Midway has shipped Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 for the Sega Dreamcast, the Nintendo 64, and the Sony PlayStation. The company has also shipped Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits V.1 for the Nintendo 64 console. Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 is the follow-up to last year's arcade-style boxing game. This year's game has new moves and taunts, as well as new celebrity characters such as Michael Jackson and Shaquille O'Neal. Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits V.1 includes such arcade classics as Spy Hunter, Joust, Sinistar, Defender, Root Beer Tapper, and Robotron 2084.
"The Ready 2 Rumble Boxing franchise has a very strong personality, which is back in great fighting form for Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2," said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing for Midway. "Gamers will be excited with all of the new moves, characters, and wild taunts."
R2RB: R2 is also available on the Sony PlayStation 2.