Hokuto no Ken (arcade): Difference between revisions

|released= December 2005 (Arcade)<br>March 29, 2007 (Playstation 2)

}}{{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 [[wikipedia:Fighting_game|2D head-to-head fighting game]] developed by [[wikipedia:Arc System Works|Arc System Works]] and produced by [[wikipedia:Sega|Sega Games]], based on the manga and anime series of the [[Hokuto no Ken|same name]]. It was originally released for the arcades in late 2005 on the [[wikipedia:Atomiswave|Atomiswave]] platform. A [[wikipedia:PlayStation_2|PlayStation 2]] version, titled {{nihongo||北斗の拳 審判の双蒼星 拳豪列伝|'''Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan no Sōsōsei: Kengō Retsuden'''|which roughly translates to "Fist of the North Star: The Twin Blue Stars of Judgment - History of Great Fighters"}}, 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 Sega in 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.

===Seven Stars of Hokuto===

Below each character's lifebar is a gauge with seven "stars" in the shape of the [[Big Dipper]]. Special moves, supers, and some command normals can remove varying amounts of stars. Once empty, a final "Death Star" or "shichousei" will light up and the other player can perform a special "Fatal K.O." attack that can instantly defeat them, regardless of their lifebar (similar to the Instant Kill attacks in Guilty Gear.). The biggest difference is these moves may be easily comboed into, making them far more practical than their Guilty Gear counterparts. Players regain two stars at the start of each round, and one star any time an opponent unsuccessfully attempts to Fatally K.O.. After being Fatally K.O.'d, if the match is not over, that player starts the following round with all seven stars replenished.

A man who possesses the most graceful skills in the 2,000 years-old history of Hokuto. However, he was exposed to radioactive fallout while protecting Kenshiro and Yuria and was removed from the candidacy of the succession. In contrast to Raoh's hard style, Toki is a master of the soft style. However, he is willing to do everything to confront his natural brother Raoh, including staking his life to learn the Hard style.

|"Huff...I've been waiting for this moment!"