Hokuto no Ken (PlayStation): Difference between revisions

''This is article about the Hokuto no Ken video game released for the PlayStation in 2000. For the the Hokuto no Ken game that was ported to the PlayStation in 1996, see [[Hokuto no Ken (Banpresto)]]''.

{{nihongo_title|Hokuto no Ken - Seikimatsu Kyūseishu Densetsu|北斗の拳 世紀末救世主伝説}} is a video game released for the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] in Japan on October 26, 2000. It is a 3D action game published by [[Wikipedia:Bandai|Bandai]] and developed by [[Wikipedia:Natsume (company)|Natsume]]. The game's main story mode which follows the plot of the manga as the player takes control of [[Kenshirō]] from the beginning of his journey to his final battle with [[Raoh]]. The game faithfully reproduce scenes from the manga, aside from a few deviations and omissions done for the convenience of gameplay. Almost all the voice actors from the TV series reprised their roles for the game, most notably [[Kaneto Shiozawa]], who passed away a few months before the release of the game, making this Shiozawa's final performance as Rei in any ''Hokuto no Ken''-related media.

==Game modes==

:The main story mode. Consists of eight chapters where the player takes control of Kenshiro, with portions where [[Rei]] and [[Toki]] are controlled as well.

:Available after completing each chapter in the story mode, this allows the player to view all the story sequences and edit the dialogue as they fit. All of the lines spoken by the characters in each scene can by replaced by any line spoken by any character, regardless of the original context. This is one of the most popular features in the game and the official strategy guide has an entire section teaching readers how to create their own scenes.

:A one-on-one battle mode that can be played with a second player. There are 14 selectable characters to choose from. Only Kenshiro is available at the start and the rest must be made available by defeating them in the Story Mode without using continues.

:A secret game mode available after completing all eight chapters of the story mode without using continues. It is a time attack mode consisting of six stages where the player must defeat as many red thugs as possible in last 30 seconds per stage.

:A feature that allows the player to determine the [[Danmatsuma|death cry]] of the red colored enemy grunts. When the player attacks a red enemy while the enemy is flashing, a series of button commands will be displayed on screen while the enemy taunts the player. If the player presses all seven buttons shown on-screen in the correct order before the enemy finishes his sentence, then the enemy's death cry will vary depending on the player's timing. There are over 200 possible death cries. A portion of the player's health will also be restored.

*Battle 2: Sub-boss fight with [[Kemada]] and the Kiba Clan

*{{nihongo|[[Nanto Gokuto Ken]]|南斗獄屠拳, Nanto Hell Butcher Fist}} - Dash, then Square + X

*{{nihongo|Taizan Ryū Sōjō Ben|泰山流双条鞭, Taishan Style Twin Streak Whip}} - Square + X

*{{nihongo|Mōko Hakkyoku Dō|蒙古覇極道, Tao of the Mongolian Dominator}} - Front + Square + X

:To unlock each character in Battle Mode, the player must complete each one-on-one boss battle in Story Mode without having a Game Over up to that point (chapters can be replayed individually). The characters are unlocked in the following order.

*[[Souther]] ([[Banjō Ginga]]

*[[Heart]] ([[Junpei Takiguchi]])

*[[Jackal]]/[[Gyōki]] ([[Hisao Egawa]])

* Narrator ([[Shigeru Chiba]]))