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Sega Ages 2500 Vol 24: Last Bronx Tokyo Bangaichi
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Game Synopsis
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After the carnage and bloodshed of the All-Tokyo
Street War, a biker gang known as Soul Crew stepped
in and quelled the violence. With diplomacy as well
as powerful smackdown fighting skills, Soul Crew
united the gangs and toughs under a single badge.
When the leader of Soul Crew is murdered, factions
splinter off from the old power structure with
former Soul Crew stalwarts Yusaku Kudo forming Neo
Soul and Joe Inagai forming Shinjuku MAD. Six other
gangs also rise up in a new struggle for power. One
day, an invitation is sent to the leaders of all
eight gangs, requesting their participation in a
fighting tournament which will determine primacy.
Whomever wins in the one-on-one matches will be
deemed worthy enough to take control of the streets
of Tokyo...
The year 2006 marks the 10th Anniversary of Sega's AM2 coin-op
fighting game known as Last Bronx. Whereas AM2's
Virtua Fighter series featured safe and sanitary
fighters such as Pai and Jacky, the cast of Last
Bronx was made up of grungy, street-wise, and
hardened gang leaders who battle with weapons such
as nunchaku, wooden swords, and massive hammers.
Running at a crisp 60fps, Last Bronx offers fluid
animation, crisp character models, and responsive
game play.
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NCS
Game Notes
» Pressing START on the title screen brings up the
following game modes:
1) ARCADE MODE / Select a fighter from 8
choices and enjoy the original arcade version of
Last Bronx.
2) VERSUS MODE / Challenge a human player
3) SURVIVAL MODE / Battle challengers in
30-second, 1 round bouts. Game ends with 1 defeat.
4) TIME ATTACK MODE / Face off against
challengers in 30-second, 2-round bouts. If you lose
1 round, game ends
5) REPLAY MODE / Load Sample File or Replay
Files. The Sample Files are complete bouts between
players that have been saved to disc. Various
special moves and techniques are shown to give
players an idea of proper Bronx execution. To zoom
the camera in on the battle, press the X-button. To
zoom out, press the O-button. A total of 8 battles
are available to view with titles such as "Lisa vs
Kurasawa," "Yoko vs Yusaku," and "Zaimoku vs Yusaku."
The Replay Files function allows gamers to save
bouts to memory card - up to 17 sequences may be
saved on a single 8M memory card.
6) OPTIONS /
/ Game Setting: Set difficulty, match points, round
time, game speed (60fps default or 57.5fps).
/ Archives: Sound Test and three artwork
galleries as follows:
Gallery 1: 43 color sketches and renderings of the
fighters in the game
Gallery 2: 36 CG models of the fighters
Gallery 3: 22 images of promotional material, a page
of manga, gang logos, and a helpful moves listing
sheet for all of the fighters in the game. To zoom
in on images in the three galleries, push the
R-Analog stick up. To move the image around, fiddle
around with the L-Analog stick.
/ Display Setting: Adjust X and Y position of
screen, change display mode (480i or 480p), change
screen type from three available resolutions (TYPE A
(496x384) / TYPE B (512x396) / TYPE C (512x448).
/ System File: Load and save settings files
from/to memory.
/ Credits: Check the cast, staff, web
designer, sales people, software testers, Super
Players and special thanks.
» The conversion is pretty much perfect and 1:1 with
the coin-op original. The fighters move fast and
attacks and combos flow in fluid motion. The code is
ported over so perfectly that the little polygon
fade-outs from the original arcade version are
retained. The fade-outs don't happen often but they
do appear sporadically during the winning stance
screens. Either the D-pad or L-Analog stick may be
used to control a fighter. The default button
configuration is as follows:
Default button configuration:
O-BUTTON / Kick
X-BUTTON / Punch
TRIANGLE / Punch
SQUARE / Guard
L1-TRIGGER / Punch + Guard
R1-TRIGGER / Punch + Kick
L2-TRIGGER / Punch + Kick + Guard
R2-TRIGGER / Kick + Guard
» The button configuration may be switched to preset
modes for the Sega Saturn Pad, Virtua Stick, or
Standard PS2 joystick with default settings for
each. A custom user-configuration may also be set.
» The official storyline from the 9th image in the
third gallery:
In the summer of 199X, the young urban tribes are engaged in a
non-stop battle for control of the streets. To bring
the endless warfare to an end, it is decided that
the tribe leaders will fight each other in a
decisive one-on-one battle. That final battle is now
about to take place... Who will gain control of the
city? Will Tokyo finally be unified under one ruling
tribe. The hour of reckoning is here...
» Utilizes the advanced CG graphics board "Model 2".
» 60 frames per second ensure smooth movement of
nunchuks, ton-fahs, and other weapons.
» Choose from 8 characters, all dressed in the
latest street fashion
» An accurate reproduction of a real street scene in
every stage
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NCS Synopsis
Street bruisers of all stripes
battle on the avenues and special spots of a major
metropolis. Sega originally loosed Last Bronx in the
arcades in 1995 and on the Saturn console a year
afterwards. For the 10th anniversary of the game,
the 3D brawler enjoys a Sega Ages 2500 release which
features the actual coin-op code, a gallery mode,
and a couple of new game modes for kicks and
giggles.
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This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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