Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
Developed by legendary Japanese developer Treasure, Hajime no Ippo is another solid boxing game based on the popular Japanese manga and anime of the same name. Unlike the two Victorious Boxer games, The Fighting was never released outside of Japan.
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DeveloperTreasure
PublisherESP Software
ReleasedDecember 13, 2002
StatusReleased
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About This Game
The Story Mode follows Makunouchi Ippo's boxing career from his first spar with Miyata Ichirō through to his second title fight against Sendō Takeshi for the JBC featherweight belt. Some bouts from the manga are skipped — including matches against Oda Yūsuke, Fujiwara Yoshio, Jason Ozuma, Kobashi Kenta, and Ponchai Chuwatana — and the game has Ippo face Shigeta Akira after his loss to Date Eiji rather than the Ponchai bout.