Hokuto no Ken 2 (Famicom)

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    The Family Computer version of Hokuto no Ken 2 (北斗の拳2) is a side-scrolling action game released by Toei Animation on April 17, 1987. The game is based on the Tentei story arc from the manga. Two years after its original Famicom release, an English version for the American Nintendo Entertainment System was released by Taxan titled Fist of the North Star on April 1989, making it is one of few Hokuto no Ken console games that was released for the overseas market.

    Story

    After the death of Raoh, the Central Imperial Capital began its rule of the chaotic world under the name of the Heavenly Emperor. Now grown up, Bat and Lin has formed a resistance under the banner of Hokuto. Kenshiro returns once again after hearing the plight of the people. Kenshiro must hurry to the Imperial Capital and defeat their leader Falco of the Gento Kō Ken style.

    Controls

    • Controller I
      • A button - Punch
      • B button - Kick
      • Up - Jump
      • Down - Crouch
      • Left - Walks left
      • Right - Walks right
      • Select - Allows you to choose between 1-Player and Vs. Mode on the title screen
      • Start - Starts the game on the title screen after choosing between game mode. During the game, press Start to pause the action and press it again to continue.
      • Aura attack - If Kenshiro has any aura yet, he can shoot it towards his direction by pressing A and B simultaneously.
      • Enter doors - Kenshiro can enter certain doors he comes across by pressing A and B simultaneously and pressing Right on the d-pad.
    • Controller II is not used in this game.

    How to Play

    • How to proceed - After starting the game, the player can right, left, downwards, and upwards depending on the level.
    • Power-up - Certain enemies will drop power-ups in the shape of the words あべし (abeshi) or ひでぶ (hidebu) when defeated. You can completely power-up Kenshiro by collecting 1-4 abeshi items or 5-7 hidebu items.
    • Aura gauge - Your aura gauge will be replenished by one point for every 20 enemies you defeat.
    • Extra lives - You will gain an extra life for every 100,000th point.
    • Vs. Mode

    Characters

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