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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.

* [[Lin]] - A beautiful girl who has joined the Hokuto Army to liberate the people from tyranny while awaiting for her reunion with Kenshiro. She appears alongside Bat at the end of Stage 1.

* [[Buzori]] - The sub-boss at Stage 2. A bounty hunter who roams at Geira's county capital. Strapped with several bodies around his waist, the power he throws at his direction are really powerful.

* [[Geira]] - The boss of Stage 2. A man who rules his county capital with hypnotic powers that makes his villagers follow his will. He has become morbidly obese due to the fact that he no longer does anything himself. He practices the {{nihongo|Illusionary Spin Dance|幻想回転舞|Gensō Kaiten Mai}}, which allows to attack by breathing out smoke balls and fire balls from his mouth instead of attacking with his fists.

* [[Buzz Harn|Haz]] and [[Gil Harn]] - Two ruffian brothers who hold a grudge against Falco. They're both, old friends and enemies of Ein. Only one of them actually appears at the end of Stage 3 after defeating Taiga, although the manual and official guide doesn't specify whom.

* Solia's Army - The enemy grunts of Stage 4, they're imperial soldiers under Solia's personal command. Their attacks includes slide kicks and spear throws.

;{{nihongo|Stage 5 - The Imperial Capital Gate|帝都の門|Teito no Mon}}

* [[Boltz]] - The boss of Stage 5. The third of the Four Devas of Gento, who possesses the blue light. He has mastered the technique of the {{nihongo|Gento Flowing Ring Deadly Destruction|元斗流輪破殺|Gento Ryūrin Hasatsu}}, which allows him to shoot three consecutive white petal bullets by concentrating all of the needed energy.

* [[Shiino|Sheeno]] - The first sub-boss of Stage 6. Jakoh's younger son. He has earned Kenshiro's wrath due to the cowardly way he fatally wounded Kenshiro and Yuria's old benefactor. He attacks using his strong punches from his large body.

* [[Jask]] - The second sub-boss of Stage 6. Jakoh's elder son. His rose to his current position of power under the wing of his father's influence. He does low kicks while crouching.

* {{nihongo|[[Bronza]]|ブロンザ|Buronza}} - The boss of Stage 6. The last of the Four Devas of Gento, who possesses a red light. He is the first Gento martial artist to master the ultimate secret technique of ''[[Musō Tensei]]'', which can only be learned by those who have experienced true sorrow because of love. Because of the sorrow and fighting aura within him, he can use a secret technique called the {{nihongo|Gento Imperial Fist Ring of Light|元斗皇拳光の輪|Gento Kōken Hikari no Rin}}, which he performs by shooting White Petal Bullets while through ''Musō Tensei''. Although a game original character, he has the same title given to [[Shōki]] in the TV series.

* [[Lui]] - The ''Tentei'', Lin's elder twin sister. She has gone blind after spending a long time living as a prisoner. She is rescued after defeating Bronza at the end of Stage 6.

===Final stage and alternate endings===

There are two endings, depending on which stage the game ends. If the player has continued at least once, then the game will end on Stage 7 and the ending screen will show Lui's face. However, if the player completes Stage 7 without continuing once, then the player will proceed through Stage 8 instead. If the player completes Stage 8, then the ending screen will show Falco's face instead (the ending theme will be different as well).

===Skip to Stage 4===

===Finishing moves===

The player can perform a different finishing move on each boss by hitting each boss' weak point with a specific attack on their first strike. The only indication that the strike was successful is if the boss loses more energy than they normally would with a regular attack. After the battle, the Japanese characters will be displayed on the top portion of the screen showing the name of the technique.

:Used on Bask. The first blow must be a jumping punch to his head. A secret technique originally used on [[Madara]] in the anime.

:Used on Geila. The first blow must be a punch to his belly. In the original work, the finishing move on Geila was simply a vital point called ''Senha''.

:Used on Taiga. The first blow must be a standing kick. In the original work, this was the technique Kenshiro was going to use to kill [[Jagi]] before he decided to spared his life the first time they fought. According to the official guide, it causes the victim to feel eight different kinds of pain before breaking into nine pieces.

:Hit Solia with a punch to the face as the first blow. A game-original technique. According to the official strategy guide, it is a kind of Aura Punch that uses sunlight that exercises its might particularly to purple objects. In other words, it can destroy Solia's purple armor.

:Hit Boltz with a crouching kick as the first blow. A game-original technique. It is a special technique that devours the body in an instant, causing its soul to be lost forever.

:A secret technique used to defeat Falco. The player must strike Falco's back with a standing punch while he performs his sliding kick. In the manga, ''Kaketsu'' was the name of a vital point that Ken struck on Falco's chest.

:A secret technique used to defeat the Nameless Asura. The player must strike the Asura's chest with a standing kick as the first blow. It is a technique which gives the opponent the greatest sense of pain they can feel, causing its victim to yell loudly enough to split the heavens, hence the name.

==American version==

* The game is titled ''Fist of the North Star'' instead of ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' (no other ''Fist of the North Star'' video game were released overseas for the NES).

* The background color of the title screen was changed from black to blue. Likewise for Kenshiro's sprite.

* The "abeshi" and "hidebu" power-ups were changed into generic white and black stars.

* Certain bosses, namely [[Barona]] and [[Buzori]], were made easier to defeat in the American version.

* The kanji that appears at the top of the screen after the player loses to a boss or when the player defeats a boss after striking their weak point were removed.

The game was advertised in Viz's eight-issue run of the ''Fist of the North Star'' manga published in 1989. Although [[Toki]] appears on the American version's cover artwork sparring with Kenshiro (taken from a cel art used for episode 70 of the anime series), he does not actually appear in the game.

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* Several freed rebels were supposed to appear after defeating Taiga at the end of Stage 3.

==Official strategy guide==

*[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587280.html ''Fist of the North Star''] at GameFAQs

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