Black & Bruised

Black & Bruised

PAL region cover art for PlayStation 2
Developer(s) Digital Fiction
Publisher(s) Majesco
Platform(s) GameCube
PlayStation 2
Release date(s)
  • NA January 26, 2003
  • PAL June 27, 2003
Genre(s) Fighting game, Sports game
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer
Distribution 1 x Nintendo optical disc
1 x DVD

Black & Bruised is a boxing-based fighting video game developed by Digital Fiction and published by Majesco in 2003 in the USA, in PAL Regions such as Europe and Australia it was published by Sierra Entertainment.[1][2]

Description by the Publisher

To the fighters in Black & Bruised, boxing is no game; it's a matter of survival. Nineteen outrageous characters fight their way through grueling slugfests to win the pot or settle a score. You'll play through their intertwining stories as they battle each other in 21 different arenas. During each match, you can earn power-ups such as Armor, AutoSlip, Vamp, or Fire Damage to give your fighter a competitive advantage over your opponent.

Reception

The game received mixed reviews with metascored ranging from 63% to 67% on Metacritic and GameRankings.

Scores
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankingsPS2: 64.7% (33 reviews)[3]
GCN: 67.2% (28 reviews)[4]
MetacriticPS2: 63% (19 reviews)[5]
GCN: 66% (20 reviews)[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot6.7 / 10[7][8]
GameSpy2 / 5[9][10]
IGNPS2: 6.3 / 10[11]
GCN: 6.1 / 10[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IGN: Black & Bruised". Cube.ign.com. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Black & Bruised". Absolute-playstation.com. 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  3. ↑ "PlayStation 2 at Game Rankings".
  4. ↑ "GameCube at Game Rankings".
  5. ↑ "PlayStation 2 at Metacritic".
  6. ↑ "GameCube at Metacritic".
  7. ↑ "PlayStation 2 review at Gamespot".
  8. ↑ "GameCube review at Gamespot".
  9. ↑ "PlayStation 2 review at GameSpy".
  10. ↑ "GameCube review at GameSpy".
  11. ↑ "PlayStation 2 review at IGN".
  12. ↑ "GameCube review at IGN".

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