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{{nihongo_title|Hokuto no Ken - Shin Seikimatsu Kyūseishu Densetsu |北斗の拳新世紀末救世主伝説}}, also known as ''HOKUTO NO KEN II'' within its ROM header, is a side-scrolling action game produced by [[wikipedia:Sega|Sega]] released for the [[wikipedia:Mega Drive|Mega Drive]] on July 1, 1989. It is the second ''Hokuto no Ken'' video game released by Sega and serves as a sequel to their previous ''[[Hokuto no Ken (Sega Mark III)|Hokuto no Ken]]'' video game released for the [[wikipedia:Sega Master System|Mark III]]. The plot picks up where the previous game left off, after the death of [[Raoh]], and adapts the ''Tentei'' and ''Shura no Kuni'' story arcs from the original manga.

Like its predecessor, the game was released overseas without the ''Hokuto no Ken'' license under the title of '''''Last Battle''''' during the same year as its Japanese release. This version of the game was also released for the [[wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] and [[wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga]] by [[wikipedia:Elite Systems|Elite Systems]] in Europe. The original Japanese version was re-released for the [[wikipedia:Wii|Wii]] [[wikipedia:Virtual Console|Virtual Console]] on September 10, 2008.

==Controls==

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** Kick - Kenshiro will throw a flurries of kicks that's effective against swarms of enemies.

** Jump Kick - Kenshiro will be able to perform a soaring kick in mid-air.

* The Power gauge is divided in four segments. When the gauge reaches a certain point, it will not be filled any further until the next chapter.

;Mazes

Each chapter features one area where the player must enter a building and proceed through a maze.

* The player will not be able to enter a maze area if certain conditions have yet to be met. The conditions differ between each chapter.

* Likewise, if the player has already completed a maze area once, there won't be any need to repeat it afterward.

* Unlike the regular areas, there are no time limit in mazes.

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==Overseas version==

''Last Battle'', the overseas version of ''Hokuto no Ken'' for the Mega Drive, alters the names of all characters, martial arts, and locations due to the lack of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' license. For example, [[Kenshiro]] was renamed [[wikipedia:Arzach|Aarzak]] (a name maybe inspired by the comic of [[wikipedia:Jean Giraud|Moebius]]). The three Rasho [[Kaioh]], [[Hyoh]] and [[Han]] not only have their name changed respectively into ''Garokk'', ''Gross'' and ''Gromm'', but are also depicted as generals of Tae-Kung-Fu that do not accept the defeat of Falco and escape to Asura, renamed ''Land of the Unknown''. Three years later the defeat of Falco they attack the capital city, kidnapping Alyssa (Rin) and bringing her to Asura. Since there the history proceeds almost similarly to manga, with the exception that Aarzak faces Garokk only once, at the very end (though they first met into a brief sequence before in which Garokk explains he's invincible without Aarzak breaking the seal), and Rob (Shachi) is apparently not killed by Garokk.

''Last Battle'', the overseas version of ''Hokuto no Ken'' for the Mega Drive, alters the names of all characters, martial arts, and locations due to the lack of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' license. For example, [[Kenshiro]] was renamed [[wikipedia:Arzach|Aarzak]] (a name maybe inspired by the comic of [[wikipedia:Jean Giraud|Moebius]]). The three Rasho [[Kaioh]], [[Hyoh]] and [[Han]] not only have their name changed respectively into ''Garokk'', ''Gross'' and ''Gromm'', but are also depicted as generals of Tae-Kung-Fu that do not accept the defeat of Falco and escape to Asura, renamed ''Land of the Unknown''. Three years later the defeat of Falco they attack the capital city, kidnapping Alyssa (Rin) and bringing her to Asura.

~~All~~ the ~~blood and gore from the original game was also edited out in the overseas version. In ''Hokuto no Ken''~~, ~~any of~~ the ~~enemy grunts would have their heads explode~~, ~~followed by their bodies in a bloody fashion as well as some boss characters having gorier deaths~~ at the end ~~of their battles.~~ '~~'Last Battle'', however~~, ~~edited down the gore so that the normal enemies would only fly off-screen when hit~~ and ~~many of~~ the ~~bloody animations for~~ the ~~bosses were removed~~.

Since there the history proceeds almost similarly to manga, with the exception that Aarzak faces Garokk only once, at the very end (though they first met into a brief sequence before in which Garokk explains he's invincible without Aarzak breaking the seal), and Rob (Shachi) is apparently not killed by Garokk. Additionally the Harn brothers are described as Gromm's siblings in the manual.

In contrast to ''Black Belt'', the overseas version of the game's predecessor, very few alterations were made to the game's actual graphics in ''Last Battle'', although all of the characters were recolored and ~~some of~~ the bosses, such as Bask and Geila, were given unnatural skin colors like green or purple.

All the blood and gore from the original game was also edited out in the overseas version. In ''Hokuto no Ken'', any of the enemy grunts would have their heads explode, followed by their bodies in a bloody fashion as well as some boss characters having gorier deaths at the end of their battles. ''Last Battle'', however, edited down the gore so that the normal enemies would only fly off-screen when hit and the bloody animations for the bosses were subdued via changing the blood to colors green or yellow.

In contrast to ''Black Belt'', the overseas version of the game's predecessor, very few alterations were made to the game's actual graphics in ''Last Battle'', although all of the characters were recolored and the bosses with violent deaths, such as Bask and Geila, were given unnatural skin colors like green or purple.

===Name changes===

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==Game Genie Codes==

;Infinite Energy<ref>http://gamehacking.org/?game=15241</ref>

:ALKT-AA5C

;Freeze Time

:ATJT-AA9N

;Invincibility

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 {{nihongo_title|Hokuto no Ken - Shin Seikimatsu Kyūseishu Densetsu |北斗の拳 新世紀末救世主伝説}}, also known as ''HOKUTO NO KEN II'' within its ROM header, is a side-scrolling action game produced by [[wikipedia:Sega|Sega]] released for the [[wikipedia:Mega Drive|Mega Drive]] on July 1, 1989. It is the second ''Hokuto no Ken'' video game released by Sega and serves as a sequel to their previous ''[[Hokuto no Ken (Sega Mark III)|Hokuto no Ken]]'' video game released for the [[wikipedia:Sega Master System|Mark III]]. The plot picks up where the previous game left off, after the death of [[Raoh]], and adapts the ''Tentei'' and ''Shura no Kuni'' story arcs from the original manga.
 Like its predecessor, the game was released overseas without the ''Hokuto no Ken'' license under the title of '''''Last Battle''''' during the same year as its Japanese release. This version of the game was also released for the [[wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] and [[wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga]] by [[wikipedia:Elite Systems|Elite Systems]] in Europe. The original Japanese version was re-released for the [[wikipedia:Wii|Wii]] [[wikipedia:Virtual Console|Virtual Console]] on September 10, 2008.
 ==Controls==
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 ** Kick - Kenshiro will throw a flurries of kicks that's effective against swarms of enemies.
 ** Jump Kick - Kenshiro will be able to perform a soaring kick in mid-air.
 * The Power gauge is divided in four segments. When the gauge reaches a certain point, it will not be filled any further until the next chapter.
 ;Mazes
 Each chapter features one area where the player must enter a building and proceed through a maze.
 * The player will not be able to enter a maze area if certain conditions have yet to be met. The conditions differ between each chapter.
-* Likewise, if the player has already completed a maze area  once, there won't be any need to repeat it afterward.
+* Likewise, if the player has already completed a maze area once, there won't be any need to repeat it afterward.
 * Unlike the regular areas, there are no time limit in mazes.
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 ==Overseas version==
-''Last Battle'', the overseas version of ''Hokuto no Ken'' for the Mega Drive, alters the names of all characters, martial arts, and locations due to the lack of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' license. For example, [[Kenshiro]] was renamed [[wikipedia:Arzach|Aarzak]] (a name maybe inspired by the comic of [[wikipedia:Jean Giraud|Moebius]]). The three Rasho [[Kaioh]], [[Hyoh]] and [[Han]] not only have their name changed respectively into ''Garokk'', ''Gross'' and ''Gromm'', but are also depicted as generals of Tae-Kung-Fu that do not accept the defeat of Falco and escape to Asura, renamed ''Land of the Unknown''. Three years later the defeat of Falco they attack the capital city, kidnapping Alyssa (Rin) and bringing her to Asura. Since there the history proceeds almost similarly to manga, with the exception that Aarzak faces Garokk only once, at the very end (though they first met into a brief sequence before in which Garokk explains he's invincible without Aarzak breaking the seal), and Rob (Shachi) is apparently not killed by Garokk.
+''Last Battle'', the overseas version of ''Hokuto no Ken'' for the Mega Drive, alters the names of all characters, martial arts, and locations due to the lack of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' license. For example, [[Kenshiro]] was renamed [[wikipedia:Arzach|Aarzak]] (a name maybe inspired by the comic of [[wikipedia:Jean Giraud|Moebius]]). The three Rasho [[Kaioh]], [[Hyoh]] and [[Han]] not only have their name changed respectively into ''Garokk'', ''Gross'' and ''Gromm'', but are also depicted as generals of Tae-Kung-Fu that do not accept the defeat of Falco and escape to Asura, renamed ''Land of the Unknown''. Three years later the defeat of Falco they attack the capital city, kidnapping Alyssa (Rin) and bringing her to Asura.
-All the blood and gore from the original game was also edited out in the overseas version. In ''Hokuto no Ken'', any of the enemy grunts would have their heads explode, followed by their bodies in a bloody fashion as well as some boss characters having gorier deaths at the end of their battles. ''Last Battle'', however, edited down the gore so that the normal enemies would only fly off-screen when hit and many of the bloody animations for the bosses were removed.
+Since there the history proceeds almost similarly to manga, with the exception that Aarzak faces Garokk only once, at the very end (though they first met into a brief sequence before in which Garokk explains he's invincible without Aarzak breaking the seal), and Rob (Shachi) is apparently not killed by Garokk. Additionally the Harn brothers are described as Gromm's siblings in the manual.
-In contrast to ''Black Belt'', the overseas version of the game's predecessor, very few alterations were made to the game's actual graphics in ''Last Battle'', although all of the characters were recolored and some of the bosses, such as Bask and Geila, were given unnatural skin colors like green or purple.
+All the blood and gore from the original game was also edited out in the overseas version. In ''Hokuto no Ken'', any of the enemy grunts would have their heads explode, followed by their bodies in a bloody fashion as well as some boss characters having gorier deaths at the end of their battles. ''Last Battle'', however, edited down the gore so that the normal enemies would only fly off-screen when hit and the bloody animations for the bosses were subdued via changing the blood to colors green or yellow.
+In contrast to ''Black Belt'', the overseas version of the game's predecessor, very few alterations were made to the game's actual graphics in ''Last Battle'', although all of the characters were recolored and the bosses with violent deaths, such as Bask and Geila, were given unnatural skin  colors like green or purple.
 ===Name changes===
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 ==Game Genie Codes==
 ;Infinite Energy<ref>http://gamehacking.org/?game=15241</ref>
 :ALKT-AA5C
 ;Freeze Time
 :ATJT-AA9N
 ;Invincibility