Rocky set to box on PlayStation Portable

Nino Marchetti • Dec 14, 2006 • Comments ()

Ubisoft is hoping to get in on the action of the upcoming Rocky Balboa movie by announcing a partnership with film studio MGM to develop a PlayStation Portable title tie-in. This game, which will launch reportedly "shortly after the movie's December 22, 2006 theatrical release", has few other details available about it at the moment. As for the movie starring fading Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone (for those that care) the plot is described as follows:

"Rocky Balboa is the latest story in the saga of one of Hollywood's most beloved characters, Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa. Retired, and with his beloved Adrian passed away and his grown son too busy to spend time with him, Philadelphia's favorite boxer is a lonely man. When an ESPN sports show runs a simulated fight between Balboa and the current champ, Mason 'The Line' Dixon, Balboa wins, prompting a resurgence of interest in his illustrious career. Presented with the opportunity to wage one last exhibition fight, Rocky accepts the challenge, despite the protests of his friends and family. Facing a powerful young champion, personal tragedy and, ultimately, his own doubts, Rocky steps into the ring one last time to prove that he still has the heart of a champion."