''ABC Wide World Of Sports Boxing'' is a
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
video game
Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...
released in 1991. The player can create, train, and manage their own character. It is based on the
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, Cali ...
(ABC) program ''
Wide World of Sports'' and was released at the time of the program's 30th anniversary.
Sportscaster Dan Dierdorf, then a boxing commentator for ABC, is featured in this game.
In Europe the game was renamed ''TV Sports Boxing'' and published by
Mindscape as part of
Cinemaware's ''TV Sports'' series.
Reception
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Computer Gaming World
''Computer Gaming World'' (CGW) was an American computer game magazine published between 1981 and 2006. One of the few magazines of the era to survive the video game crash of 1983, it was sold to Ziff Davis in 1993. It expanded greatly through ...
'' stated that the game's fighting animation was inferior to that of ''
4D Boxing
''4D Sports Boxing'' is a 3D boxing video game of the ''4D Sports'' series, with motion capture animation, developed by Distinctive Software. The game is part of the ''4D Sports'' series along with '' 4D Sports Driving'' and '' 4D Sports Tennis' ...
'' but that its career options were superior.
See also
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Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing
''Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing'' is a boxing video game that was developed by ACME Interactive and published by Sega in 1992, released for the Mega Drive/Genesis and Game Gear consoles. It was followed by a sequel in 1993, '' Greatest ...
''
References
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1991 video games
Wide World of Sports Boxing
Amiga games
Boxing video games
Cinemaware games
Data East video games
DOS games
Malibu Interactive games
Video games developed in the United States
Wide World of Sports (American TV series)
Mindscape games
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