Saturday 12 July 2008

Last Battle



Licence stripped localisation of Sega's Japan only Mega Drive Fist of The North Star (Hokuto No Ken) sequel. A charming, beefy little Ken sprite wanders through various drab, detail bare, post-apocalyptic environments constantly attacked by generic Reich thugs. With only a frustratingly curtailed movelist to experiment with, fun evaporates pretty quickly. Boss battles descend into wars of clip attrition, and the less said about the flying axe dungeon wanders the better. Last Battle lacks the only feature that made the original Japanese cash-in title in the least bit rewarding: enemies chain exploding into twitching gory messes after only the lightest of touches.

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