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.

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

===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.

|[[Hikō]]: [[Seiei Kō]]

|[[Hokuto Hiei Ken]]

|[[Tenha no Kamae]]

|[[Hokuto Ujō Mōshō Ha]]

|[[Hokuto Ryū Geki Ko]]

|[[Hokuto Jarai Kō]]

|[[Hokuto Shichishi Kihei Zan]]

|[[Tenha Kassatsu]]

|[[Musō Tensei]]

|[[Hokuto Zankai Ken]]

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.

|北斗有情破顔拳

|Baka me! Kateba ī nda! Nani o tsukaouga

|Yokude kita otōto! !

|Ya… yamete kure! ! Ta… tanomu! !

|Ima wa akuma ga hohoemu jidaina nda

|Ore no na o itte miro

|Madamada yomi ga amai wa

|Fufu… kono toki o matte ita noda

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

One of the Nanto Rokusei Ken, the man who bears the burden of the [[Shōsei|Star of Leadership]]. The successor of Nanto Hōō Ken, the mightiest among the 108 sects of Nanto Sei Ken. His love for his master was deeper than anyone else, but he renounced it when he took on the name of the Holy Emperor, building himself the Holy Emperor Cross Mausoleum. A man whose body possesses a secret that makes him invulnerable to the use of Hokuto Shin Ken. Not even Ken-oh himself dares to challenge him.

An underling of Shin, the one who calls himself "KING". While his body may seemed like an excessive amount of fat, it has the capability of absorbing the impact of most attacks, earning it the nickname the "destroyer of martial arts". He is usually mild-mannered, but the sight of his own blood turns him into a homicidal maniac who will not calm down until he kills someone else.

She was kidnapped by Juda on the day of her twentieth birthday, who also killed her parents. After escaping from Juda's clutches, she renounced her womanhood and became the leader of her village, where she met Kenshiro and Rei.

 

*'''[[Yuria]]''' (During the game's opening. Also visible in the background of the Southern Cross stage and in Shin's victory animation. In the ending, her silhouette is visible as Kenshirō rides off with her on [[Kokuoh]])