▁a ▁dimin utive ▁box er ▁called ▁Little ▁Mac , ▁the ▁player ▁must ▁clim b ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Video ▁Box ing ▁Association . ▁Game play ▁diff ers ▁slightly ▁between ▁each ▁game , ▁but ▁generally , ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁attack ▁with ▁his ▁left ▁and ▁right ▁f ists , ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁or ▁the ▁body , ▁and ▁can ▁also ▁d odge ▁and ▁block ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁attacks . ▁Many ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁give ▁the ▁player ▁a ▁powerful ▁upper cut ▁ability ; ▁its ▁use ▁is ▁limited , ▁must ▁be ▁earned ▁during ▁matches , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁star ▁p unch ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁obtained ▁by ▁hitting ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁while ▁ta un ting ▁or ▁at ▁just ▁the ▁right ▁time . ▁Little ▁Mac ▁can ▁also ▁block , ▁causing ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁minimal ▁damage . ▁ ▁The ▁key ▁to ▁defe ating ▁each ▁oppon ent ▁is ▁to ▁learn ▁their ▁fighting ▁patterns , ▁avoid ▁their ▁attacks ▁and ▁respond ▁with ▁a ▁counter att ack . ▁O pp on ents ▁will ▁often ▁give ▁a ▁visual ▁or ▁aud ible ▁c ue ▁to ▁signal ▁their ▁attacks . ▁If ▁the ▁player ▁successfully ▁dod ges ▁an ▁attack , ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁will ▁be ▁left ▁vulner able ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁allowing ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁strike ▁back . ▁The ▁player ▁can ▁defeat ▁enemy ▁box ers ▁by ▁knock ing ▁them ▁down ▁for ▁a ▁count ▁of ▁ 1 0 , ▁down ing ▁them ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁one ▁round ▁for ▁a ▁T K O , ▁or ▁by ▁a ▁ref eree ' s ▁decision . ▁