HBO Boxing (video game)

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.

HBO Boxing
Developer(s)	Osiris Studios
Publisher(s)	Acclaim Entertainment[a]
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release	NA: November 21, 2000[1] EU: February 16, 2001
Genre(s)	Sports, fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	26/100[2]

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	[3]
CNET Gamecenter	1/10[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	4.5/10[5]
EP Daily	8.5/10[6]
Game Informer	3/10[7]
GameSpot	2.7/10[8]
IGN	3/10[9]
Next Generation	[10]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[11]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	5/10[12]

Reception

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2] 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."^[10] The Electric Playground gave it a favorable review, a few weeks before it was released Stateside.^[6]