Power Punch II
Encyclopedia
Power Punch II is a boxing
video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System
(NES) in 1992. The game was developed by Beam Software under supervision from Nintendo
, until the latter disowned the production of the game, and as a result, it was published by American Softworks Corp.
as a sequel to their hit Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! for the NES. The game was originally titled Mike Tyson's Intergalactic Power Punch and was to feature real-life, heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson
as the original protagonist. However, Nintendo made the changes due to Tyson's mounting legal troubles.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
(NES) in 1992. The game was developed by Beam Software under supervision from Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
, until the latter disowned the production of the game, and as a result, it was published by American Softworks Corp.
ASC Games
ASC is an abbreviation of American Softworks Corporation, a computer and video game publishing company that was founded in 1992 and soon became a major publisher for games on the NES, SNES and Sega Genesis.ASC was also the publisher of :...
Storyline
Mark "Tough Guy" Tyler is the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, with an Olympic gold medal and a 33-0 (30 KO) record to his claim. After knocking out another opponent with ease, Tyler and his manager taunt the world by saying that no one can stop him. However, the broadcast is picked up far from Earth in the outer reaches of the universe by an alien boxing promoter for the Intergalactic Boxing Federation (IGBF). The promoter decides to accept Tyler’s challenge that he can beat “anyone”. Thus Tyler is brought into the throes of the universe to compete against the best boxers in the universe and defend his earthly title.Gameplay
The game includes a scoring system based on punch percentages as well as knockdowns. Rounds are only one minute long.Development
Power Punch II was originally developed under the supervision of NintendoNintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
as a sequel to their hit Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! for the NES. The game was originally titled Mike Tyson's Intergalactic Power Punch and was to feature real-life, heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...
as the original protagonist. However, Nintendo made the changes due to Tyson's mounting legal troubles.