21. [60 FPS] Don Flamenco (Title Defense) - Punch-Out!! (Wii)

Playlist:    • [60 FPS] Punch-Out!! (Wii)  

He returns with passion! Passion for REVENGE!

Hoo boy, this guy in one word: Vicious. He wants you DONE. And he'll up the speed and variation of his attacks to do it! He still plays the matador having you throw an attack before retaliation of his own, but his above average attacking ability will take you for a ride, even though you're the one driving it!

You'll see in my winning run that I aim for his body for the most part. This is because I was terrified of making him lose his toupee. Turns out that he'll flip his wig regardless. And then he goes on a psycho rampage that doesn't end until he downs you! Fortunately, sorta, I was already really low on health. So it didn't really matter in the end.

This fight will keep you on your toes!
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Go for the knockout punch! It's Punch-Out!!(!) This title is a true-to-form reimagining of the classic Punch-Out!! titles! And 60 frames per second will let you see the animation to the fullest! You've got the simple and rhythmic dodge/punch controls, your star punch, and a super-stereotypical array of contenders to bash! You can just feel the love that went into making this into a game to be cherished by the fans of the series! (It's good for newbies, too! This was my first!)

Your goal is to knock out your opponent, and to do so you need to look for openings! If you just throw punches at random they'll be blocked. In general, you'll dodge a single or series of punches and then when they're open for retribution you respond with your own! There are other methods of attack, and the game will introduce a few to you as a key method for attack, but in general it's "Dodge-punch-punch-punch"! You'll often get stars for a star punch (a more powerful attack) if you take advantage of these more secret techniques.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention! You have two ways of healing yourself! If you knock the other fella down, you can mash the punch buttons to regenerate health as long as they are on the floor. There's also the super-secret-chocolate bar! Press "-" between rounds to heal a LOT of health next round. Only can do once per match!

I played through this game once in the past using the Wii Remote/Nunchuk scheme throwing punches left and right, so this time I'll try the more classic method of the Wii Remote held sideways, buttons only.

I'll see you all in the ring! Never give up!
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A couple technical notes:

This is being played on a Nintendo Wii U, a system backwards-compatible with Wii discs. The Wii U has the same hardware built-in as the Wii. The Wii U will automatically upscale your Wii games based on your selected resolution and output via HDMI in Progressive Scan for a clean image.