Rocky: Legends screenshots

The game starts with the usual company logos. This is followed by a video montage which mixes scenes from the Rocky films with game action

The title screen This is followed by a couple of screens showing music credits before the main menu appears

The main menu Scenes from the films play behind the text

Each boxer has a biography There are forty-five boxers in all, most of which have to be unlocked At the start of the game these are the only opponents available

There are trailers for the Rocky films to be unlocked. While on this screen snippets of them play in tiny windows on the left

Each boxer has their own piece of music, they can be played via the game's jukebox

The Shop here prize money can be used to unlock new fighters, venues and bonus items

There are eight controller configurations to choose from

In a Practice Match the player can fight as one of two fighters and choose any of three opponents

A Practice Match. The opponent has three modes of response, they can stand there and be hit or they can react in a defensive or attacking manner

The in-fight pause menu shown here in a Practice Match here the boxer can be changed and they can be made to stand and be hit, defend, or attack

The training games are actually mini games in their own right They all have three levels of difficulty and pre-game instructions

The training games are actually mini games in their own right and, apart from the locked game(s) can be played in any order These are the instructions for Chin-Ups

The Chin-Ups training game The player presses X and O repeatedly until the red line in the left hand power bar gets just above the upper line, then SQUARE when it falls below the lower line

The Heavy Bag training game The player must throw the combination punches shown in the box while standing in the highlighted area

Playing in Career Mode First the player names their boxer, then they select the difficulty. Finally they choose to follow the career path of Rocky, Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang or Drago

Playing in Career Mode and following Drago's career path. There's a short animated introduction showing Private Ivan Drago arrive at a remote facility to face his first opponent

Career Mode and Drago's first fight in a remote barracks The nearside ropes always disappear to give the player a good view of the action

Career Mode and Drago's first fight in a remote barracks At the end of the round the game replays the highlights and uses blurred motion to enhance the cinematic effect.

Career Mode fighting as Drago in a remote barracks The scores at the end of round 1. While this is shown the fighter is receiving treatment and advice from his trainer

Career Mode fighting as Drago in his first fight. The opponent's down and this time he won't make the count

Career Mode fighting as Drago and he's just won his first fight

Career Mode fighting as Drago. This is the prize money from the first fight

Career Mode fighting as Drago. These are the stats from the first fight

Career Mode. Drago has won his first fight and now features on the Championship Ladder. There are three more fights planned

Career Mode. After winning his first fight Drago must train for the next. Compare allows the player to see the strengths of their next opponent

An Exhibition Match This is the replay at the end of the round. The player can press CIRCLE to save these so they can re-live their triumph

Here the player's boxer has been knocked down and is being counted out. The player must press X repeatedly to get him back on his feet

Rocky: Legends

PlayStation 2 screenshots