<s>
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Midway	O
Studios	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
led	O
to	O
it	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Sega	O
All	O
Stars	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Afro	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
Boris	O
"	O
The	O
Bear	O
"	O
Knokimov	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
series	O
,	O
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
is	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
for	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
one	O
's	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
fights	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
RUMBLE	B-Device
meter	O
which	O
fills	O
up	O
,	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
letters	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
RUMBLE	B-Device
"	O
is	O
spelled	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
meter	O
is	O
full	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
power	O
himself	O
up	O
,	O
enabling	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
special	O
combo	O
called	O
"	O
Rumble	B-Device
Flurry	O
"	O
,	O
activated	O
by	O
pressing	O
a	O
button	O
combination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
necessarily	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
to	O
games	O
(	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
implemented	O
before	O
in	O
SNK	O
's	O
1992	O
game	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
)	O
,	O
it	O
garnered	O
much	O
appraisal	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
added	O
fun	O
factor	O
this	O
element	O
supplied	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
feature	O
built-in	O
rumble	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
each	O
have	O
an	O
exclusive	O
boxer	O
:	O
these	O
are	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
Jimmy	O
Blood	O
,	O
Gino	O
Stiletto	O
,	O
and	O
J.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
commercials	O
were	O
produced	O
by	O
MTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercials	O
mimicked	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Who	B-Application
Framed	I-Application
Roger	I-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
film	O
where	O
animated	O
characters	O
fraternize	O
with	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Charla	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
original	O
in	O
its	O
November	O
1999	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
fast	O
action	O
,	O
seriously	O
funny	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
,	O
Midway	O
once	O
again	O
proves	O
it	O
's	O
untouchable	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
arcade	O
sports.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Adam	O
Pavlacka	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
After	O
playing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
months	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
hard	O
for	O
us	O
to	O
accept	O
an	O
inferior	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
play	O
just	O
as	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Elektro	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
original	O
in	O
one	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
unique	O
look	O
,	O
awesome	O
two-player	O
matchups	O
,	O
and	O
high	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
makes	O
the	O
hungry	O
young	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
look	O
like	O
a	O
true	O
contender.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
review	O
,	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
same	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
"	O
far	O
and	O
away	O
better	O
than	O
[	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
]	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
boxing	B-Application
games	O
you	O
'll	O
ever	O
find	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buy	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	O
to	O
Rumble	B-Device
is	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
the	O
ring.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Boba	O
Fatt	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
one	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
pretty	O
as	O
its	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
R2RB	O
still	O
rocks	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
one-two	O
audio/visual	O
combination	O
,	O
finishing	O
the	O
job	O
with	O
an	O
outstanding	O
right	O
hook	O
for	O
personality.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
iBot	O
said	O
in	O
another	O
review	O
that	O
the	O
same	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
"	O
is	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
maybe	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
do	O
n't	O
plan	O
on	O
getting	O
one	O
(	O
shame	O
on	O
you	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
definitely	O
jump	O
into	O
the	O
ring	O
with	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
Mike	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
pick-up-and-play	O
boxing	B-Application
game	O
that	O
's	O
short	O
on	O
learning	O
,	O
long	O
on	O
fun	O
–	O
and	O
it	O
all	O
occurs	O
without	O
messy	O
reality	O
getting	O
in	O
the	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D-Pad	O
Destroyer	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
in	O
another	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
On	O
its	O
own	O
merits	O
,	O
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
takes	O
the	O
PSX	O
places	O
it	O
's	O
never	O
been	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
there	O
,	O
done	O
that	O
,	O
and	O
burned	O
the	O
bridges	O
behind	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
just	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
a	O
very	O
impressive	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
just	O
is	O
n't	O
quite	O
up	O
to	O
snuff.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Green	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
81%	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
something	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
wrestling	O
titles	O
,	O
''	O
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
is	O
just	O
about	O
adequate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
with	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2000	I-Application
out	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
Smash	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
and	O
Wrestlemania	B-Application
offering	O
more	O
accomplished	O
knockabout	O
fighting	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
get	O
excited	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
3rd	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
for	O
1999	O
's	O
"	O
Console	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
win	O
the	O
"	O
9th	O
Annual	O
GamePro	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Boxing	B-Application
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
in	O
2000	O
called	O
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
:	I-Application
Round	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afro	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
is	O
featured	O
in	O
TNA	B-Application
iMPACT	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
upon	O
gaining	O
750,000	O
style	O
points	O
and	O
TNA	B-Application
iMPACT	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
