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Wade Hixton's Counter Punch

Poor Wade Hixton. On his way home from the monster truck rally in Albuquerque when his car manages to break down. Yet again. Luckily for Wade, he isn't far from the little known boxing town of Big Piney. And…

15 March 2004

Wade Hixton's Counter Punch is a fighting developed by Destination Software, released 15 March 2004 on Digiblast and Game Boy Advance.

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What Wade Hixton's Counter Punch is

Wade Hixton's Counter Punch is a fighting game developed by Destination Software and released in 2004. It was published by Inferno Games. It is available on Digiblast and Game Boy Advance.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Poor Wade Hixton. On his way home from the monster truck rally in Albuquerque when his car manages to break down. Yet again. Luckily for Wade, he isn't far from the little known boxing town of Big Piney. And this is where our adventure begins. Help Wade fight his way through eight opponents on his quest to fix his car and get back home. Counter Punch is a non-linear boxing adventure game that lets you star as the dumb witted Wade Hixton. But it doesn't end there. On your journey through Big Piney you'll meet the local towns folk, learn new moves, payoff thugs to lend a helping hand a whole lot more. In other words, it be real fun I gar-ron-tee!
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Wade Hixton's Counter Punch launched on 15 March 2004, within three weeks of Far Cry, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Syberia 2 and Unreal Tournament 2004.

Released around the same time: Far Cry, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Syberia 2, Unreal Tournament 2004.

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When did Wade Hixton's Counter Punch come out?
Wade Hixton's Counter Punch was released on 15 March 2004 for Digiblast and Game Boy Advance.

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