Update: June 29, 2006
«©NCSX» 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. Jan Code: 4974365831547 View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website.
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
Short 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 couple of new game modes for kicks and giggles. The full name of this item is: Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 24: Last Bronx Tokyo Bangaichi. 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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