clinching. Each boxer has three attributes: 'power', 'stamina', and 'chin'. There are three different modes: 'exhibition', 'career', and 'battle of the legends'. In 'exhibition' mode, a player can choose to fight as any boxer in the game, against any boxer in the game, against either the console or another player. In 'career' mode, a player creates their own boxer, and fights their way through all the boxers in the game, before fighting for the world title. If the player loses once in 'career' mode, he is given a warning that 'game over' would be given for the second loss; giving the player no alternative but to either use a password or start over again with a new boxer. Presentation Each fight is seen from behind and slightly to one side of one of the boxers, so that the player appears to be looking over their shoulder, in the direction of their opponent. In the North American version, the blood is colored red while the Japanese version uses sweat instead. This is contrary to Nintendo's then-current censorship policy that blood should never be used in their games. Between each round, girls in bikinis announce the next round by showing a number around the ring (and to the player). Reception Reviewing the SNES release as Chavez II, GamePro assessed that while it was not one of the best boxing games for the system, it was a surprisingly strong improvement from the original, with faster controls and sharper, bloodier graphics. They summarized it as "decent". Next Generation stated that "other than the novely of Spanish text and Chavez on the box, you're just as well off picking up [...] Legends of the Ring." Super Gamer magazine gave the SNES version a review score of 81% stating: "Huge character graphics get you right into the bone-crunching action. Gameplay is somewhat limited, but there is always plenty of challenge and moves." See also List of fighting games Notes References External links Promo Video at GameSpot 1993 video games Boxing video games Electro Brain games Multiplayer and single-player video games Sega Genesis games Sports video games with career mode Super Nintendo Entertainment System games The Ring (magazine) Video games developed in the United States Cultural depictions of boxers Video games based on real people