HBO Boxing (video game)
{{short description|2000 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = HBO Boxing
| image = HBO Boxing video game cover.jpg
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| developer = Osiris Studios
| publisher = Acclaim Entertainment{{efn|Released under the Acclaim Sports label}}
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| platforms = PlayStation
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|November 21, 2000{{cite web |date=November 14, 2000 |url=http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/HBOBoxinginStoresNov21.html |title=ACCLAIM SPORTS' HBO BOXING SHIPS TO RETAILERS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST |website=Acclaim Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040825233453/http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/HBOBoxinginStoresNov21.html |archivedate=August 25, 2004 |accessdate=May 1, 2024}}|EU|February 16, 2001}}
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
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HBO Boxing is a video game developed by Osiris Studios and published by Acclaim Entertainment under its Acclaim Sports label for the PlayStation in 2000.
Reception
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| MC = 26/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/hbo-boxing/ |title=HBO Boxing |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501155233/https://www.metacritic.com/game/hbo-boxing/ |archivedate=May 1, 2024 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 1, 2024}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Grandstaff |first=Matt |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25271&tab=review |title=HBO Boxing - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116083551/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25271&tab=review |archivedate=November 16, 2014 |accessdate=June 20, 2020}}
| CNG = 1/10{{cite web |url=http://gamecenter.com/Psx/Reviews/List/h.html |title=PlayStation Reviews (H) |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010126191200/http://gamecenter.com/Psx/Reviews/List/h.html |archivedate=January 26, 2001 |accessdate=May 1, 2024}}
| EGM = 4.5/10{{cite magazine |last=Mielke |first=James "Milkman" |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e5/EGM_US_139.pdf |title=HBO Boxing |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=139 |date=February 2001 |page=140 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010211031419/http://www.zdnet.com/egm/stories/main/0,11589,2668369,00.html |archivedate=February 11, 2001 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 1, 2024}}
| EPD = 8.5/10{{cite web |last=Zimmerman |first=Chris |date=November 3, 2000 |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=4328&full=1#mr_toppy |title=HBO Boxing |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010730182945/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=4328&full=1#mr_toppy |archivedate=July 30, 2001 |accessdate=March 20, 2021}}
| GI = 3/10{{cite magazine |title=HBO Boxing |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=94 |date=February 2001}}
| GSpot = 2.7/10{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Ryan |date=December 8, 2000 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/hbo-boxing-review/1900-2662993/ |title=HBO Boxing Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010211192153/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2662993,00.html |archivedate=February 11, 2001 |url-status=live |accessdate=June 20, 2020}}
| IGN = 3/10{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |date=December 7, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/08/hbo-boxing |title=HBO Boxing |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621235159/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/08/hbo-boxing |archivedate=June 21, 2020 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 1, 2024}}
| NGen = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Smolka |first=Rob |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen75Mar2001/page/n87/mode/2up |title=HBO Boxing |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=75 |date=March 2001 |page=87 |accessdate=June 20, 2020}}
| OPM = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Zuniga |first=Todd |url=https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-41-february-2001/page/96/mode/2up |title=HBO Boxing |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=41 |date=February 2001 |page=96 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010220225340/http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2667605,00.html |archivedate=February 20, 2001 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 1, 2024}}
| PSM = 5/10{{cite magazine |last=Donohue |first=Bill |url=https://archive.org/details/psm-issue-042-february-2001/page/n33/mode/2up |title=Acclaim Sports' HBO Boxing [sic] |magazine=PSM |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=42 |date=February 2001 |page=32 |accessdate=May 1, 2024}}
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The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Rob Smolka of NextGen said, "With a bit of control-tweaking and a complete graphics overhaul, this may show some promise in the future incarnations. For now it's just an also-ran." The Electric Playground gave it a favorable review, a few weeks before it was released Stateside.
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Category:Acclaim Entertainment games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation (console)-only games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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