Foes of Ali

Foes of Ali is a boxing video game that was developed by Gray Matter and published by EA Sports.

Thus, boxers in the game could be shown to move 360 degrees around the ring in a more convincing fashion than had previously been possible using 2D sprites.

The game features Muhammad Ali, as well as nine of his real life opponents: George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, Jimmy Ellis, Bob Foster, Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks, Chuck Wepner.

The most notable of Ali's opponents not to be included are Larry Holmes, Antonio Inoki and George Foreman.

The game simulates a wide variety of boxing punches; jabs, hooks, and uppercuts can be thrown (and faked) with either hand.

It is possible to injure an opponent's face in a variety of ways that lead to visible damage effects like a bloody nose or black eyes.

The game allows the player to choose from 21 camera angles, including first person views (similar to that seen in 4D Sports Boxing).

The view will also flash back when the player takes a hard shot, or red when they are hit by a punch that makes their face bleed.

GamePro called it "one of the lamest boxing games", citing poor control and "lifeless" polygon graphics.

[8] Maximum similarly found that the game's highly detailed texture-mapped polygon graphics are impressive given the limitations of the 3DO, but the fights often boil down to a tedious exchanging of blows.

They concluded "This is a well-crafted and solid 3DO release that should suit boxing simulators' needs adequately, but didn't have the necessary excitement to hold our interest in an increasingly expansive sea of next generation software.

A career mode fight against Henry Cooper.
The main menu screen.