 Victorious Boxers was followed by sequels on other video game consoles . The first title was Hajime no Ippo : The Fighting ! ( はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING ！ ) , which was released only in Japan on December 12 , 2002 for the Game Boy Advance . The game features 2D graphics rather than 3D , and uses the Game Link Cable for two @-@ player gameplay . Two titles were released on the PlayStation 2 ; Hajime no Ippo 2 : Victorious Road and Victorious Boxers 2 : Fighting Spirit . Hajime no Ippo 2 : Victorious Road was released on January 29 , 2004 exclusively in Japan , and features a fighter @-@ creation mode and new boxers . Victorious Boxers 2 : Fighting Spirit was originally released in Japan on December 22 , 2004 as Hajime no Ippo : All @-@ Stars ( はじめの一歩 ALL ☆ STARS ) , and features gameplay similar to the first Victorious Boxers . It was later released in Europe in 2005 and in North America in 2006 . A title for the Wii , Victorious Boxers : Revolution ( はじめの一歩 REVOLUTION , Hajime no Ippo : Revolution ) , was released in Japan on June 21 , 2007 . It was later released in North America in October 2007 , and in PAL regions in 2008 . The game uses the Wii 's Wii Remote motion @-@ sensing controllers to simulate punching . 
