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1206:Characters
751:Metacritic
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330:(Xbox) 73%
317:Aggregator
270:Ivan Drago
239:Tommy Gunn
224:Ivan Drago
191:Ivan Drago
149:is a 2004
1284:Rocky III
1191:Creed III
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606:Eurogamer
378:Eurogamer
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33:Cover art
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1300:Rocky IV
1277:Rocky II
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1128:Rocky II
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287:Training
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197:Gameplay
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118:Genre(s)
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129:Mode(s)
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