and you don't think you ever will, this version is really not bad at all. It's just a PlayStation version of a very impressive Dreamcast title, and the PlayStation just isn't quite up to snuff." Mark Green of N64 Magazine gave the Nintendo 64 version 81%, saying, "If you're looking for something to fill the gap between wrestling titles, ''Ready 2 Rumble is just about adequate. But with Knockout Kings 2000 out there, and Smash Bros and Wrestlemania offering more accomplished knockabout fighting, it's hard to get excited about the game. We'll applaud Midway for creating a fighter with a sense of humour and a real 'personality' – it's just a shame the fighting itself isn't as much fun." The Dreamcast version was a finalist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards for 1999's "Console Fighting Game of the Year", which ultimately went to Soulcalibur. The game did win the "9th Annual GamePro Readers' Choice Awards" for "Best Boxing Game". Sequel The game was followed by a sequel in 2000 called Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2, and was later followed by a third game in the series, Ready 2 Rumble: Revolution, released on March 17, 2009. Afro Thunder is featured in TNA iMPACT! upon gaining 750,000 style points and TNA iMPACT!: Cross The Line upon unlocking the Freedom Center arena. Notes References External links 1999 video games Boxing video games Dreamcast games Game Boy Color games Midway video games Nintendo 64 games PlayStation (console) games Sega games Video games developed in the United States Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games based on real people