Hokuto no Ken (arcade): Difference between revisions

{{nihongo|'''''Fist of the North Star'''''|[[wikipedia:ja:北斗の拳 (対戦型格闘ゲーム)|北斗の拳]]|Hokuto no Ken|}} is a 2005 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_game 2D head-to-head fighting game] developed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_System_Works Arc System Works], based on the manga and anime series of the [[Fist of the North Star|same name]]. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 PlayStation 2] port, retitled {{nihongo|'''''Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan no Sōsōsei Kengō Retsuden'''''|北斗の拳 審判の双蒼星 拳豪列伝||roughly translated as "Fist of the North Star: The Twin Blue Stars of Judgment - History of the Fist Masters"}}, was released in Japan in March 2007. This version features a bonus DVD including an exclusive training mode ("Starter's Guide") and a documentary covering previous ''Hokuto no Ken'' console games. The arcade version was officially distributed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega Sega] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North America]<ref name=usarcade>{{cite web|url=http://www.segaarcade.com/video/fistnorthstar.aspx|title=Fist of the North Star Video Arcade Game from Sega Amusements USA|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref>, while the PS2 port was released only in Japan.

While in both terms of gameplay and visual style, the game is similar to the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilty_Gear_%28series%29 Guilty Gear]'' series (which was also made by Arc System Works), some aspects of the mechanics are slightly different.