Hokuto Ga Gotoku

Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, known as Hokuto Ga Gotoku (北斗が如く, Hokuto ga Gotoku, lit. "Like the Big Dipper" or "Like the North Star") in Japan, is a video game produced by Sega. The game was released for the PlayStation 4 on March 8, 2018 in Japan. It is a 3D action-adventure game by the developers of Sega's Like a Dragon series (known as Ryū Ga Gotoku in Japan, formerly known as Yakuza overseas) and features the voice cast of the Like a Dragon series portraying established Hokuto no Ken characters. Yakuza characters Jo Amon and Sotaro Komaki also appear in the game. The story takes place in an alternate universe, as Kenshiro wanders into the post-apocalyptic haven of Eden in search of his lost love Yuria.

Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
Developer(s)	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher(s)	SEGA
Designer(s)	Masayuki Kawabata
Writer(s)	Masayoshi Yokoyama
Composer(s)	Haruyoshi Tomita
Series	Yakuza
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4
Release date(s)	JP March 8, 2018 WW October 2, 2018
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	CERO: D ESRB: M PEGI: 18
Media	Blu-Ray Disc

Story

Nuclear war almost annihilated every living being, but humanity has survived. In an era in which civilization has been destroyed and nothing is created anymore, strong men struggle to conquer what little food and resources are left. It was a world dominated by violence. Yet, in a corner of that world, there is a place called “the city of miracles,” a city named “Eden.”

Eden receives energy and water from a giant dome-shaped relic of the old world named “Sphere City,” and there is even an entertainment district. Citizens live a comfortable life that others in this era can’t even imagine.

One day a man named Kenshiro reaches Eden at the end of his wanderings. He was the successor of Hokuto Shinken, an ancient assassination art passed down from a single line of successors. The heart of this man, thought invincible, was instead filled with despair. His only hope was a rumor indicating that his long lost fiancée Yuria that he thought dead, was instead alive and in Eden.

However, Eden is closed to outsiders, and the gates block Kenshiro’s way. What will he have to do to enter Eden? What destiny awaits in his pursuit of Yuria?

Kenshiro is a man who follows his love in a mysterious city, caught in the river of fate. A new legend of the savior begins.

Chapters

• Prologue: The Survivor
• Chapter 1: City of Miracles
• Chapter 2: The Gladiator Games
• Chapter 3: Ill Omen
• Chapter 4: Prison of Death
• Chapter 5: Light and Shadow
• Chapter 6: Reunion
• Chapter 7: Nanto's Strongest
• Chapter 8: Bloodlust
• Chapter 9: Ambition
• Chapter 10: Throne of Ruin
• Chapter 11/The Final Chapter: The Man of Hokuto

Cast

Character	Japanese version	English version
Kenshiro	Takaya Kuroda	Robbie Daymond
Shin	Kazuhiro Nakaya	Greg Chun
Yuria	Aya Hisakawa	Sarah Williams
Kisana	Miyuki Sawashiro	Allegra Clark
Jagure	Kenta Miyake	Imari Williams
Nadai	Masato Obara	Christopher Bevins
Toki	Shunsuke Sakuya	Kirk Thornton
Rei	Toshiyuki Morikawa	Chris Hackney
Airi	Ryoko Shiraishi	Carrie Keranen
Raoh	Masami Iwasaki	Patrick Seitz
Rihaku	Kazuhiro Yamaji	Kyle Hebert
Taruga	Yuichi Nakamura	Mick Wingert
Lyra	Aya Hisakawa	Lauren Landa
Jagi	Hidenari Ugaki	Edward Bosco
Souther	Hiroki Tōchi	Greg Chun
Uighur	Naomi Kusumi	Paul St. Peter
Lin	Rie Kugimiya	Xanthe Huynh
Bat	Shunzo Miyasaka	Brian Beacock
Mamiya	Miyuki Kawasho	Lauren Landa
Narrator	Koichi Yamadera	Taliesin Jaffe

Trophies

Icon	Name	Unlock Method	Type
	True Successor of Hokuto Shinken	Obtained all trophies.	Platinum
	Achiever	Completed an achievement.	Bronze
	Overachiever	Completed 50% of the achievements.	Gold
	Revenged	Defeated Shin.	Bronze
	The Man who Wandered	Completed the Prologue.	Bronze
	The Man who Fought	Completed Chapter 1.	Bronze
	The Man who Won Freedom	Completed Chapter 2.	Bronze
	The Man who Defied	Completed Chapter 3.	Bronze
	The Man who was Brought Low	Completed Chapter 4.	Bronze
	The Man who Overcame	Completed Chapter 5.	Bronze
	The Man who Reclaimed	Completed Chapter 6.	Bronze
	The Man who Revealed the Truth	Completed Chapter 7.	Bronze
	The Man who Broke Ties	Completed Chapter 8.	Bronze
	The Man who Proved Himself	Completed Chapter 9.	Bronze
	The Man who Charged Forward	Completed Chapter 10.	Bronze
	The Man of Hokuto	Completed the Final Chapter.	Silver
	Ahem. Yuria?	Stare at Xsana in First Person Mode for 3 minutes straight.	Bronze
	Purge the Real Filth	Use a flamethrower to "purge" Thouzer.	Bronze
	Toki? Do You Need a Moment?	Let Toki get over his mid-battle coughing fit.	Silver
	End of the Apocalypse	Complete the game on EXTRA HARD difficulty.	Silver
	The Savior	Complete all substories.	Silver
	Watchman First Class	Proof of being a true bounty hunter.	Bronze
	Doctor at Large	Treat a large amount of Eden's citizens.	Bronze
	Eden's Janitor	Defeat 500 enemies in Eden.	Bronze
	Battler Royale	Complete 50 encounters each in Eden and the Wasteland, 5 scripted encounters, and 5 in-store battles.	Bronze
	Apocalyptic Trader	Barter trade 100 times.	Bronze
	Apocalyptic Sentinel	Obtain all Savior armor.	Bronze
	Apocalyptic Hoarder	Obtain a wide variety of accessories.	Bronze
	Talisman Collector	Obtain all Destiny Talismans. (Excludes DLC.)	Bronze
	Destined to be Extreme	Refine all Destiny Talismans to level 7. (Excludes DLC.)	Silver
	Tycoon of the Century	Earn 10,000,000 IDL total.	Bronze
	High Roller of the Century	Spend 10,000,000 IDL total.	Bronze
	The Successor	Use all Hokuto Shinken secret techniques.	Bronze
	Tiger Dropped	Defeat a master from another world.	Bronze
	Go Back to Kamurocho!	Defeat a villain from another world.	Bronze
	Fall of Meito	Defeat the man who faced you as a true demon.	Bronze
	Purer Than the River	Defeat Toki at his strongest.	Bronze
	The Successor Rises	Unlock 3 abilities.	Bronze
	The Successor Grows	Unlock 50 abilities.	Bronze
	The Successor Awakens	Unlock all abilities.	Silver
	Famous Last Words	Complete the Deathcry Collection.	Bronze
	Hidebu'd	Break the "Hidebu" weapon 20 times.	Bronze
	Wasteland Treasure Hunter	Retrieved 1000 items out in the Wasteland.	Bronze
	Drive Backwards Into Hell	Drive backwards in the buggy for a total of 10km.	Bronze
	Road Rage of the Century	Drive 500km in the buggy.	Bronze
	Apocalyptic Mechanic	Obtain a wide variety of buggy parts.	Silver
	Wasteland Speed Freak	Win all 5 races on Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced difficulty.	Bronze
	Eden's Own Gastronome	Order every menu item at all eateries.	Bronze
	Lord of the Night	Complete all Manager Ken missions.	Bronze
	Garden of Eden	Gather all 30 hostesses in Manager Ken.	Bronze
	The Martial Artist	Win all competitions and duels in the Colosseum.	Bronze
	Kenshiro the Champion	Win all duels.	Bronze
	Surgical Precision	Perform a perfect combo in Ken's Clinic for all songs.	Bronze
	Shake-a-shake-a-shake	Obtain Rank S in Bartender Ken.	Bronze
	Grand Slammer	Obtain Rank S on all Death Batting difficulties.	Bronze
	Gambler in Paradise	Obtain 100,000 chips at the Casino.	Bronze
	Crane Stance	Obtain all prizes in the crane game.	Bronze
	Gamer Archaeology	Play all hidden games found in the Wasteland.	Bronze
	Employee of the Month	Make 100,000 IDL in Merchant Ken.	Bronze

Differences between the manga and the game

• The game adds new characters such as Jagure, Kisana, Lyra, Taruga and Nadai.
• The game omits certain characters from the manga, such as Ryuken, Amiba, Yuda, Shu, Ryuga, Juza, Tou and Fudou.
• Huey and Shuren have only cameo appearances in the game.
• Lin, Bat and Mamiya have their roles completely removed in the game's story, but are still present the game's side quests.
• The games skips the Southern Cross arc, only showing partially the events that precedes it and the battle between Kenshiro and Shin.
• Unlike in the manga, in the game Yuria never tries to kill herself while in Shin's domain. Rather a cult is formed around her and takes her to Eden.
• In the manga, Kenshiro wanders until he finds Mamiya's village. In the game, he investigates the cult that follows Yuria, leading him to Eden.
• Toki never leaves Cassandra in the game's story, thus he never meets Raoh nor he is killed.
• In the manga, Kenshiro and Rei never actually fight, neither Rei suspects that Kenshiro is his sister's kidnapper. In the game, Rei engages in combat with Kenshiro for believing he is Airi's kidnapper.
• In the manga, Souther doesn't survive his battle with Kenshiro, while in the game he is sparred and exits the story.
• In the manga, Kenshiro first meets Rei, faces Jagi, then meets Toki and later meets and faces Souther, while in the game he meets Toki before meeting Rei, and faces Souther before even meeting Jagi.
• In the manga, Jagi is killed by Kenshiro and never meets Rei. In the game, Jagi manages to capture Rei and Airi, but is executed by Rei after being defeated by Kenshiro.
• In the manga, Rei is killed by Raoh. In the game, Rei exits the story after killing Jagi, thus he never meets Raoh.
• In the manga, Raoh dies after his second encounter with Kenshiro. In the game, They only fought once, and Raoh is spared.

Trivia

• The game's original cover art, which had been illustrated by Tetsuo Hara, had to be changed for western territories due to Yuria showing too much cleavage. First run copies of the game, however, came with a reversible cover featuring the original artwork.
• The Japanese version is heavily censored compared to the western version. The censorship does however make deaths very similar to the anime.
• It is possible to play the Sega Mark III game of Hokuto no Ken as a side minigame.
• Many characters in the game share their voice actors with characters in the Like a Dragon series:
  • Takaya Kuroda, who voices Kenshiro, is the voice of Like a Dragon series general protagonist Kazuma Kiryu.
  • Kazuhiro Nakaya, voice of Shin, voiced Akira Nishikiyama, Kiryu's sworn brother turned into enemy, in the original Yakuza, its remake Yakuza Kiwami, and its prequel Yakuza 0.
  • Aya Hisakawa, who voices both Yuria and Lyra, previously voiced Kiryu's love interest Kaoru Sayama in Yakuza Kiwami 2.
  • Miyuki Sawashiro, voice actress of Kisana, starred as Makoto Makimura in Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami 2.
  • Kenta Miyake, who plays Jagure, previously voiced Yuya, Kiryu's strange ally, in all of his appearances.
  • Shunsuke Sakuya, who voices Toki, is the voice of Osamu Kashiwagi, captain and later second patriarch to the Kazama Family.
  • Toshiyuki Morikawa, voice of Rei, starred as Tatsuo Shinada in Yakuza 5.
  • Masami Iwasaki, who voices Raoh, previously voiced antagonist Ryuji Goda in all of his appearances.
  • Kazuhiro Yamaji, voice actor of Hiraku, starred as Makoto Date, Kiryu's ally through the series.
  • Yuichi Nakamura, voice of Taruga, is the voice of Joon-gi Han in Yakuza 6 and Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
  • Hidenari Ugaki, who plays Jagi, is the voice of Goro Majima, Kiryu's on and off rival in the Like a Dragon series.
  • Hiroki Tōchi, voice of Souther, previous voiced Yakuza 5's major antagonist Yu Morinaga.
  • Naomi Kusumi, who starred the game as Uighur, voices recurring antagonist Futoshi Shimano in the original Yakuza, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza 2, Yakuza Kiwami 2 and Yakuza 0.
  • Rie Kugimiya, voice actress of Lin, voiced Haruka Sawamura, Kiryu's adopted daughter.
  • Shunzo Miyasaka, who voices Bat, prevously voiced recurring character Taichi, one of the children under Kiryu's care at the Morning Glory Orphanage.

External links

• Official website