Platforms
- PCMar 15, 2018NAplayscoreNA0 Critics7.860 Players
- PlayStation 4Aug 28, 2018NAplayscoreNA0 Critics7.592 Players
- Xbox OneAug 21, 2019NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- Nintendo SwitchJul 9, 2018NAplayscore7.27 CriticsNA0 Players
- PS VitaOct 2, 2018NAplayscoreNA1 CriticsNA0 Players
15 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Pato Box attempts to do something different with the Punch-Out!! formula, and succeeds in weaving a story through the boxing matches and light puzzle solving. With a unique visual style and silly tone, this entertaining oddity certainly stands out from the crowd. However, some fights can feel a touch unfair, especially with poor checkpointing, and with very limited content, this probably won't last you too long.
Stephen Tailby · Oct 09, 2018 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Pato Box takes what made Punch-Out such a classic and builds on the gameplay by adding a wacky story and developed levels to explore. Despite the added features, Pato Box should be a short and fun game, but it extends playtime through frustrating boss fights with patterns that have to be learned. Many retro and arcade games, however, were made like this and were very successful, and Pato Box is a game for that type of player.
Stan Cohen · Aug 24, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - I may have started this review stating that Pato Box is a straight up Punch-Out!! clone, and at its core it certainly is. However, while the abstract world where a fighting Duck seeks answers is a setup that just doesn’t make sense, it happens to mould nicely with its presentation. It’s far from a perfect game, and the filler sections in between predictably never live up to the actual fights themselves. Yet, in spite of all this, Mexican developer Bromio has managed to make decent use out of the Punch-Out!! formula to craft something unique enough to separate itself from other clones that came before it.
Darren Palma · Jul 06, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - While its adventure mode-style exploration could do with a little more meat on its bones, we all know why we’re here - the Punch-Out!!-style bosses. The exploration sections fail to do the eye-catching visual style (and the story) much justice, but those brilliant big bads more than make up for it. Sprinkle in an '80s-style synth soundtrack that wouldn’t feel out of place in Hotline Miami and you’ve got a rough-yet-ready new contender on the Switch eShop.
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln · Jul 04, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Pato Box is one of the most unique titles I've played in some time. It has its share of problems, with an unorthodox style that might not be to everyone's taste, but feels destined to acquire a cult following. Though quite flawed, it still has the ability to get the heart pounding, and sounds damn good while doing so. Pato Box fails to score a knockout, but it's an exciting bout, and I'm certainly up for a rematch.
Chris Moyse · Mar 19, 2018 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Pato Box on Xbox One is a refreshing and welcome boxing video game in a genre that has been starved for quite a few years now. The noir aesthetic is strong, the graphic novel presentation is fully realised, and the gameplay design is as challenging as it is inventive. An existentially vague boxing duck facing a criminal conspiracy sounds pretty crazy on paper, but Pato Box brings together a range of unlikely elements to create a memorable and challenging boxing adventure.
Jahanzeb Khan · Sep 02, 2019 Reviewed on XB1Read full review - All in all, this game is super fun and addictive. I for one am absolutely looking forward to more from Bromio and 2thing design studio. If this is what they’ve decided to give us as their first title, I’m figuring it only gets weirder from here. More weird games, please and thank you! I definitely recommend giving Pato Box a try, it’s currently available on PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, and of course Steam.
ElisaDS · Sep 26, 2018 Reviewed onRead full review - Pato Box has a neat idea: take your boxer out of the ring and into the corporate world. It tells a story fittingly silly for a boxer with a duck’s head. However, the lack of checkpointing and overly long exploration segments are a one-two punch of frustration. Some floors of Deathflock HQ seem impenetrable and while the boss fights are the star of the show, even they aren’t without problems. The concept isn’t beyond saving, and it’s still possible to have a good time, but too often Pato Box just left me incredibly frustrated.
James Jones · Aug 20, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Pato Box stands out for several reasons, and there is clear inspiration from certain successful games and films. Developer Bromio does an admirable job at implementing these cohesively, but it’s unfortunate that difficulty is a flaw overshadowing this black & white revenge tale.
James Sweeting · Jul 30, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Putting a score to a game like Pato Box is painful as parts are worthy of the highest possible score, namely the boss fights that are some of the best seen in ages and truly capture, and even enhance the source of inspiration. However, there needed to be more of those to create a better difficulty curve and less filler content in-between. The story of a game like this does not need to make sense, but the content put into it needs to.
André Eriksson · Jun 02, 2018 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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Pato Box is an adventure/fighting game inspired by the “Punch-Out!!” series. Learn more about the world just as if you were reading a graphic novel! Pato box is made for people that love a mystery and want to play and experience something different.
Developer: Bromio