The struggle to catch their breath between rounds. Animation has always been a strength of the Knockout Kings franchise. Players look realistic and fluid as they lunge, weave, throw punches, or stagger under a flurry of opponent's blows. Knockdowns look great. This year, fighters will occasionally hit the canvas, stagger to their feet, then wobble and fall down again.
Mouthpieces occasionally fly out of fighters' mouths.
The action is fast, furious, and looks good. However, beyond the player models and their animation, the graphics in Knockout Kings are surprisingly unimpressive. As well as the fighters have been modeled after their real-world inspirations, they seem somewhat emotionless during the fight. Their realistic faces are starkly expressionless, with eerily lifeless eyes. The backgrounds of the arena settings are more polished, but again, nothing that seems far beyond what has already been accomplished on the PSX version.