Last Battle

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Last Battle
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Amiga, Commodore 64
Publisher:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega
Amiga
Commodore 64
Elite Systems
Developer:
Distributor:
Sega Mega Drive
Ecofilmes (PT)
Sega Mega Drive
Tec Toy (BR)
Sega Mega Drive
Samsung (KR)
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		1001
Sega Mega Drive
US ▼
(Sega Channel) 		SUBsub
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1001
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£34.9934.99[2] 1001
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
CA
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM4039JG
Arcade (Mega-Tech System)
UK		 £? ?

























Amiga
UK 		£25.5325.53[4]
Commodore 64
UK
(Cassette) 		£10.9910.99[5]
Commodore 64
UK
(Disk) 		£14.9914.99[5]

Last Battle is an action game developed by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive. It is a reworked version of Hokuto no Ken: Shin Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu with altered graphics. It was a launch title for the console in North America.

The game was ported to the Amiga and Commodore 64 by Elite Systems in 1991. IBM PC and Atari ST versions were apparently due to be released, but never were.[4]

Story

A great war devastated the land and enslaved its people. The mighty warrior Aarzak, using his secret martial art called Jet-Kwon-Do, and his two companions Alyssa and Max battled to restore peace to the land. They defeated Duke, master of Tae-Kung-Fu, but his strongest lieutenants, Gromm, Gross, and Garokk, escaped.

Gameplay

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Maps

Last Battle is a single-plane beat-'em-up that plays similarly to its predecessor Black Belt. The player takes control of the warrior Aarzak. The game is divided into four chapters, each featuring several levels. After completing a level, the player is shown a map with Aarzak's current location and the paths he can take. Most of the levels are linear side-scrolling segments where Aarzak simply walks from one to side to the other while fighting every enemy who gets in the way. Other levels are dungeon mazes in which the player must figure out the correct path to the goal while avoiding traps. Some areas are one-on-one encounters with bosses. The player must sometime complete levels in a certain order in order to finish a chapter. Not all of the levels are mandatory, but some of them contain allies who increase Aarzak's offensive or defensive strength or replenish his health.

Aarzak walks with Left and Right and crouches with Down. He fights against his enemies by punching with A and kicking with B. Attacks can deflect projectiles such as knives and other objects such as boulders. He jumps with C and jumps farther with Up+C. In the dungeons, he can enter doorways with Up. Aarzak can attack while standing, jumping, and crouching. Aarzak has a power-up meter that gradually fills as he defeats enemies. When the meter reaches a certain point, Aarzak transforms into a super-powered state, allowing him to perform rapid punches and kicks for the rest of the chapter.

Aarzak has a life gauge that depletes as he takes damage from foes. If he loses all of his life, the game ends; there are no extra lives or continues. Most levels, with the exception of boss battles and maze stages, have a time limit. Instead of killing Aarzak immediately when it reaches zero, it instead gradually drains his life gauge until the player completes the level.

Chapters

New Legend Creators

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Western Area

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The Wilderness
Aarzak meets Alyssa, who increases his life gauge.

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Hulk's Area
Defeating the Hulk recovers some of Aarzak's life.

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Prison Entrance
Aarzak meets Gere, which opens the path to the Quiet Village area.

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Quiet Village
Aarzak meets Luisa, who increases his defense.

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Rebel's Prison
Aarzak meets Zee-Bee, who recovers some of his life.

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Southern Area

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Butcher's Area
Defeating the Butcher recovers some of Aarzak's life.

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Eternal Plain
The chapter ends after defeating Syd.

Golden Assassins

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First Gate

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Second Gate

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Third Gate

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Quiet Village
Aarzak meets Anne, who increases his life gauge.

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Fourth Gate
Defeating Duke increases Aarzak's defense.

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Forbidden City
The first part is played on the way to fight Duke, and the second part is played after returning from defeating him. Aarzak meets Sophia, who recovers some of his life.

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Seashore
The chapter ends after completing this level.

Ultimate Hell

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Pirate Ship 1

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Pirate Ship 2

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Savage Land 1

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Savage Land 2

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Eternal Plain
Aarzak meets Duke, who increases his life gauge.

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Dry River Bed

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Western Village
Aarzak meets Cynara, who increases his defense.

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Desert

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The Gromm Castle
Defeating Gromm recovers some of Aarzak's life. The chapter ends after defeating this boss.

The Destroyer's Fate

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Valley of No Return
Dare-Devil appears as a boss at the end of the level.

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Castle Entrance

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Great Coliseum

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The Garokk Castle
Aarzak meets Garokk, who increases his life gauge.

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Eternal Plain

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The Village

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East Mausoleum
Defeating Gross increases Aarzak's defense.

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West Mausoleum
The level is a walk past the exterior if Aarzak has not yet defeated Gross or if he is returning from the Northern Village.

Otherwise, it is the inside of the mausoleum, where Aarzak meets someone who teaches him how to break the seal protecting Garokk and restores some of his life.

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Northern Village

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Tombstone
Aarzak must first travel to the West Mausoleum to learn how to break the seal protecting Garokk before he can face Garokk here.

Magazine articles

Main article: Last Battle/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Computer Games (GR) #3: "Ioúnios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
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Home computers print advert in (IT) #31: "Settembre 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • (IT) #34: "Settembre 1991" (1991-0x-xx)[6]
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Physical scans

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,
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Cover

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(RU)
40
[7]
(BR)
75
[3]
(UK)
32
[8]
(UK)
32
[9]
(UK) PAL
58
[10]
(US) NTSC-U
60
[11]
(UK)
40
[12]
(UK)
50
[13]
(UK) PAL
40
[14]
(UK) PAL
29
[15]
(UK) PAL
4
[16]
(UK)
32
[17]
(UK)
32
[18]
(AU)
80
[19]
(DE)
39
[20]
(UK) PAL
0
[21]
(UK) PAL
58
[22]
(UK)
69
[23]
(UK) PAL
33
[24]
(RU)
58
[25]
(GR)
96
[26]
(UK)
79
[27]
Sega Mega Drive
 47
Based on
22 reviews

Last Battle

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Last Battle MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
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PCB
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Last Battle MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual
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PCB
Mega Drive, PT
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, AU (Vertical manual)
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Cover
Mega Drive, AU (Horizontal manual)

Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, CA
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Cover
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart

Amiga version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(DE)
32
[28]
(IT)
87
[29]
(ES)
63
[30]
(DE)
39
[31]
Amiga
 55
Based on
4 reviews

Last Battle

Amiga, UK
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Cover

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(DE)
62
[32]
(UK)
80
[33]
(UK)
56
[34]
(UK)
43
[35]
Commodore 64
 60
Based on
4 reviews

Last Battle

Commodore 64, UK

Technical information

Main article: Last Battle/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ Computer Entertainer, "October 1989" (US; 1989-10-20), page 15
  2. ↑ Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ação Games, "Junho 1991" (BR; 1991-06-19), page 24
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 7
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Your Commodore, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-27), page 5
  6. ↑ The Games Machine, "Settembre 1991" (IT; 1991-0x-xx), page 21
  7. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 113
  8. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 32
  9. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 48
  10. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131
  11. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 13
  12. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 66
  13. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
  14. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  15. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20
  16. ↑ Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 60
  17. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
  18. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
  19. ↑ Megazone, "June/July 1991" (AU; 1991-0x-xx), page 22
  20. ↑ Power Play, "1/92" (DE; 1991-12-11), page 138
  21. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  22. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  23. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 18
  24. ↑ Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 24
  25. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 102
  26. ↑ User, "Ianouários 1991" (GR; 1991-xx-xx), page 66
  27. ↑ Zero, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 92
  28. ↑ Amiga Joker, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-31), page 56
  29. ↑ The Games Machine, "Settembre 1991" (IT; 1991-0x-xx), page 77
  30. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 38
  31. ↑ Play Time, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-05), page 64
  32. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1991" (DE; 1991-11-15), page 39
  33. ↑ Games-X, "5th-11th September 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 11
  34. ↑ Your Commodore, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-27), page 4
  35. ↑ Zzap!64, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-10), page 49


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