Rocky (1987 video game)
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Rocky is the second video game based on the popular series of Rocky franchise, developed and published by Sega and released for the Master System in 1987. The player must train Rocky Balboa before each fight to improve his skills. Rocky possesses a straight punch, a hook, an uppercut, and body punch as well as various combos.
| Rocky | |
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| Developer(s) | Sega[4] |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | Master System[4] |
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| Genre(s) | Traditional sports[4] (boxing) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The opponents, in order, are: Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, and Ivan Drago.
Fights are of 15 rounds duration, with an increasing level of difficulty depending on the opponent, and different strategies required to overcome each.
The game also features a two-player mode where player two can choose from any of the above opponents, while player one always controls Rocky.
Computer Gaming World in 1988 stated that Rocky had "the most eye-popping graphics".[5]
- ^ "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. August 1987. p. 13.
- ^ "Software List (Released by Sega)". セガ 製品情報サイト (in Japanese). Sega. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Two Mega Cartridges" (PDF). The Sega Master System Game Catalog (1987). Mastertronic. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Release information at GameFAQs
- ^ Kunkel, Bill; Worley, Joyce; Katz, Arnie (November 1988). "Video Gaming World". Computer Gaming World. p. 54.