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Last Action Hero (USA)

NES / Famicom
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1993
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✪ Reviewed on August 5, 2024
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Last Action Hero adapts the Schwarzenegger action comedy on Sony Imagesoft NES with Jack Slater extracted from the film to fight in reality. The representation chains platform and fixed pattern combat with weapons and explosions in an adapted film license formula. Criticized for clumsy gameplay, curiosity of the 8 bit Sony catalog.

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Category
Action Adventure 1 player 7+
Description
Tie-in to the Schwarzenegger film Last Action Hero, a scrolling beat'em up on NES. Published by Sony Imagesoft, released in 1993 in North America. Varied attacks, short stages and a widely panned end product. North American release.

Last Action Hero review

3/5
Art direction
"Polished"
3/5
Music
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,1 MB 📅01/11/1993
Published by Sony Imagesoft

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Collector interest

Last Action Hero reached the NES in late 1993, as players were already shifting toward the Super Nintendo. Sony Imagesoft, a publisher with a thin NES catalog, issued it in a small late-cycle print run. The weak beat'em up gameplay does little to hold value, yet the price stays high on end-of-life scarcity and the Schwarzenegger movie tie-in. Demand rests on its North American late-release status rather than play quality.

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