PS Knockout Kings 2000 Ships
Electronic Arts ships the latest installment in the Knockout Kings series for the PlayStation.
Electronic Arts announced on Tuesday that it has shipped Knockout Kings 2000 for the PlayStation. The game lets you take control of more than 50 boxers, including legendary greats like Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.
According to EA, the complete roster of boxers in Knockout Kings 2000 includes Muhammad Ali, Alexis Arguello, Frank Bruno, Hector Camacho, Oba Carr, Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La Hoya, Jack Dempsey, Roberto Duran, Eric "Butterbean" Esch, Joe Frazier, Marvin "Marvelous" Hagler, Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield, Ingemar Johanson, Michael Grant, Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, Kevin Kelley, Jake Lamotta, Mills Lane, Sugar Ray Leonard, Lennox Lewis, Sonny Liston, Danny "Little Red" Lopez, Joe Louis, Ed Mahone, Erik Morales, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Angel Manfredy, Rocky Marciano, Floyd Mayweather, Barry McGuigan, Bronco McKart, Archie Moore, "Sugar" Shane Mosley, Carlos Navarro, Ken Norton, Sean O'Grady, Floyd Patterson, Pedro Pena, Aaron Pryor, Ike "Bazooka" Quartey, David Reid, Sugar Ray Robinson, Danny Romero, Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, David Tua, Fernando Vargas, and Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker.
"Knockout Kings 2000 is a completely different experience on the PlayStation than it is on the Nintendo 64 or the Game Boy Color," said Michael Pole, senior vice president and executive in charge of production at Electronic Arts. "The simulation aspects of this game are what make it second to none. We set out to create the ultimate boxing game for the purist who loves the sport, and we have delivered."
Knockout Kings 2000 is currently available on the Nintendo 64 and will be released on the Game Boy Color later this year. Last year's Knockout Kings for the PlayStation was listed as the best-selling video-game boxing title ever.
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