Sega 3D versus fighter with weapons and street fighting. Less known than VF or Fighting Vipers but solid and distinct gameplay. Good animation, appealing characters. A serious alternative in Saturn's fighting library.
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Category
Fighting2 players12+
Description
3D urban arena fighting game featuring street fighters armed with blunt weapons. Published by Sega AM3, released in Europe in 1998. Eight characters wielding specific weapons - staff, yo-yo, nunchaku -, guard impact and counter-attack system, nocturnal urban stages, story and versus modes. Saturn port of the 1996 arcade cabinet with additional content.
Last Bronx review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
AM3 sets its duel in a disused nocturnal Tokyo: empty car parks, warehouses, walkways under neon, with characters in street clothes rather than fighting costumes. The weapons, from the staff to the yo-yo, are modelled finely enough to stay readable in motion, and the whole adopts a cold palette far removed from the genre's colourful arenas.
The soundtrack marries that urban imagery with fast electronic rhythms, deep bass and drum edits close to the club music of the period. Each fighter gets a distinct track, and the production, heavily marked by the late nineties, anchors the game in its moment just as firmly as its scenery does.
A 3D fighting game from Sega AM3, Last Bronx pits street fighters armed with blunt objects in urban arenas of strong style, against a backdrop of nocturnal Tokyo and gangs. The system, inherited from the Virtua Fighter school but built around weapons, bets on timing, reach and dodging rather than a flurry of blows. The polished presentation and the atmosphere made this title a Saturn showcase. For a fan of retro 3D versus or someone curious about Sega's craft of the era, the title keeps a strong style and a preserved technical playability.
