promise is good and fun

[@jmkeff]

Victorious Boxers : ippos Road To Glory! One of my fav Boxing games of all time

[@basty1man]

Hajime no Ippo is goated, the Manga, the anime, the games All fucking top tier. Also there is a blocking and stamina system but yeah you don't really need to know about it. And yeah certain fights being much harder is accurate to the story, some fights Ippo barely comes out alive but if you have knowledge of certain things from the story it can help you win.

[@duduman05]

I have the PS2 game, victorious boxer. Bought it back in the day from Hollywood video

[@brodyarmbar5332]

It’s an amazing game. It’s a sequel to a PS1 game called Boxer’s Road, and they even made a third one called Boxer’s Road 2 for PSP. It’s basically like this game but it features real boxers.

[@BzaafiedTheFerocious]

Funny thing is this was like a budget title; I think it was like $20-$30 on Day 1. Funny how NFL 2K5 is considered the best football game and it also managed to keep a low price tag.

[@AMP3083official]

The most fun boxing game that stuck with me is Final Blow on the arcade. But this one looks just as fun.

[@Goatlowski]

Your videos are quite literally amazing and I don’t really care about sport games

[@jonnyson14]

In pal the games are called victorious boxers, 2nd one is I think the 4th one in Japan, it's amazing.

[@edgartv23]

I remember finishing this game when I was young over and over again. And then on the emulator again . Love this game

[@Jackrost01]

Hajime No Ippo is also interesting box game for Game Boy Advance. Not only it's box from 1st person view with different mechanics, but you also can play in multiplayer where both players have their own 1st person view.

[@DoomRater]

I own two copies of the GBA cart and maybe one day I will find a worthy opponent to play against IRL

[@ghosttornado]

YOU ARE THE GOAT OF THIS SHI

[@InfernoStatus]

0:43 bro did we live the same lives???

[@DoomRater]

Make sure to check out the GBA Japan only one as well. I made sure to buy two copies of it. My goal was to eventually have people play it on FGC nights on real GameCubes with GB Players. It's a fresh take on first person 1v1 fighting despite falling into the sports fighting genre.

[@5m0k3papii7]

"Hes like the last boss, he's killin me like isaac frost" that was a hard ass bar lo key. U might need a get urself a pen and pad or even start using ur phones notepad. U might some eminem potential lol

[@Wrongyouare]

You should watch the series now.. Youll appreciate it more

[@werzyat2408]

2:50 i think they messed up putting 90% on the angle for your stick and they never noticed why would they do 9, but 90 is the way all fighting games uses the stick

[@miketyson9105]

Desperately need a new fight night I’ve been playing it for years now

[@joelsonsabado9206]

That was only in the PS2? Wow that's a really good boxing game

[@twbshow]

Ur years late this is a classic by far

[@vent51177]

I loved Victorious Boxers 1&2 I learned to change all of the controls also. It goes from an ok game to a great game.

[@SmokinAce609]

Me and my brother played the PS2 version back in the day

[@Maloolz]

YESSSS Someone else representing Hajime no Ippo Victorious Road. I've been shilling this game on Reddit and /sp/ years ago, but no one else would join me in praising how good this game is as a Boxing game. Like literally the best. It has the most indepth and faithful to reality career mode (Barring the Hajime no Ippo special attack type shit) of any boxing game, bar none. If you could somehow mod the game to tweak stuff, like make the damage accumulation more realistic, make scoring more realistic, and make power more realistic (every fight unfortunately ends in KO unless you the player just put no effort into training your strength and thus have to reply on pot shotting to a 12 round decision) it'd literally be perfect.

[@nawaifu]

Amazing video I actually did try it before but the controls threw me off so i deleted it but thanks to u I'll give it another try

[@kdesano8]

We were addicted to this game. Me and a bunch of classmate used to play this on PS2 and betting real money. We played it so much we know who are Top-Tier and Low Tier chars.

[@aceDOZA]

Some good jokes in this video

[@JamietheEmperor]

This is so fucking cool especially the training and meal parts

[@gamerkev30]

Wait, there's a management mode too? This game is nuts

[@RandoChrisYT]

"When I go up against this guy, he wrecks my shit." Yeah, Sendo's a fucking monster. Though trust me, whatever beating he gave you was merciful compared to the guy he gave level 10 CTE.

[@kieranlefort]

I’m not an anime guy much either, but I enjoyed the heck out of Hajime no Ippo. If you’re a boxing fan, you’ll love it.

[@fredosupremetheamericandre6577]

Have you heard of Black & Bruised? It's a boxing game that used cel-shading for its characters and has a somewhat campy tone. Really wondering what you'd think of that.

[@GameDayonYT]

I have not. Thank you for passing this along.

[@fredosupremetheamericandre6577]

You're welcome. And can you mention the print ads when you do the review? One is VERY early-00's "sex sells" (it's more tame than I'm making it sound, but you'll know what I'm talking about when you see it).

[@panimho]

5:55 Is Ryo Mashiba he have the most aggressive style in the series they call it "Shotgun" or"Bazooka"

[@IHJello]

5:00 im watching a murder

[@armedjoy3045]

Boxing is big in Japan because they DOMINATE the lower end of the weight classes

[@sl840]

I think the dualshock 2 also had pressure sensitive buttons, did you try hitting the buttons harder or softer to see if they changed impact at all?

[@danfortuna1984]

Cool video I knew nothing about this game but I think it looks pretty good

[@BzaafiedTheFerocious]

4:55. Za Warudo: Minl Mink Edition

[@chicken1696]

man i wish either they port more games like this to popular makret like steam or make games like this. so many old ps2 games i would have payed for but knowing japan they might sell it at insane price for such an old game.

[@thegroovynacho3389]

Bro i was just watching hajime no ippo

[@gametime6764]

Loved victorious boxers on ps2

[@jameshenry137]

Hajime no ippo is one of the best animes I've watched hands down I'd give it a chance..can you do a demsey roll?

[@J3tker]

"this dude has seen some shit" well ps2 graphics are fire tho

[@saqphire]

Cool! What is the outro music? I feel nostalgia but i dont know why

[@GameDayonYT]

I believe it's the main menu music from Smackdown 2

[@saqphire]

@GameDayonYT wow that makes alot of sense now lol! Thanks

[@BLaCkKsHeEp]

Dude... you gotta watch Hajime no Ippo

[@seanrussell6757]

Watch the anime and then come back to the game. The anime is lit and you'll want to try to re-create the moments in the game

[@ibatheinv0mit]

is there bully music playing in the background?

[@asafoetidajones8181]

I'm not going there to look for it. Who hid it anyway? SMH

[@JOnePro251]

Dishes out free cte. Nani!!

[@seungrix1549]

You should really watch the show. I started about a month ago and I’m already finished

[@Damin-Danger-Ledford]

Way way back in 1998 I bought this Japanese game from one of them Comic Book stores, at the same time I bought Resident Evil 2. This game was some rare import with an instruction manual that was Japanese only. I couldn't understand shit. Not jack shit. It was all about Sumo Wrestling, and it looked really cool whilst playing during the menu, but the controls were so fuck weird. It reminded me of Kung Fu at the arcade Them damn controls made no fuckin sense. It would scream atcha with a button prompt but... Anyway, I wish I still had it. Probably worth some money now

[@BigDropSports]

I brought the game the other day it’s amazing

[@jameshenry137]

What about rocky?I was the only one in my friend group who could knock out the Russian guy😅

[@gh0rochi363]

Hajime no Ippo is great and if you're a boxing fan watch or read it.

[@prestonhull6446]

what was the music in the video?

[@paxhumana2015]

Is it better than Fight Night Round 3?

[@aceassn716]

Round 3 yes FN 2004 nah The career mode is ocean deep in Victorious Boxers, wish I still had my ps2 game haha

[@nach0x]

The story is good(the anime did a good job, but apparently the manga is better)

[@3serio]

Sendo!

[@Pararara12]

I remeber playing this in English I though.

[@Arthur19-v3y]

It's too fast imo

[@BostinBlackCountryKickboxer]

How about a video about the Japan only sport game, "R*pePlay" ?

[@Nugundamsisntforshow]

We do a little trolling

[@Scientists_dont_lie]

Your gokng to want to watch that tv ahow bro.

[@medinabillyclients]

hajime no ippo fighting ps3 game is more cooler than this

[@millyrock4455]

Lmao!!! Now people listen to me?ippo was the single best.