Prizefighters 2

About

"Prizefighters 2" is a sport game that offers wonderful gameplay and amazing graphics, taking you back to the retro boxing era. As the game describes itself, it allows you to become the retro boxing champion and experience the thrill of old-school boxing matches. With its immersive mechanics and nostalgic feel, this game will keep you hooked for hours.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

81%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,661 reviews

gameplay36 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

The game features a free mode and paid modes without ads, allowing players to enjoy the game without interruptions.
The career mode is detailed and engaging, providing a satisfying experience for boxing fans.
The retro graphics and gameplay mechanics are reminiscent of classic boxing games, making it enjoyable for nostalgic players.

The controls can be unresponsive and frustrating, leading to a less enjoyable gameplay experience.
The AI opponents can feel overly difficult, making it hard to win matches even on lower difficulty settings.
There are significant bugs, such as crashes in career mode and issues with character movement, which detract from the overall experience.

gameplay
74 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
49%
43%
8%
The gameplay is generally praised for its engaging mechanics, smooth controls, and depth, reminiscent of classic boxing games like Punch-Out, with many players appreciating the career mode and customization options. However, some users find the controls finicky and certain mechanics overly complicated or unresponsive, leading to frustration. Overall, while the game offers a fun and addictive experience, there are calls for improvements in mechanics and additional content to enhance replayability.
- “The gameplay feels like classic Punch-Out, but with updates that really give the game some depth.”
- “The controls are simple and easy to learn, providing satisfying gameplay and smooth matches.”
- “Most in-depth boxing game on the Play Store, and one of the best sports games on the store, boxing at its face, but goes so much deeper within the gameplay.”
- “I really wanted to like this game but unfortunately the mechanics make it unplayable.”
- “Loved the game and its experience but some of the mechanics are the most unthought-through bland things in the game I've ever seen.”
- “Terrible, terrible blocking mechanics.”
graphics
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
48%
43%
9%
The graphics of the game are generally well-received, with many players appreciating the retro pixel art style and smooth visuals that evoke classic arcade games. However, there are consistent calls for improvements, particularly in sharpening edges and enhancing overall clarity without losing the nostalgic aesthetic. While some users find the graphics charming and fitting for the gameplay, others express dissatisfaction, suggesting that better graphics could elevate the experience further.
- “This is one of the best fighting games I've seen in a while, the controls are great, great graphics (it's like an arcade boxing game by the way) and I love how you can create your own career and have multiple saves.”
- “The retro arcade-type graphics, along with the smooth gameplay, make it an awesome game.”
- “An amazing game with awesome 8-bit graphics.”
- “I love the graphics, but nearly everything else is mid.”
- “Adjust graphics a little more neat, I don't mean to switch whole graphics, but graphics do need slight improvement on sharpening edges a bit, without losing the old school arcade look!”
- “Bad graphics, terrible fight controls.”
monetization
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
48%
4%
48%
The monetization model of the game is generally well-received, featuring a free mode alongside two paid options, all without intrusive ads. Players appreciate the absence of pay-to-win mechanics, although some express concerns about reaching a point in career mode that encourages microtransactions for upgrades. Overall, the game is praised for its fair monetization approach, allowing for enjoyable gameplay without constant interruptions from ads.
- “A perfect fighting game that's easy to master and entirely free with no ads.”
- “No ads and other bs, game has payment features but isn't pay to win if you're good.”
- “Fire 🔥 no ads no pay to win or pay period just the game and fun to be had playing it.”
- “Don't waste your time with other boxing games that are micro cash grabs.”
- “Absolutely amazing improvement from the last game, I understand the decision to make it pay to play but personally I would rather have to watch ads and there to just be a no ad version for money. I get it makes more money if the game is pretty much pay to play.”
- “At a point in career mode, you hit a wall to push you to buy microtransactions to improve your fighter.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
25%
38%
Reviewers express a strong desire for a more immersive story element in the game, suggesting that the addition of a storyline or career mode would enhance engagement and longevity. Many believe that incorporating narrative elements, such as character interactions and real-world events, would significantly improve the overall experience and make the game more compelling. Overall, the consensus is that while the gameplay is enjoyable, a deeper story would elevate the game further.
- “This game is really addicting... but I only hope that they could make an upgrade on the career mode to include more storyline and real-world events. There's a lot of potential.”
- “Dope game but needs to add dialogue or a storyline to make things interesting and have us invested in the game.”
- “A suggestion would be to add a possible storyline between fighters, to make the game seem more immersive, rather than simply challenging random fighters.”
- “Having a story mode will make this game much better, because the only goal at the moment is becoming a champion. If this is the only goal, this game would probably age badly.”
- “This game is really addicting... but I only hope that they could make an upgrade/improvement on the career mode so that it includes more storyline and real-world events. There's a lot of potential.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
50%
The music in the game has been criticized for its lack of variety, as players noted that the same track is used from the first fight to the championship, diminishing the significance of achieving that status. While some appreciate the overall music and graphics, they feel that more epic and unique tracks could enhance the experience, especially during key moments like title fights. Additionally, there are suggestions to allow players to customize or mute the music during matches.
- “However, the music you hear in your first fight is the same you hear when you're champion of your class.”
- “Being champion should mean something; why not make it special by creating different, more epic music?”
- “I love this game's music, graphics, options to change boxer looks, change hair, gloves, and shorts. All that is missing is Mickey in my corner before my title fights! 🤣”
- “However, the music you hear in your first fight is the same as the music you hear when you're champion of your class.”
- “Awesome, just cut off that stupid music when you're in the ring.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be somewhat tedious, particularly due to the lack of engaging scenarios and the cumbersome process of switching weight classes. While there are elements of pay-to-win, the overall grind is not considered excessive, especially in the gym manager mode, which introduces higher expenses but maintains a manageable pace.
- “My only problem is the lack of scenarios, which made the game pretty tedious after 2-3 days of playing.”
- “The process of switching weight classes is tedious.”
- “There is a bit of pay-to-win, but it's not like there is online play, and it's not super grindy; the gym manager is basically the normal mode but with more expenses.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users report significant stability issues, including glitches that prevent access to the career mode and bugs affecting classic controls and ranking systems. While the overall gameplay is enjoyable, these technical problems detract from the experience.
- “I like it; it's fun making your own weight classes and moving up from them, but I've been having trouble with the game. It won't let me back into career mode after it glitches on me.”
- “The classic controls are buggy when I try to block, but overall the game is great.”
- “The pound-for-pound rankings are seriously buggy. I have over 60 KO wins and I am ranked number 13, while the number 1 has only 2 KOs with 10 losses.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers a decent level of replayability, making it suitable for casual play, but some users find the controls unresponsive, which negatively impacts the overall experience and lowers its replay value.
- “The controls are unresponsive and poor, leading to low replay value.”
- “They've really capitalized on replayability and intuition - overall a decent game to pass the time without getting too hooked on.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its smooth performance and lack of pay-to-play mechanics, allowing players to enjoy a rewarding grind to become champions. Users recommend enabling airplane mode and performance mode for an enhanced gaming experience.
- “Everything runs smoothly.”
- “Best retro boxing game! I love how it's not pay-to-play; you just have to grind and become champion. Love it! Just turn on airplane mode and performance mode for better gaming and enjoy. 👌”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is noted to be quite engaging, particularly for fans of boxing, making it an addictive experience. However, some users feel that the game attempts to do too much, which may detract from its overall comedic effect and gameplay fluidity.
- “This game is really funny! If you're into boxing, it's super addictive. It does get challenging at times, but this is probably the best mobile game I've ever played.”