Boxing arcade game

A boxing game apparatus comprising:

• a frame;
• a punching object provided for a player to strike, said punching object being coupled to said frame, wherein when said player strikes said punching object, said punching object swings in a direction and returns to said player, thereby allowing said player to repetitively strike said punching object;
• a scoring apparatus for determining a game score based upon a skilled performance of said player in striking said punching object;
• a feedback apparatus for providing feedback in response to said strikes on said punching object by said player.

A method for implementing a boxing game on a game apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

• moving a punching bag from a retracted position to a playing position, wherein said player can strike at said punching bag in said playing position, and wherein said punching bag is suspended from a support and swings in space when struck by said player;
• sensing a number of times that said punching bag has crossed a sensed zone when said punching bag is repetitively struck by said player;
• providing a game score based on said number of times said punching bag has been sensed;
• and
• moving said punching bag from said playing position to said retracted position, wherein said player cannot move said punching bag to said sensed zone in said retracted position.