<s>
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ippo	I-Application
's	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
simply	O
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
New	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
simulation	O
and	O
arcade	O
style	O
boxing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
visual	O
style	O
being	O
poorly	O
received	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
accuracy	O
to	O
boxing	B-Application
being	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victorious	O
Boxerss	O
gameplay	O
is	O
a	O
mix	O
between	O
simulation	O
and	O
arcade	O
style	O
boxing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
3D	O
character	O
models	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
within	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
the	O
fight	O
records	O
and	O
saves	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
memory	O
card	O
,	O
via	O
an	O
auto-save	B-General_Concept
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
setup	O
uses	O
the	O
left	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
for	O
all	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
bodily	O
movements	O
;	O
minor	O
movements	O
to	O
the	O
stick	O
control	O
the	O
upper	O
body	O
movements	O
,	O
while	O
larger	O
movements	O
control	O
the	O
lower	O
body	O
and	O
movement	O
within	O
the	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
does	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
damage	O
or	O
life	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
mode	O
follows	O
the	O
boxing	B-Application
careers	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
characters	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
are	O
from	O
the	O
Kamogawa	O
Boxing	B-Application
Gym	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
grouped	O
by	O
their	O
boxing	B-Application
weight	O
class	O
,	O
any	O
character	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
to	O
fight	O
another	O
regardless	O
of	O
weight	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
available	O
arena	O
is	O
the	O
Kamogawa	O
Boxing	B-Application
Gym	O
basement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
unfolds	O
via	O
cut	O
scenes	O
set	O
in	O
either	O
the	O
Kamogawa	O
Boxing	B-Application
Gym	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
boxing	B-Application
gym	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
waiting	O
rooms	O
of	O
the	O
boxing	B-Application
arenas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
boxing	B-Application
arenas	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
locations	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
include	O
Korakuen	O
Hall	O
,	O
Ryogoku	O
Sports	O
Arena	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Osaka	O
Prefectural	O
Gymnasium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
locations	O
include	O
the	O
mountainous	O
area	O
around	O
Niigata	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
outdoor	O
boxing	B-Application
ring	O
set	O
in	O
post-World	O
War	O
II	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wears	O
sweats	O
and	O
a	O
T-shirt	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
boxing	B-Application
trunks	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
wear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
when	O
Ippo	O
began	O
boxing	B-Application
and	O
was	O
training	O
to	O
fight	O
his	O
rival	O
,	O
Ichiro	O
Miyata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
winning	O
,	O
Ippo	O
take	O
his	O
professional	O
boxer	O
exam	O
to	O
begin	O
his	O
boxing	B-Application
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
then	O
shifts	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
Ippo	O
's	O
senpai	O
,	O
Masaru	O
Aoki	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
boxing	B-Application
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
years	O
before	O
Ippo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Aoki	O
's	O
story	O
arc	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
shifts	O
again	O
to	O
another	O
of	O
Ippo	O
's	O
senpai	O
,	O
Tatsuya	O
Kimura	O
,	O
who	O
began	O
boxing	B-Application
with	O
Aoki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
having	O
a	O
successful	O
boxing	B-Application
career	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Takamura	O
aims	O
for	O
a	O
world	O
title	O
and	O
receives	O
a	O
challenge	O
from	O
the	O
World	O
Junior	O
Middleweight	O
Champion	O
,	O
Brian	O
Hawk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
boxing	B-Application
,	O
Kamogawa	O
severely	O
injured	O
Nekota	O
,	O
but	O
Nekota	O
hide	O
it	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
friendship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Anderson	O
,	O
Kamogawa	O
vows	O
to	O
pass	O
on	O
his	O
boxing	B-Application
spirit	O
to	O
his	O
students	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
show	O
his	O
boxing	B-Application
to	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ippo	I-Application
's	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Publishing	O
and	O
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
Fighting	O
Spirit	O
manga	O
series	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
publishing	O
company	O
was	O
focusing	O
on	O
its	O
licensed	O
comic	O
properties	O
rather	O
than	O
original	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
noted	O
the	O
capacities	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
reproduce	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
accurately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviews	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
anime/manga	O
style	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
Japanese	O
names	O
were	O
a	O
turn	O
off	O
to	O
US	O
gamers	O
who	O
were	O
more	O
familiar	O
with	O
boxing	B-Application
games	O
like	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
or	O
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextGen	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
3D	O
boxing	B-Application
game	O
yet	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
versus	O
mode	O
offered	O
"	O
solid	O
replay	O
value	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
audio	O
dialog	O
,	O
which	O
forced	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
read	O
text	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
negative	O
when	O
many	O
other	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
were	O
adding	O
in	O
voice	O
overs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
stated	O
that	O
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
technically	O
accurate	O
boxing	B-Application
games	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Helgeson	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
dramatically	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
combo-intensive	O
,	O
somewhat	O
sluggish	O
feel	O
"	O
of	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
stated	O
the	O
controls	O
gave	O
players	O
"	O
better	O
boxer	O
control	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
AI	B-Application
of	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
is	O
extremely	O
advanced	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
nomination	O
but	O
lost	O
all	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
sequels	O
on	O
other	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
title	O
was	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
2D	O
graphics	O
rather	O
than	O
3D	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
for	O
two-player	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
titles	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
Hajime	O
no	O
Ippo	O
2	O
:	O
Victorious	O
Road	O
and	O
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Spirit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Spirit	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
as	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
motion-sensing	O
controllers	O
to	O
simulate	O
punching	O
.	O
</s>
