<s>
Rocky	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Rage	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Rocky	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Rocky	B-Application
Balboa	I-Application
on	O
his	O
journey	O
from	O
a	O
club	O
fighter	O
,	O
facing	O
opponents	O
like	O
Spider	O
Rico	O
,	O
until	O
his	O
championship	O
bout	O
against	O
Apollo	O
Creed	O
and	O
beyond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
at	O
least	O
the	O
PAL	O
markets	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
packaged	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	O
Rocky	B-Application
DVD	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
,	O
called	O
Rocky	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Story	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Rocky	B-Application
Balboa	I-Application
fighting	O
many	O
opponents	O
,	O
either	O
new	O
or	O
already	O
existent	O
within	O
the	O
film	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Story	O
Mode	O
also	O
includes	O
training	O
minigames	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
increase	O
Rocky	B-Application
's	O
stats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
intro	O
movie	O
features	O
film	O
footage	O
edited	O
from	O
the	O
five	O
movies	O
showing	O
the	O
main	O
boxers	O
and	O
ends	O
with	O
an	O
advert	O
for	O
the	O
Rocky	B-Application
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
at	O
the	O
Newcastle	O
upon	O
Tyne	O
studio	O
of	O
Rage	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
derivative	O
GameCube	B-Application
conversion	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Steel	O
Monkeys	O
in	O
Scotland	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
with	O
different	O
gameplay	O
by	O
Virtucraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
78.75	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
version	O
,	O
76.61	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
72.30	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
58.63	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
all	O
console	O
versions	O
except	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
63	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owing	O
to	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
and	O
sales	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Rage	O
Software	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
lead	O
version	O
formed	O
Venom	O
Games	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rocky	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
published	O
directly	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Rocky	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
