In short, Yes. With the developers being busy to add new features the usual instalment of classic boxers is here, as well as the introduction of female boxers, all surrounded by lavish and vastly improved graphics. With even faster game play this a boxing fans dream, all you wanted and more.

Choose from a varying style of boxers and enter the career mode. End each round with the advice of the new corner man ringing in your ears. Watch that face and get your cuts man to iron down that swelling. All this adds yet more realism in this bone-crunching fist fest.

The improvements continue with the training, an easy introduction to all the basic punches and all the extra combinations giving you all you need to take on those contenders.

Take the punishment with the new punching combos then finish with a flurry, end with a haymaker and fight your way to the top winning all three titles in true Knockout Kings style. --Robert Holliday