BOXING games are notoriously difficult, they either look good and play bad or work well but are graphically poor. So we sent JIM MUNRO to meet guru of the ring Don King to find out about his new game DON KING PRESENTS: PRIZEFIGHTER (2K Sports), out this Spring for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.
BIG fight fans will tell you there's more to boxing than two sluggers going toe-to-toe in the ring. But as far as most boxing sims are concerned, that's all you get.
Don King Presents: Prizefighter aims to make what you do outside of the ring just as important as your ability to clobber an opponent inside the ropes.
As the permanently enthusiastic Mr King told me at Madison Square Garden: "I wanted to make sure that if I had a game it would be a superb game. This is quintessential. Reality is life."
That reality includes a full career mode, where you make the early decisions that shape your career path.
Do you hit the virtual gym that forms part of the game's unique online mode and ramp up your abilities, or do you date that ring card girl and earn the headlines that will boost your popularity with the fans?
As you progress, the clever documentary style storyline features specially-shot footage of greats from the fight game, including King.
Thrown in along the way is the odd corrupt score judge, injuries and the occasional unexpected knockout punch, to add to that realism.
King's involvement has helped 2K Sports assemble an impressive card of 30 licensed boxers and 10 all-time greats as playable characters, or you can create up to eight fighters of your own.
King added: "Little kids are gonna take this game and beat big guys with their computer. That's what it's all about.
"Use this game to reinforce your own resolve. So with anything in life, you can say: 'I'm gonna do this, ain't nobody gonna stop me'."
