In the new Wii boxing game "Ready 2 Rumble Revolution," thinly-veiled celebrity parodies go head-to-head. Watch as a super-famous male pop star and a certain, infamous TV show judge duke it out in this gameplay video.

"Ready 2 Rumble Revolution" will be in stores March 17.

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If you don't know what "The Hills" is, skip this post. If you do know, then watch the video above of Heidi and Spencer from MTV's hit show, boxing each other in "Facebreaker," the Xbox 360 and PS3 game shipping in the first week of September. EA supplied us with this exclusive clip because, well, people who watch MTV love watching these two in The Hills. Now watch them box each other.

You were expecting Glass Joe or Afro Thunder?

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First there was "Boxing" on the 2600. Then came "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!," followed by "Super Punch-Out!!" on the NES and SNES respectively. The "Ready 2 Rumble" games followed on the PS1, Dreamcast and PS2. And finally, the "next-generation" of consoles have their own arcade-style boxing game. EA's recently announced "FaceBreaker" is the next game to step in the ring.

I never really consciously made the choice to like boxing games. Sports games in general have never really been near the top of my list of games that I feel I need to play. But for some reason there is a special place in this gamer's heart for boxing games -- particularly the arcadey ones. That's why, when I had the opportunity to sit down and check out a pre-Alpha demo for the game last night at an EA press event, I was more than a little more excited.

After being shown a quick trailer for the game I got to jump in and actually see some action in the ring. The demo was running on an Xbox 360 development kit. The two boxers from the trailer, the bald Russian Molotov and the flamboyant Spaniard Romeo, were duking it out in a standard-looking gym. Their fighting styles were distinct: Molotov was a big bruiser, while Romeo was quick and on his toes. As you might expect, they each had their own special attacks that emphasized their strengths. For example, Molotov would come at you with both fists, and throw you in the corner, and have his way with you. The character animation looked smooth and fluid, even thought it was an early build of the game.

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