Punch-Out!! (Wii) - Gameplay

Gameplay

Punch-Out!! features a boxer named Little Mac working his way up the professional boxing circuits, facing a series of colorful, fictional boxers. The game requires good reflexes in reaction to the computer-controlled boxers' moves, as the more advanced boxers give very little indication of their coming moves.

Aside from a few new opponents, every other opponent is from a previous Punch-Out!! game. The new opponents are Disco Kid, Giga Mac and Donkey Kong (a secret cameo boss), while the classic boxers are ten of the eleven boxers from the NES classic, as well as Bear Hugger and Aran Ryan from Super Punch-Out!!.

The game uses three different control schemes. The Wii Remote and Nunchuk can be used together, with the player swinging the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to throw punches, while the Nunchuk's analog stick controls movement. The Wii Balance Board can be used optionally along with Wii Remote and Nunchuk to duck or dodge (however, it is not compatible with the multiplayer mode). Finally, the Wii Remote can be used by itself and held sideways in a control scheme similar to the NES version of Punch-Out!!