Mark Carlton writes: "FaceBreaker K.O. Party, or 'FaceBroken' as I have come to refer to it as, is a title that I had been looking forward to for sometime. Ever since the NES release of the 1987 classic Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, arcade boxing has held a warm place in my stone cold heart. Who couldn't adore Little Mac and the fantastic cut scenes before each fight where he pounded the streets in a Rocky-esque fashion? Wonderful memories. No game has quite managed to reproduce the sheer satisfaction that Punch-Out!! had to offer and although we've seen notable challengers for the title since the 8-bit era, none have landed that knockout blow that it delivered. There was nothing more fulfilling than landing a solid punch to Von Kaiser's jaw and watching him writhe around in agony from left to right before landing on the canvas, only to be counted out by that ever versatile Mario. Boy, he's talented plumber!"
