The world was formed 4,500 years ago and was split into the continents of Earth, Fire, Wind and Water (no Heart). To help create peace, large mechs caused Legions were made. Unfortunately, nobody realised that these powerful creations could also be used for war, and one faction wanted to take over the world. They do this by going back in time 4,500 years (which turns out to not be when the world was formed) to find Power Stones. It’s up to one lone Legion pilot to follow them back to stop them.

The setup of Last Legion UX is similar to most fighting games, with a few bits of text in between them: it’s a series of 1 on 1 fights. The arenas in this are quite nice 3D arenas, but the concept is still the same. The mechs themselves look a bit strange – they don’t look that much bigger than a human (and don’t feel large), but supposedly there’s enough room for multiple people inside them. The HUD has a handy radar which shows you the location, distance and height of your opponent, and the game definitely needs it.

Moving and jumping around feels really stiff and clunky, yet at the same time it’s immensely easy to avoid attacks, as attacking is even clunkier. It makes the entire game feel very stiff and slow, and the fights are overly long and tedious. I really did not have much fun with this in the slightest, and the game feels like it wants to be made for twice as many buttons and sticks as the N64 controller (or any controller) offers.

Fine

Arcade fans will doubtless remember Virtual On, Sega’s innovative anime mecha battle arcade machine, which turned off as many casual players as it won devotees among the hardcore gaming elite. Well, Last Legion UX is Hudson’s attempt to recreate the slightly confusing action on the N64, and as you’ve probably guessed, it isn’t entirely successful.

Martin Kitts, N64 Magazine #33. Review Score: 60%

Remake or remaster?

This doesn’t really offer anything unique.

Official ways to get the game.

There is no official way to get Last Legion UX.