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Rocky
Rocky
	Cover art
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Sega
Platform(s)	Master System
Release	JP: April 19, 1987; NA: July 1987; EU: August 1987;
Genre(s)	Traditional sports (boxing)
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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Rocky is the second video game based on the popular series of Rocky franchise, developed and published by Sega and released for the Master System in 1987. The player must train Rocky Balboa before each fight to improve his skills. Rocky possesses a straight punch, a hook, an uppercut, and body punch as well as various combos.

Plot

The opponents, in order, are: Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, and Ivan Drago.

Fights are of 15 rounds duration, with an increasing level of difficulty depending on the opponent, and different strategies required to overcome each.

The game also features a two-player mode where player two can choose from any of the above opponents, while player one always controls Rocky.

Reception

Critical response

Computer Gaming World in 1988 stated that Rocky had "the most eye-popping graphics".^[5]

References

^ "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. August 1987. p. 13.
^ "Software List (Released by Sega)". セガ製品情報サイト (in Japanese). Sega. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
^ "Two Mega Cartridges" (PDF). The Sega Master System Game Catalog (1987). Mastertronic. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Release information at GameFAQs
^ Kunkel, Bill; Worley, Joyce; Katz, Arnie (November 1988). "Video Gaming World". Computer Gaming World. p. 54.

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[1] "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. August 1987. p. 13.

[Sega_titles_-_Sega_JP-2] "Software List (Released by Sega)". セガ製品情報サイト (in Japanese). Sega. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[3] "Two Mega Cartridges" (PDF). The Sega Master System Game Catalog (1987). Mastertronic. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

[gamefaqs-4] Release information at GameFAQs

[cgw198811-5] Kunkel, Bill; Worley, Joyce; Katz, Arnie (November 1988). "Video Gaming World". Computer Gaming World. p. 54.

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-'''''Rocky''''' is the second video game based on the popular series of [[Rocky (film series)|''Rocky'' movies]], released for the [[Sega Master System]] in 1987. The player must train [[Rocky Balboa (character)|Rocky Balboa]] before each fight to improve his skills. Rocky possesses a [[Cross (boxing)|straight punch]], a [[Hook (boxing)|hook]], an [[uppercut]], and body punch as well as various combos.
+'''''Rocky''''' is the second video game based on the popular series of [[Rocky (franchise)|''Rocky'' franchise]], developed and published by [[Sega]] and released for the [[Master System]] in 1987. The player must train [[Rocky Balboa]] before each fight to improve his skills. Rocky possesses a [[Cross (boxing)|straight punch]], a [[Hook (boxing)|hook]], an [[uppercut]], and body punch as well as various combos.
-==Summary==
+==Plot==
 The opponents, in order, are: [[Apollo Creed]], [[Clubber Lang]], and [[Ivan Drago]].
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 ==Reception==
+===Critical response===
-''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' in 1988 stated that ''Rocky'' had "the most eye-popping graphics".<ref name="cgw198811">{{cite news | title=Video Gaming World | work=Computer Gaming World | date=November 1988 | accessdate=3 November 2013 | author=Kunkel, Bill; Worley, Joyce; Katz, Arnie | pages=54}}</ref>
+''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' in 1988 stated that ''Rocky'' had "the most eye-popping graphics".<ref name="cgw198811">{{cite magazine | title=Video Gaming World | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=November 1988 |author1=Kunkel, Bill |author2=Worley, Joyce |author3=Katz, Arnie | pages=54}}</ref>
-==Alternate Versions==
-A spiritual successor to ''Rocky'' was released for the Master System in 1991, near the end of the system's lifespan under the title of ''[[Heavyweight Champ]]''. The game improved upon the formula by incorporating the ability to choose from multiple boxers for both player one and player two, and sported richer, more defined graphics and characters. Gameplay elements were virtually identical, and the arena used in the ''Rocky'' game was re-used. In the U.S., ''Heavyweight Championship'' was released in 1990 for the Master System as ''[[James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing]]''.
 ==References==
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 *[http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/cinerama/western/129/rocky.htm Movie Game Database]
-*{{IAg|segasms_Rocky_1987_Sega}}
 {{Rocky|Title=Rocky Balboa}}
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 [[Category:Sega video games]]
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+[[Category:Rocky (franchise) video games]]
 [[Category:Master System games]]
 [[Category:Master System-only games]]
+[[Category:Video games developed in Japan]]
+[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]