The Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai

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The Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Agetec (US), SNK (Japan), Playmore (Japan; SNK Best Buy)

Developer: SNK

Original system(s): Neo Geo

Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Visual Memory Unit

Genre: Fighting Action/Kakutou Action (格闘アクション)^[1]^[2], Action^[3]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2000-12-21^[2]	¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e^[2]	T-3107M
JP (SNK Best Buy)	2002-05-23^[4]	¥2,800 (2,940)2,800e^[4]	T-47301M
US	2001-08-08^[5]		T-44305N

Non-Sega versions
Arcade Neo Geo Neo Geo CD

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The Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai, known as Bakumatsu Rouman Dai Ni Maku: Gekka no Kenshi Final Edition (幕末浪漫第二幕月華の剣士ファイナルエディション) in Japan, is a versus fighting game by SNK which was released for the Sega Dreamcast.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	The Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai	The Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai
Japanese	幕末浪漫第二幕月華の剣士 Final edition	Bakumatsu Rouman Dai Ni Maku: Gekka no Kenshi Final Edition

Magazine articles

Main article: The Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 Konzol (HU)

40

^[6]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[7]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

NTSC-J

39

^[8]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

83

^[9]

Edge (UK)

NTSC-J

60

^[10]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[11]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

82

^[12]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[13]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[14]

Gamers' Republic (US)

NTSC-J

67

^[15]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-U

71

^[16]

Neo Plus (PL)

70

^[17]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-J

50

^[18]

Play (PL)

80

^[19]

PSX Extreme (PL)

NTSC-U

73

^[20]

Power Unlimited (NL)

77

^[21]

	67
Based on 16 reviews

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, JP (SNK Best Buy)
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Inlay

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast, Dreamcast (SNK Best Buy)
Sega.com Asia webpage: Dreamcast
Sega.com Asia webpage (Chinese): Dreamcast
Agetec webpage: Dreamcast

References

↑ File:TLB2 DC JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/001213/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-05 19:24)
↑ https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software_l.html#tab01 (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-01 22:57)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 http://sega.jp/dc/020503/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-06 09:25)
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↑ 576 Konzol, "Március 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-41 extra (2000-12-29ex)" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 21
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 22" (UK; 2001-05-17), page 74
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ Edge, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-30), page 102
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2001" (US; 2001-09-04), page 148
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 113
↑ Famitsu, "2000-12-29" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 33
↑ Game Informer, "September 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 88
↑ Gamers' Republic, "March 2001" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 81
↑ MAN!AC, "10/2001" (DE; 2001-09-05), page 55
↑ Neo Plus, "Listopad 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 53
↑ Next Generation, "May 2001" (US; 2001-04-17), page 86
↑ Play, "Listopad 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 17
↑ PSX Extreme, "09/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 44
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 09, Nummer 10, Oktober 2001" (NL; 2001-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:TLB2_DC_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:TLB2 DC JP Box Back.jpg

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[6] 576 Konzol, "Március 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:DCM_JP_20001229_2000-41ex.pdf_p21-7] Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-41 extra (2000-12-29ex)" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 21

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_22.pdf_p74-8] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 22" (UK; 2001-05-17), page 74

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-9] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[:File:Edge_UK_094.pdf_p102-10] Edge, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-30), page 102

[:File:EGM_US_147.pdf_p148-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2001" (US; 2001-09-04), page 148

[12] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 113

[13] Famitsu, "2000-12-29" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 33

[:File:GameInformer_US_101.pdf_p88-14] Game Informer, "September 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 88

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_34.pdf_p81-15] Gamers' Republic, "March 2001" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2001-10.pdf_p55-16] MAN!AC, "10/2001" (DE; 2001-09-05), page 55

[17] Neo Plus, "Listopad 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 53

[:File:NextGeneration_US_77.pdf_p86-18] Next Generation, "May 2001" (US; 2001-04-17), page 86

[19] Play, "Listopad 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 17

[20] PSX Extreme, "09/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 44

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_094_200110.pdf_p62-21] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 09, Nummer 10, Oktober 2001" (NL; 2001-xx-xx), page 62

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The Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai

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Contents

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References