Hokuto no Ken Gekiuchi
Hokuto no Ken Gekiuchi (北斗の拳 激打) is a series of typing software based on the Hokuto no Ken franchise that were produced by SSI Tristar that were released for Windows and Macintosh PCs from 1999 throughout 2003. The objective throughout each game in the series is to defeat hordes of adversaries by typing words correctly. During boss battles, the player must fill out a special move gauge in order to accumulate enough strength to perform a finishing move with the space key.
Hokuto no Ken Gekiuchi
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| Developer(s) | SSI Tristar |
| Publisher(s) | SSI Tristar |
| Platform(s) | PC, Macintosh |
| Release date(s) | Gekiuchi: 03/19/1999 Gekiuchi SE: 03/17/2000 Gekiuchi 2: 06/12/2000 Gekiuchi Zero: 02/02/2001 Gekiuchi 3: 04/25/2003 |
| Genre(s) | Typing software |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| Input methods | Keyboard |
Typing Ōgi: Hokuto no Ken Gekiuchi
Typing Ōgi: Hokuto no Ken Gekiuch (タイピング奥義 北斗の拳 激打) was released on March 19, 1999. Players control Kenshiro as their defeat adversaries using their typing skills. With the exception of Akira Kamiya as Ken, all the characters in the game were voiced by new actors. There are seven stages in all.
Stages
- Stage 1: The Village of Rules
- The player decides the input method they wish to use.
- Stage 2: The Village of Departure
- Kenshiro teaches the player the home position.
- Stage 3: The Nameless Village
- Battle against enemy grunts and Zeed.
- Stage 4: The Valley of the Fangs
- Battle against the Fang Clan and Kemada
- Stage 5: Villainy Prison
- Battle against Devil Rebirth. Finish with Hokuto Shichishi Seiten
- Stage 6: Southern Cross
- Battle against Heart and Shin. Finish Heart with Hokuto Jūha Zan
- Stage 7: Cassandra City
- Two-part battle against Raoh. The first part ends with the Hokuto Shichishi Kihei Zan, while the second part ends with Musō Tensei.
Second Edition
An updated version of the original Gekiuchi, dubbed Gekiuchi SE or Second Edition, was released on March 17, 2000. This version addresses some of the flaws and omissions from the original release by adding a key configuration and difficulty settings. The number of words were also increased. Owners of the original version were allowed to download an upgrade patch for their version of the game.
Typing Haō: Hokuto no Ken Gekiuchi 2
Typing Haō: Hokuto no Ken Gekiuchi 2 (タイピング覇王 北斗の拳 激打２) was released on June 2, 2000. This time, the difficulty is considerably harder than that of the first game and players can now choose between Kenshiro and Raoh. Akira Kamiya returns, along with Kenji Utsumi and Shigeru Chiba.
Kenshiro's path
- Stage 1: Cruelty! The Doug Master!
- Battle against enemy grunts and then Galf.
- Stage 2: The Blind Champion!
- Stage 3: The Monarch of Nanto!
- Battle against Souther. Finish with Yūjō Tenha Kassatsu.
- Stage 4: The Bloodstained Tyrant!
- Battle against Raoh. Paralyzes him with the Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken and then with finish with Musō Tensei.
Raoh's path
- Stage 1: The King of Fist Cannot Die!
- Battle against Kōryū.
- Stage 2: The Guardian Stars of Nanto! The Men from the Five Chariots!
- Battle against Hyūi, Shuren, Jūza and Fudō. Raoh will finish Juza with the Kaimontenchō and Fudoh with the Tenshō Honretsu.
- Stage 3: The Brothers' Distant Oath!
- Battle against Toki. Finish with Musō Insatsu and then with Hokuto Gōshō Ha.
- Stage 4:The Birth of a New Legend!
- Battle against Kenshiro. The Musō Tensei will be used on the second part. The battle will end after clearing the third part.
Typing Shugyō: Hokuto no Ken Gekiuchi Zero
Typing Shugyō: Hokuto no Ken Gekiuchi Zero (タイピング修行 北斗の拳 激打ZERO) was released February 2, 2001. Unlike the first two Gekiuchi titles, this one was developed with younger users in mind. The player controls Kenshiro during his training days while he was still learning the ways of Hokuto Shinken from Ryūken. The biggest selling point of this installment was the addition of a "kana-to-kanji converter", a feature missing from previous installments. The cast of characters consists of Kenshiro, Shin, Yuria and Ryuken.
Stages
- Stage 1: The Law of Hokuto Shinken
- The player is trained to remember the keyboard arrangement.
- Stage 2: The Teachings of Master Ryuken!
- The player is trained in phonography by inputting the words stated by Ryuken.
- Stage 3: Grandiose! The Learning of the Hokuto Hyakuretsuken!
- The player is trained in pressing single keys. The stage is completed when all three walls are destroyed and the player learns the Hyakuretsuken technique.
- Stage 4: The Training Dummies from Hell
- The player is trained in character input. The stage is completed when all three dummies are destroyed.
- Stage 5: The First of Carnage! Hokuto Ganzan Ryōzan Ha!
- The player is trained in typing short words. The stage is completed when all three statues are destroyed and the player learns the Ganzan Ryōzan Ha technique.
- Stage 6: The Hokuto Hundred Men Kumite From the Purgatory!
- The player is trained in typing short sentences. The stage is completed when all hundred bald martial artists are defeated.
- Special Stage: A Rival Appears! Shin the Madman!
- A special stage that is added when the first six ones are completed. The player is trained to type sentences. The stage adapts the scene when Shin challenges Kenshiro to a fight and then kidnaps Yuria. The stage ends with Shin performing the Nanto Gokuto Ken on Kenshiro.
Hokuto no Ken Gekiuchi 3: Typing Hyakuretsuken
Hokuto no Ken Gekiuchi 3: Typing Hyakuretsuken (北斗の拳 激打３ ～タイピング百裂拳～) was the fourth game in the Gekiuchi series, released April 25, 2003. In contrast to the anime-style artwork from the previous installments, this installment uses colorized version of Tetsuo Hara's original artwork from the manga. Several scenes from the manga were also adapted into the game as well.