History VideoGame / LastBronx

''Last Bronx ~Tokyo Bangaichi~'', often shortened to just ''Last Bronx'', is a weapons-based 3D FightingGame developed by Creator/{{Sega}} [=AM3=] for arcades in 1996. It was ported for the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn in 1997 and the following year for PC. It was later ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 in 2006 as part of its Sega Ages 2500 lineup to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the game.

* DropTheHammer: Zaimoku sports a huge mallet as his weapon.

* FinalBoss: Red Eye in arcade mode. In the Saturn/PC modes, he's the penultimate boss while a rival character serves as the final opponent.

* [[JapaneseDelinquent Japanese]] GangBangers:

** Red Eye of course, but at least he has the excuse of [[spoiler: being BrainwashedAndCrazy]].

* LostInTranslation: Interestingly, the US Saturn manuel mentioning the hidden Japan emerging, it says "Biker gangs and Chinese mafia;...", rather than "'''Bōsōzokus''' and '''Yakuzas''';..."

* CrapsackWorld: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. ''Last Bronx'' casts modern-day Tokyo in a more dystopian light in which Japan has become completely overrun by crime, violence and gang warfare as the result of the country's economic recession at the time of the game's release. However, it also contains many contemporary elements such as featuring [[RealPlaceBackground actual locations]] as stages that are faithfully represented, which made it feel more like a fictionalized account of current times.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Lisa originally formed The Orchids to pursue her love of music, form a rock band, and escape from her grandfather's intense regiments and old fashioned scheduling, but as her band got bigger in renown in economic depression dystoptian Japan, gangs and other unsavory types soon began to harass the band and even extort "services" from them. Their fans and even she and her fellow bandmates soon took to the streets and met force with even more skilled and overwhelming force, but this also lead to drawing out the attention of Redrum, and as their actions tell to those who refuse their invitation to the Second All Tokyo Street Wars (ie. participate or end up in a bodybag), Lisa has no other choice but represent her gang.

''Last Bronx'' was developed by Sega [=AM3=], whose recent hits at the time included the first ''VideoGame/SegaRally'' and ''VideoGame/VirtualOn''. While the game shares some similarities to [=AM2=]'s ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' with an identical button layout, the game was unique in that each character fought with their own unique weapon and was one of the first 3D games to fully utilize motion capture along with Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment's ''VideoGame/SoulEdge''. Unlike many other weapons-based fighters at the time, which took place in fantastic or historical settings, stages in ''Last Bronx'' took place in [[RealPlaceBackground actual and familiar places]] in Japan. Fights were short, brutal and not nearly as flashy as its weapons-based competition, but had a surprising amount of depth that emphasized combos, air juggles, and cancelling and feigning attacks by guarding. Fights took place in walled arenas, and the stage barriers could jumped on and be used to attack.

* BonusBoss: Beat arcade mode in less than four minutes and you'll be treated to an extra fight, which is a MirrorMatch against a [[ChromeChampion metallic version]] of yourself. The game will end whether you win or lose and isn't counted towards your play time. The Sega Ages version allows you to play as this version of your character.

* BadassBaritone: Zaimoku and Kurosawa, voiced respectively by Creator/TesshoGenda and Creator/NorioWakamoto.