<s>
Home	O
versions	O
of	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
were	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
contemporary	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
was	O
novelized	O
and	O
serialized	O
into	O
comics	O
and	O
radio	O
drama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
VHS	O
video	O
documenting	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
process	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
introducing	O
the	O
characters	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
a	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
celebration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
post-Japanese	O
bubble	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
where	O
youth	O
disenchantment	O
and	O
disillusion	O
with	O
Japan	O
's	O
explosive	O
economic	O
and	O
societal	O
progression	O
lead	O
into	O
the	O
culmination	O
of	O
the	O
historic	O
violent	O
underground	O
event	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
All	O
Tokyo	O
Street	O
Wars	O
,	O
and	O
into	O
an	O
era	O
where	O
crime	O
and	O
gang	O
warfare	O
is	O
rampant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
with	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
's	O
street	O
gang	O
underworld	O
's	O
attention	O
,	O
the	O
Second	O
All	O
Tokyo	O
Street	O
War	O
Tournament	O
,	O
or	O
The	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
begin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
number	O
two	O
man	O
of	O
Soul	O
Crew	O
,	O
Joe	O
left	O
the	O
gang	O
shortly	O
after	O
,	O
seeking	O
his	O
own	O
independence	O
and	O
leaving	O
Soul	O
Crew	O
's	O
leadership	O
to	O
Yusaku	O
,	O
and	O
engages	O
in	O
The	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
as	O
a	O
test	O
of	O
his	O
skills	O
and	O
thrills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
preferred	O
weapons	O
are	O
metal	O
nunchaku	O
;	O
his	O
in-game	O
alternate	O
weapons	O
are	O
corn	B-Application
ears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
nunchaku	O
and	O
images	O
of	O
nunchaku	O
were	O
banned	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Sega	O
convinced	O
the	O
British	O
Board	O
of	O
Film	O
Classification	O
to	O
allow	O
Joe	O
's	O
nunchaku	O
to	O
appear	O
uncensored	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Redrum	O
threatens	O
his	O
workers	O
in	O
attempts	O
to	O
blackmail	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
,	O
Zaimoku	O
starts	O
up	O
the	O
Katsushika	O
Dumpsters	O
for	O
his	O
co-worker	O
'	O
s	O
self	O
defense	O
and	O
sets	O
off	O
to	O
the	O
tournament	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaimoku	O
's	O
preferred	O
weapon	O
is	O
the	O
hammer	B-Application
;	O
his	O
in-game	O
alternate	O
weapon	O
is	O
a	O
frozen	O
tuna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Soul	O
Crew	O
's	O
more	O
unrepentant	O
and	O
ruthless	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
yankii	O
playboy	O
tough	O
finds	O
the	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
the	O
best	O
chance	O
to	O
wipe	O
out	O
his	O
rivals	O
as	O
the	O
true	O
rule	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
's	O
streets	O
and	O
the	O
gang	O
underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagi	O
's	O
preferred	O
weapon	O
is	O
the	O
sai	O
;	O
her	O
in-game	O
alternate	O
weapon	O
is	O
a	O
spoon	B-Application
and	O
fork	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoko	O
engages	O
in	O
the	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
to	O
end	O
all	O
of	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
missing	O
brother	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
last	O
seen	O
dealing	O
with	O
Redrum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Redrum	O
declares	O
the	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
to	O
be	O
official	O
,	O
Tommy	O
also	O
engages	O
for	O
many	O
reasons	O
;	O
for	O
thrills	O
,	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
unruly	O
street	O
gang	O
wars	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
impress	O
his	O
crush	O
,	O
Lisa	O
Kusanami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
founding	O
the	O
Orchids	O
to	O
creatively	O
escape	O
her	O
somewhat	O
troubled	O
home	O
life	O
,	O
the	O
Orchids	O
would	O
soon	O
face	O
them	O
and	O
their	O
fans	O
fighting	O
off	O
the	O
denizens	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
street	O
gang	O
underworld	O
upon	O
their	O
extortion	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
would	O
soon	O
lead	O
into	O
Redrum	O
also	O
including	O
the	O
Orchids	O
into	O
the	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
,	O
making	O
for	O
a	O
fight	O
that	O
Lisa	O
never	O
intended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
match	O
is	O
a	O
best	O
out	O
of	O
two	O
rounds	O
fight	O
with	O
victory	O
by	O
knock	B-Language
out	I-Language
or	O
remaining	O
health	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
30-second	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
AM3	O
used	O
the	O
"	O
PKG	O
"	O
3-button	O
system	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
AM2	O
in	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
–	O
"	O
P	O
"	O
stands	O
for	O
"	O
Punch	O
"	O
(	O
or	O
weapon	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
K	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
Kick	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
G	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
Guard	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taunts	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
–	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
rare	O
games	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
uses	O
this	O
feature	O
against	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
even	O
another	O
CPU	B-Device
controlled	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
AM3	O
team	O
that	O
had	O
developed	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
director/project	O
lead	O
Akinobu	O
Abe	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
quite	O
realistic	O
,	O
with	O
realistic	O
style	O
and	O
people	O
-	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
characters	O
wear	O
clothes	O
based	O
on	O
current	O
Tokyo	O
street	O
fashions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
which	O
created	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
ever	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
environmental	O
texture	O
mapping	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Metal	O
"	O
characters	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
was	O
first	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
August	O
1997	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
actually	O
first	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Bangaichi	I-Application
subtitle	O
appears	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
2006	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
Series	O
Vol.24	O
version	O
uses	O
the	O
original	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
:	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Bangaichi	I-Application
title	O
name	O
and	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
movie	O
(	O
Toei	O
Video	O
)	O
was	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
OST	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
summer	O
1997	O
with	O
a	O
blockbuster	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
game	O
box	O
contains	O
exclusive	O
extras	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Special	O
Disc	O
"	O
featuring	O
two	O
training	O
modes	O
,	O
a	O
vocal	O
characters	O
profile	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
Interactive	O
Tutorial	O
Mode	O
"	O
with	O
extensive	O
vocals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
is	O
supplemented	O
by	O
extra	O
game	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
Survival	O
,	O
Time	O
Attack	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Saturn	B-Device
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
PC	O
Mode	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
includes	O
advertising	O
for	O
real	O
life	O
brands	O
such	O
as	O
Shott	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
Toyo	O
Tires	O
,	O
AM	O
Records	O
,	O
Java	O
Tea	O
,	O
Axia	O
,	O
Wild	O
Blue	O
Yokohama	O
(	O
theme	O
park	O
)	O
and	O
JAL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
advertising	O
bills	O
were	O
removed	O
or	O
exchanged	O
with	O
Sega	O
or	O
Saturn	B-Device
logos	O
,	O
sometimes	O
replaced	O
by	O
"	O
Now	O
Printing	O
"	O
bills	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
oversea	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
"	O
AAA	O
Act	O
Against	O
AIDS	O
"	O
bill	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
nonprofit	O
annual	O
event	O
concert	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
subway	O
stage	O
of	O
the	O
1998	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
worldwide	O
release	O
of	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
PC	O
started	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95/98	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPU	B-Device
versus	O
CPU	B-Device
non-playable	O
"	O
Watch	O
Mode	O
"	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
"	O
Replay	O
"	O
feature	O
was	O
introduced	O
and	O
extra	O
modes	O
were	O
added	O
including	O
"	O
Team	O
Battle	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Network	O
Battle	O
"	O
,	O
both	O
playable	O
in	O
single	O
,	O
2-player	O
or	O
10-player	O
LAN/Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Replay	O
Mode	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
and	O
now	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
into	O
the	O
memory	O
card	O
their	O
own	O
"	O
Replays	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
watch	O
them	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hidden	O
bonus	O
menu	O
featuring	O
exclusive	O
options	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
's	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
baseball	O
explicit	O
term	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gourad	O
Use	O
:	O
Turning	O
on	O
this	O
mode	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
unlock	O
both	O
"	O
Metal	O
"	O
(	O
3DCG	O
model	O
textured	O
with	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shaded	I-Algorithm
reflection	O
&	O
light	O
source	O
effects	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Gray	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
light	O
sourced	O
,	O
gray	O
colored	O
3DCG	O
model	O
minus	O
the	O
reflection	O
effect	O
)	O
versions	O
for	O
all	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
CPU	B-Device
resource	O
required	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Metal	O
"	O
effect	O
's	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
real	O
time	O
operation	O
,	O
a	O
low-detail	O
stage	O
,	O
including	O
simple	O
light	O
sources	O
,	O
was	O
specially	O
designed	O
to	O
host	O
this	O
character	O
:	O
the	O
"	O
Brilliant	O
Room	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Metal	O
"	O
effect	O
is	O
untextured	O
and	O
gray	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
was	O
kept	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
low-end	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
Windows	B-Application
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
is	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
Model	O
2	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Metal	O
"	O
version	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
in	O
all	O
stages	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
fighters	O
and	O
is	O
even	O
selectable	O
in	O
the	O
character	O
selection	O
screen	O
just	O
like	O
a	O
regular	O
,	O
alternate	O
,	O
costume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
SegaSaturn	B-Device
Control	O
Pad/Virtua	O
Stick	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
which	O
was	O
specially	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
vintage	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cheat	O
code	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
"	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
1996	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
2006	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
was	O
already	O
a	O
hit	O
and	O
popular	O
franchise	O
in	O
Japan	O
before	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
flopped	O
in	O
U.S.	O
arcades	O
,	O
appearing	O
in	O
only	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
venues	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assessments	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
's	O
technical	O
qualities	O
were	O
moderately	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
smooth	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
high	O
resolution	O
,	O
and	O
motion	O
trails	O
left	O
by	O
weapons	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
for	O
the	O
glitching	O
out	O
of	O
polygons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
has	O
"	O
some	O
jaw-dropping	O
visuals	O
virtually	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
the	O
coin-op	O
original	O
"	O
while	O
Next	O
Generation	O
attributed	O
the	O
compromises	O
the	O
port	O
made	O
as	O
a	O
sign	O
that	O
"	O
developers	O
are	O
approaching	O
the	O
asymptotic	O
side	O
of	O
 [ the ] 	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
graphics	O
curve	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
a	O
negative	O
review	O
,	O
said	O
its	O
biggest	O
problem	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
fails	O
to	O
differentiate	O
itself	O
from	O
Sega	O
's	O
previous	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Weapons-based	O
combat	O
with	O
VF	B-Application
response	O
transform	O
matches	O
from	O
stately	O
martial	O
arts	O
trials	O
to	O
short	O
,	O
nasty	O
,	O
and	O
brutish	O
struggles	O
for	O
survival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
concluded	O
that	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
is	O
clearly	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
Saturn	B-Device
fighting	O
game	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
,	O
though	O
Smith	O
said	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
was	O
"	O
easily	O
my	O
favorite	O
Saturn	B-Device
fighter.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
series	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
Asuka	O
Fantasy	O
DX	O
collection	O
and	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
was	O
also	O
novelized	O
by	O
Asuka	O
Books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1997.04	O
:	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
Official	O
Art	O
Works	O
(	O
SoftBank	O
Creative	O
,	O
SoftBank	O
Books	O
,	O
111p	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
1997.09	O
:	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
4Koma	O
Gag	O
Battle	O
Hinotama	O
Game	O
Comic	O
Series	O
(	O
Shounen	O
On	O
Comics	O
,	O
Koubunsha	O
,	O
132p	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
1997.10	O
:	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
Comic	O
Anthology	O
(	O
G-Collection	O
,	O
Broccoli	O
,	O
Movic	O
,	O
165p	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
1998.05	O
:	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
#1	O
(	O
illus:Saitou	O
Remi/story:Akinobu	O
Abe	O
,	O
Asuka	O
Comics	O
DX	O
,	O
Kadokawa	O
,	O
176p	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
1998.08	O
:	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
#2	O
(	O
illus:Saitou	O
Remi/story:Akinobu	O
Abe	O
,	O
Asuka	O
Comics	O
DX	O
,	O
Kadokawa	O
,	O
169p	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
199X.XX	O
:	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
Complete	O
Edition	O
Set	O
(	O
illus:Saitou	O
Remi/story:Akinobu	O
Abe	O
,	O
Shonen	O
Comic	O
,	O
Kadokawa	O
,	O
345p	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
1996.08	O
:	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
~	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Bangaichi	I-Application
~	O
Official	O
Command	O
Book	O
(	O
Aspect	O
,	O
Ascii	O
62p	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
1996.10	O
:	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
~	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Bangaichi	I-Application
~	O
Official	O
Guide	O
Book	O
(	O
Aspect	O
,	O
Ascii	O
,	O
269p	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
1997.09	O
:	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
Complete	O
File	O
For	O
Expert	O
(	O
Mainichi	O
Communications	O
,	O
125p	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
1997.09	O
:	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
Official	O
Guide	O
(	O
Soft	O
Bank	O
Creative	O
,	O
175p	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
1997.09	O
:	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
V-Jump	O
Books	O
Game	O
Series	O
(	O
Shueisha	O
,	O
130p	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
brand	O
's	O
game	O
centers	O
,	O
Sega	O
used	O
to	O
offer	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Bangaichi	I-Application
related	O
prizes	O
to	O
pachinko	O
gamers	O
and	O
local	O
arcade	O
contest	O
winners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
famous	O
model	O
kit	O
maker	O
Hogaraka	O
bought	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
sale	O
official	O
Last	B-Application
Bronx	I-Application
dolls	O
of	O
Lisa	O
,	O
Nagi	O
and	O
Yoko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
exclusive	O
opening	O
anime	O
's	O
theme	O
song	O
Jaggy	O
Love	O
,	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
R&B	O
trio	O
D'Secrets	O
(	O
Kaori	O
,	O
Mayumi	O
&	O
Rie	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
with	O
Kaze	O
No	O
Street	O
as	O
the	O
B-side	O
.	O
</s>
