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Hajime no Ippo (はじめの一歩, Hajime no Ippo) was released on July 31, 1997 for the PlayStation 1 gaming console by Kobansha. It was based on the manga series Hajime no Ippo by Jōji Morikawa that appears in Weekly Shonen Magazine by Kodansha.

Introduction[]

Makunouchi Ippo is a very shy high school student who never had the time to make friends because he was always busy helping his mother with the family charter boat fishing business. Because he kept to himself, a group of bullies led by Umezawa Masahiko got into the habit of picking on him. On one particular day these bullies decided to give him a rather serious beating, but a middle-weight professional boxer who was passing by stopped the bullies and took the injured Ippo to the Kamogawa Boxing Gym, owned by retired boxer Kamogawa Genji, to treat his wounds. After Ippo awoke to the sounds of boxers training, the boxer who saved him, Takamura Mamoru, tried to cheer Ippo up by letting him vent his frustrations on a sandbag. It was then that they had their first glimpse into Ippo's talent for boxing. After that incident, Ippo started his regular training and began his path in Japan's professional boxing.

The story focuses heavily on character development, even during the matches something is learned about the fighters. Ippo and his friendly rivalry with Miyata Ichirō is the main draw in the early part of the series. That later changes to Ippo's path towards the Japanese Featherweight Championship and eventually the world championship. Along the way we are given glimpses into the other side character's pasts, motivations, relationships to others and current boxing trials.

Game Play[]

The Playstation game is a simulation game in which the player choose what training wants the boxer to do each month and then watch him fighting.

There are 2 modes, story mode and edit mode.

  • Story mode includes training to earn abilities to use in bouts to allow user defined action patterns.
  • Edit mode let's you begin with an original boxer created by the yourself, who can be used to compete against a friend.

Features[]

  • Third person perspective.
  • 2D & 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Boxing & Anime themes.

Controls[]

BASIC CONTROLS:

  • Move between actions: D-Pad
  • Cancel action: X Button
  • Select action: Circle Button
  • Choose sparring: L1 or R1 Button
  • Next month / previous month: R1 or L1 Button
  • Skip sequence: Start Button

MONTH TRAINING CONTROLS:

  • Running: Circle Button
  • Sparring: Triangle Button
  • Other trainings: Square Button

Playable Characters[]

Gallery[]

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