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IGDB / 12098

Final Blow

1989 Sport
Final Blow is a boxing arcade game created in 1988 by Taito. The name would remain the same for all ported platforms, except for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis versions, which Sega released outside Japan as James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing featuring Buster Douglas himself in 1990 immediately after his victory over Mike Tyson. The game is essentially a side scrolling boxing game where the player moves left and rig Show full summary

Final Blow is a boxing arcade game created in 1988 by Taito. The name would remain the same for all ported platforms, except for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis versions, which Sega released outside Japan as James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing featuring Buster Douglas himself in 1990 immediately after his victory over Mike Tyson. The game is essentially a side scrolling boxing game where the player moves left and right to control a screen sized boxer. When the timing is right, the player can unleash a final blow punch which can sometimes KO the opponent in a single strike. The home versions contained a spectator mode where the player can watch their favorite boxers compete.

World design Nicht eindeutig Game modeMultiplayer

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Final Blow is a boxing arcade game created in 1988 by Taito. The name would remain the same for all ported platforms, except for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis versions, which Sega released outside Japan as James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing featuring Buster Douglas himself in 1990 immediately after his victory over Mike Tyson. The game is essentially a side scrolling boxing game where the player moves left and right to control a screen sized boxer. When the timing is right, the player can unleash a final blow punch which can sometimes KO the opponent in a single strike. The home versions contained a spectator mode where the player can watch their favorite boxers compete.

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Final Blow: release, platforms, and facts

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Taito
Publisher
Storm, Ving Co., Ltd., Sega of America, Taito
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Non-fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Amiga 1991
  • Arcade 1989
  • Arcade Jun 1989
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1991
  • FM Towns 1990
  • Atari ST/STE 1991
  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Mar 23, 1990
  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Dec 1990
  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Jun 1991

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