Hokuto No Ken Musou

[bandit29]

Hokuto No Ken (Fist of the North Star) Musou for the PS3 from Tecmo/Koei sometime next year

http://kotaku.com/5380244/tecmo-koei...to-ps3xbox-360

[Kyo28]

Sold! This is just too awesome. Will definitely be getting this game

[bandit29]

Video footage

http://kotaku.com/5381217/first-foot...koeis-new-game

[Mobe1969]

Originally Posted by bandit29

Hokuto No Ken (Fist of the North Star) Musou for the PS3 from Tecmo/Koei sometime next year

http://kotaku.com/5380244/tecmo-koei...to-ps3xbox-360

That is a story that would actually probably fit the musou format well. Unlike Gundam

[bandit29]

Even better news.. worldwide release

Kenji Matsubara, Tecmo Koei Holdings honcho, expects big things of recently announced multi-platform title Hokuto Musou. The game is based on post-apocalyptic martial arts manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken).

"Only in Japan, the game should sell a million copies," Matsubara told the Nihon Keisai Newspaper. According to the paper, the game is expected to launch worldwide, given the international familiarity with Fist of the North Star.

http://kotaku.com/5382115/tecmo-koei...n-domestically

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by bandit29

Even better news.. worldwide release



http://kotaku.com/5382115/tecmo-koei...n-domestically

Yes, yes, and can I get another yes

[bandit29]

and more pics



http://www.the-magicbox.com/0910/game091014a.shtml

[bandit29]

New pics.

http://kotaku.com/5435245/new-fist-o...-dead/gallery/

[C Weeezy]

Great News with worldwide release, I just hope it sticks....Now we just need someone to put the original Anime movie on BLU!! If they package it as a collectors edition with game I'll pre-order now

[bandit29]

More screen shots. Should be out soon.

http://www.andriasang.com/e/gallerie...hokutou_musou/

[MOONPHASE]

Coming to Europe Too

Tecmo Koei announced they are bringing Hokuto Musou to Europe under the name Fist of the North Star. Localization must be underway as we write this since it’s slated for summer.

Most of the early Fist of the North Star screenshots focused on Kenshiro and Raoh. However, Tecmo Koei also created hidden playable characters from the Fist of the North Star universe such as Mamiya and Rei. Each character has their own scenario, faithfully reproduced from the source, and an original story with an ending made just for the game.

A North American release of Fist of the North Star has not been announced at this time

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/03/05...s-this-summer/

[bandit29]

Famitsu scores:

Hokuto Musou (PS3/Xbox 360, Koei): 9 / 8 / 7 / 8 - (32/40)

Good news about a EU version. Hopefully a US version is announced soon.



http://koei.co.uk/news/?id=30166

TECMO KOEI Europe, in conjunction with FIST OF THE NORTH STAR creators NSP proudly reveals that it will bring FIST OF THE NORTH STAR to Europeans gamers in a title of merciless action and violent hand to hand combat.

The hugely anticipated FIST OF THE NORTH STAR is a successor to the side-scrollers and beat 'em ups of old, but brought bang up to date with ground-breaking physics, combat, and gore inspired by the cult comic. An uncompromising vision of a ruined future, FIST OF THE NORTH STAR promises to be a no-holds-barred brawler to delight all fighting fans as well as giving FIST OF THE NORTH STAR enthusiasts the game they have been waiting for.

Story:
A ravaged Earth struggles to survive after the nuclear holocaust has left the world in ruins. Pitiful survivors band together in communities and villages, trying to live on what little resources they have left. In the wastelands beyond vicious gangs prey on them for their resources, or sometimes just for fun. A mysterious martial artist named Kenshiro, a man with seven scars on his chest and the chosen successor of the legendary assassin's art Hokuto Shinken (北斗神拳, The Divine Fist of the North Star) has sworn to protect the weak and innocent from the malicious gangs that roam the scorched planet.

Game Features:
• Destructible and interactive environments – In the hugely interactive environments players can smash or pummel their enemies into different objects and buildings as well as pick up objects to maim and obliterate groups of malicious gangs.
• Face down dozens of enemies at once - String combos and attacks together to perform unstoppable killing moves. Power up, then unleash furious Hokuto Shinken special attacks.
• Dozens of unlockable moves - Blistering finishing attacks that can wipe out entire gangs in one blow, or cause single enemies to explode in a shower of gore.
• Hidden characters - Taken straight from the FIST OF THE NORTH STAR universe, players will be able to unlock unforgettable characters such as Mamiya and Rei, amongst others.
• Faithfully reproduced FNS visuals - Every scene and level has been faithfully followed the iconic visual style of the original comic series.
• Original scenarios for every playable character – As well as having their own stories faithfully reproduced from the source material, every character will have a new original story and ending specially made for this game, giving the fans something they could only dream of.

FIST OF THE NORTH STAR has not yet been rated by PEGI. Final game name TBC.

[Kyo28]

Definitely a game I MUST own!

Any idea if there will be differences between the JPN and EU version? Both will have Japanese audio, same trophies, etc?

I think I might just pick up the JPN version to be sure and also because I won't be able to wait until the EU version comes out

[bandit29]

Originally Posted by Kyo28

Definitely a game I MUST own!

Any idea if there will be differences between the JPN and EU version? Both will have Japanese audio, same trophies, etc?

No idea. The JP version is out this week. Not much info out there yet about the UK version. At least an English version will exist if it doesn't come out in NA.

[Mobe1969]

Yeah don't tease - give us a release date!

[bandit29]

The staff is also working on the overseas version of the game. 4gamer asked Koinuma if overseas players can expect changes from the Japanese version, outside of the expected language changes. "There won't be any gameplay changes," said Koinuma. "However, for overseas fans, we'll probably adjust the expressions of violence so that it's more extreme."

Hooray for violence

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/201...h_start_musou/

[Shin-Ra]

No.1 for last week in Japan:

Famitsu Top-10 March 22-28 (+ leaked numbers this week/total):

1. [PS3] Hokuto Musou 397,000
2. [PS3] Yakuza 4 79,000 / 474,000
3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
4. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger
5. [PS3] God of War III 40,000
6. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection
7. [360] Hokuto Musou 31,000
8. [PSP] Gundam Assault Survive
9. [WII] Wii Fit Plus
10. [360] Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! 24,000

x. [PS3] God of War Trilogy 15,000

[jesseboy]

e3 trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdrn6_7v_Tc

[bandit29]

demo tomorrow

Tecmo Koei has announced that a Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage demo will be available for you to download via PlayStation Network or Xbox Live Arcade on October 19th. You will be able to put peoples' insides on their outsides using either Ken or Rei in two stages.

http://www.destructoid.com/fist-of-t...ding-next-week

[Chiyo_chichi]

Darn, hoping to try Mamiya in the demo