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The [[wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]] version of {{nihongo|'''''Hokuto no Ken 2'''''|北斗の拳2}} is a side-scrolling action game released by Toei Animation on April 17, 1987. It served as a tie-in to the ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' anime series, being released a few days after the airing of its fifth episode. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System was released by Taxan in North America under the title of  '''''Fist of the North Star''''' on April 1989, making it the earliest ''Hokuto no Ken'' tie-in product released outside Japan. Before release, the NES version was shown in the Summer Consumer Electronics Show in 1988 under the title of ''Ken the Great Bear Fist'', Toei's proposed localized title for the series.
{{nihongo|'''''Hokuto no Ken 2'''''|北斗の拳2}} is a side-scrolling action game for the [[wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]] released by Toei Animation on April 17, 1987. It served as a tie-in to the anime series of the same name, being released a few days after the airing of its fifth episode. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System was released by Taxan in North America under the title of  '''''Fist of the North Star''''' on April 1989, making it the earliest ''Hokuto no Ken'' tie-in product released outside Japan. Before release, the NES version was shown in the Summer Consumer Electronics Show in 1988 under the title of ''Ken the Great Bear Fist'', Toei's proposed localized title for the series.


Because the game was produced at the same time as the ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' anime series entered production, certain plot details differ from both, the manga and anime. Most notably, the renegade [[Gento Kō Ken]] masters from the anime, [[Taiga]] and [[Boltz]], co-exists as enemy characters alongside [[Jakō]]'s sons from the manga, [[Jask]] and [[Sheeno]], while [[Bronza]], a character exclusive to this game, serves as the General of the Red Light in place of [[Shoki]], who filled the same role in the anime. While Shoki himself never appears in the game, his death at the hands of Sheeno is acknowledged in the official strategy guide. The game only covers the Tentei story arc, with a bonus stage featuring the [[Nameless Asura]] as a hidden final boss.
Because the game was produced at the same time as the ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' anime series entered production, certain plot details differ from both, the manga and anime. Most notably, the renegade [[Gento Kō Ken]] masters from the anime, [[Taiga]] and [[Boltz]], co-exists as enemy characters alongside [[Jakō]]'s sons from the manga, [[Jask]] and [[Sheeno]], while [[Bronza]], a character exclusive to this game, serves as the General of the Red Light in place of [[Shoki]], who filled the same role in the anime. While Shoki himself never appears in the game, his death at the hands of Sheeno is acknowledged in the official strategy guide. The game only covers the Tentei story arc, with a bonus stage featuring the [[Nameless Asura]] as a hidden final boss.
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