You won’t need to put on your boxing gloves for this one, but the thrill of hitting your guts out at a speed bag is still the same.  Manayunk productions, LLC brings the buzz of speed bag boxing right onto our iPhones with Speed Bag: Urban Gym.

And it is as real as it gets with awesome graphics and remarkable physics. Each round has several challenges lined up for us; from the number of strikes to the percentage of good strikes, as well as 3-count combos. The 3D animated speed bag stares us in the face, egging us on to hit it well and right, again and again. But we can’t just hit it in any slouchy manner, but time and angle our hits so that we get the bag good.

The developers have come up with the application in collaboration with professional boxers, so we can be assured that this is the right way to box our way into the ring. And as we clear each level, we are awarded with more tough challenges to help improve our boxing skills.

Maybe it is the authentic speed bag that comes back at us however hard we punch it, but once we start playing Speed Bag: Urban Gym, it is rather hard to put down. The developers have done a fantastic job on the game play. It is quite an exciting practice trying to perfect our strikes and hit the bag at just the right angle with the right amount of power.

The realistic features will make it a joy to punch for experienced boxers, and even for someone like me who might not get into an actual ring, Speed Bag: Urban Gym is one exhilarating boxing experience, all with no sweat!

• App Name: Speed Bag: Urban Gym
• Price: $0.99
• App Category: Games
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• Developer: Manayunk Productions, LLC
  
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