 In Japan , Victorious Boxers : Ippo 's Road to Glory was the fourth best @-@ selling game of December 14 , 2000 , and sold 256 @,@ 000 copies by February 18 , 2001 . It did not sell well in the United States however , mainly due to very little name recognition and poor marketing . Many reviews commented that the anime / manga style of characters and use of Japanese names were a turn off to US gamers who were more familiar with boxing games like Knockout Kings or Ready 2 Rumble . Despite the lack of sales , it received overall positive reviews and ratings . In 2001 , GameSpot awarded it " Best Game No One Played " . Next Generation Magazine stated , " It 's arguably the best 3D boxing game yet " and the versus mode offered " solid replay value " . 
