Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage

Hokuto Musou (北斗無双) is a new game from Koei. It was originally announced as a "mystery title" during the 2009 Tokyo Game Show. Its story and characters are based on the famous Japanese anime Fist of the North Star. The producer, who is the same as the Samurai Warriors series, says that the staff aims to create a "new realistic feel" for the Fist of the North Star series while still being faithful to the original's roots.

Different from the other Warriors titles, this game borrows more elements from the action adventure genre. Enemies don't necessarily swarm the players and appear during select sections within an area. Players can use various iconic techniques from the manga and enemies are killed in a similar manner as the original comic. Some techniques will need more time to perform than others but a musou-like option will be available for each character. When this technique is used, the game will momentarily freeze the action on the field until the move is completed. When playing in the game's story mode, boss fights will be one-on-one matches.

Similar to the Dynasty Warriors: Gundam titles, the game features a story mode that faithfully follows the comic and an original story that borrows elements from the series. So far, the official mode has only announced that it will follow Kenshiro's beginnings until he faces Raoh for the right of successor.

The game's rating hasn't been released yet but it does feature blood and exploding bodies. According to an online questionnaire, there is currently a higher demand for the game being ported to the PS3 than the Xbox 360.

Confirmed Characters

 * Kenshiro
 * Rei
 * Mamiya
 * Yuria
 * Bat
 * Lin
 * Zeed
 * Heart
 * Shin
 * Fang Clan
 * Jagi
 * Souther
 * Toki
 * Raoh

Stages

 * Hokuto School
 * Southern Cross
 * Cassandra
 * Holy Emperor Cross Mausoleum

Image Songs
Titles are not known yet but one is made in Yuria's image. They were used in the October 14th press release.

Performed by Nana Tanimura