<s>
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2002	I-Application
is	O
a	O
boxing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2002	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2003	I-Application
later	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2002	I-Application
features	O
a	O
different	O
engine	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
now	O
features	O
smoother	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
boxers	O
to	O
move	O
around	O
the	O
ring	O
much	O
fluidly	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
analog	O
evasion	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
tilting	O
the	O
left	O
analog	O
stick	O
slightly	O
allows	O
a	O
boxer	O
to	O
bob	O
or	O
weave	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
stick	O
's	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2002	I-Application
features	O
a	O
career	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
create	O
a	O
boxer	O
and	O
partake	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fights	O
to	O
become	O
champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2001	I-Application
before	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
forgoes	O
female	O
boxers	O
,	O
instead	O
featuring	O
some	O
fictional	O
boxers	O
including	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
,	O
Henri	O
Tibualt	O
,	O
Joe	O
Giere	O
,	O
Kazahiro	O
Arikawa	O
,	O
Tyler	O
Brooks	O
,	O
Pete	O
Donohue	O
,	O
and	O
Lawrence	O
O'Toole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
boxers	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
76/100	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
78/100	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
