Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend

Description

It's been a long delay, but Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend has finally hit the Game Boy Advance. The game was originally scheduled for release during the Christmas holiday 2002, but certain issues (which could have something to do with the Xbox game being a terrible action game) kept this game from hitting shelves until recently. The delay obviously had nothing to do with the quality of the GBA production, because the portable Bruce Lee game is a really tight and solid action title that could redeem the tarnished Bruce Lee videogame legacy after what happened on the Xbox.

Features:
More than a dozen different levels
Hand-to-hand and weapon combat
Cartridge save (four slots)

Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend is an original game design and storyline that puts players in the Bruce Lee role of Hai Fang, a martial arts student on a walkabout for revenge on his master's murder by the evil Yakan organization. For Bruce Lee's first adventure on the Game Boy Advance, Vivendi Universal went to Vicarious Visions, one of the most active GBA developers around. The team put together a versatile game design that mixes Double Dragon-esque brawler gameplay with Prince of Persia-style platform exploration, adding a little Splinter Cell stealth in for good measure.
Bruce has a lot of moves at his disposal; his large array of punch and kick attacks can pretty much take care of most of the mindless goons wandering the levels. But there are many places in the game where you'll have to take advantage of Bruce's more stunning martial art attacks, like a split kick that can take out enemies on either side of him, or an over the shoulder punch to nail a guy to his rear. There are weapon pick-ups for even more devastating hits...what Kung Fu movie wouldn't be complete without someone wielding a bamboo stick or some nunchuks? The fighting engine's solid and feels great thanks to tight collision detection; it offers satisfying feedback when players whack a few enemies grouped together.