Little Mac
If you ever got the pleasure of playing the original arcade Punch Out,,, what up bra!!! Nuff said on that. If not, there was the NES version, which in itself was pretty dang good considering you had basically a rectangle with a d-pad and an a and b button to work with. My favorite dude to whoop up on was Soda Popinski, and to this day, that's the name of my hockey player on NHL09. On top of that, Nintendo went out and did something historically significant, they released Mike Tyson's Punchout, how bada$$ is that. To bad ole Iron Mike had to be the guinee pig of blockbuster video game deals, I bet if his peeps could turn back the clock, he'd be getting a little jingle off this new release for the Wii. Why,, cause MT put punchout on the map yo. Anyway, enough about video game history, let's look at this classic from Nintendo.
Viva La France
Here's the best part of the new Punch-out. Glass Joe has a voice now, and while 17 year old 107 pound Little Mac is hookin up the rights and left, heavy french accented Glass Joe pops off with things like "Viva La France" and "Bonjour". How awesome is that? All the old foes are there, the big Canadian Bear Hugger, you can still bust King Hippo in the gut. Let's not forget the german Von Kaiser or the vain Don Flamenco from Spain. However, there is a surprise new opponent, introducing in the glitter corner, Disco Kid, a dancing fool that may try to grease lightning you if you get dizzy'd by his fancy footwork.
All in all, Punch-Out on Wii looks to be all the fun of the original arcade classic brought right into your living room, courtest of Nintendo. You may not need your GhostGrip for Glass Joe, but make sure you dab rub and clap for the Disco Kid.
