<s>
Last	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
:	O
Legend	O
of	O
the	O
Final	O
Hero	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
martial	O
arts	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1989	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
(	O
Hokuto	O
no	O
Ken	O
in	O
Japanese	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
Hokuto	O
no	O
Ken	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
Mark	O
III	O
original	O
,	O
released	O
internationally	O
as	O
Black	B-Application
Belt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
based	O
upon	O
Last	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Elite	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
game	O
similarly	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Black	B-Application
Belt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
Last	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
 '	O
is	O
also	O
notorious	O
amongst	O
gamers	O
for	O
its	O
harsh	O
difficulty	O
throughout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
English	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
retain	O
the	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
license	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
changed	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
all	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
fighting	O
styles	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
plot	O
is	O
relatively	O
unchanged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
is	O
specifically	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
later	O
chapters	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
(	O
chapters	O
137-210	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
portion	O
that	O
was	O
also	O
covered	O
in	O
the	O
Hokuto	B-Application
no	I-Application
Ken	I-Application
2	I-Application
TV	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
edited	O
down	O
the	O
gore	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
normal	O
enemies	O
would	O
only	O
fly	O
offscreen	O
when	O
hit	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
bloody	O
animations	O
for	O
the	O
bosses	O
were	O
removed	O
or	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
bosses	O
were	O
recolored	O
to	O
look	O
more	O
like	O
mutants	O
than	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
received	O
mixed-to-poor	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
towards	O
its	O
stiff	O
controls	O
,	O
poor	O
dialogue	O
and	O
no	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaTech	O
magazine	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
failure	O
on	O
two	O
counts	O
:	O
it	O
neither	O
shows	O
off	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
capabilities	O
,	O
nor	O
is	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#2	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
Worst	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
