Final Blow

For the final blow in mutliplayer video games, see Last hitting. For the jazz/funk album, see The Final Blow.
Final Blow
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Taito
Publisher(s)Taito
Platform(s)Arcade, Genesis, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Master System
Release1988
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, 2 player competitive

Final Blow is a boxing arcade video game released in 1988 by Taito. The name remained the same for all ported platforms, except for the Sega versions, which Sega released outside Japan as James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing featuring American boxer James "Buster" Douglas himself in 1990 immediately after his upset victory over Mike Tyson.

Plot

The game follows a single season boxing championship run. There are five fictional fighters competing: Dynamite Joe - The Miracle Fighter, Fernando Gomez - The South American Eagle, Kim Nang - The Korean Comet, King Jason - The Black King, and The Detroit Kid - The Invincible Black Panther.

Gameplay

Final Blow is a side-scrolling boxing game where the player moves left and right to control a screen sized boxer. When the timing is right, the player can unleash a final blow punch which can sometimes KO the opponent in a single strike.

The home versions contain a spectator mode where the player can watch their favorite boxers compete.

The Sega Genesis port adds two boxers: James "Buster" Douglas (who uses The Detroit Kid's graphics, slightly edited and palette swapped) and Ironhead. It was one of the games used as part of the Genesis Does Campaign, particularly since Nintendo used Mike Tyson for its Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! video game, whom Douglas had challenged and defeated that year.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Final Blow on their June 1, 1989 issue as being the third most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[2]

Mega placed the game at #9 in their list of the 10 Worst Mega Drive Games of All Time.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lang, Chip (January 1991). "Genesis ProView: James "Buster" Douglas Knock-Out Boxing" (PDF). GamePro. pp. 82–83.
  2. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 357. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 June 1989. p. 21.
  3. ^ "10 Worst Mega Drive Games of All Time". Mega. No. 1. Future Publishing. October 1992. p. 85.


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