<s>
Animal	B-Application
Boxing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Spanish	O
studio	O
Akaoni	O
Studio	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
involves	O
boxing	B-Application
with	O
over	O
50	O
various	O
animals	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
;	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
held	O
upside	O
down	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
is	O
above	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
then	O
used	O
to	O
throw	O
punches	O
while	O
the	O
face	O
buttons	O
or	O
d-pad	B-Device
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
dominant	O
hand	O
,	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matches	O
in	O
Animal	B-Application
Boxing	I-Application
are	O
played	O
under	O
a	O
special	O
set	O
of	O
rules	O
that	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
more	O
like	O
an	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
simulator	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
knockdown	O
;	O
the	O
contestant	O
who	O
loses	O
all	O
health	O
first	O
loses	O
the	O
match	O
outright	O
in	O
a	O
technical	O
knockout	O
,	O
although	O
brief	O
breaks	O
are	O
given	O
to	O
both	O
fighters	O
every	O
time	O
either	O
of	O
their	O
health	O
drops	O
below	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
thresholds	O
;	O
if	O
no	O
TKO	O
occurs	O
within	O
three	O
rounds	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
healthier	O
fighter	O
wins	O
on	O
a	O
technicality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
physical	O
release	O
also	O
supports	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
for	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
they	O
spent	O
many	O
months	O
trying	O
to	O
fit	O
in	O
,	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
gym	O
opens	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Forest	O
's	O
residents	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
new	O
human	O
guest	O
,	O
begin	O
training	O
for	O
the	O
sport	O
in	O
a	O
scramble	O
for	O
pugilistic	O
supremacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Jose	O
M	O
.	O
Iñiguez	O
,	O
who	O
avidly	O
enjoyed	O
boxing	B-Application
along	O
with	O
other	O
martial	O
arts	O
,	O
conceived	O
Animal	B-Application
Boxing	I-Application
as	O
a	O
mix	O
between	O
thrilling	O
martial	O
arts	O
sports	O
action	O
and	O
comical	O
cartoon	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memory	O
constraints	O
also	O
made	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
difficult	O
to	O
design	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
model	O
of	O
a	O
crocodile	O
opponent	O
taking	O
up	O
too	O
much	O
memory	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
it	O
crashed	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destineer	O
published	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2008	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Gammick	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
a	O
digital	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
DSiWare	B-Device
in	O
2011	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Animal	B-Application
Boxing	I-Application
received	O
scant	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
release	O
on	O
DSiWare	B-Device
received	O
more	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
and	O
Games	O
Master	O
UK	O
directing	O
criticism	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
