A boxing game that straddles the line between arcade and sim. Known as Victory Boxing 2 in Europe, Contender was the first title in the series to be released outside of Europe.
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, grave and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Developer
- Victor Interactive Software
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment, Victor Interactive Software
- Released
- June 21, 1998
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
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