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Koei Tecmo has teased a new game at the Tokyo Game Show, and while the teaser may very well be one of the lamest of all time, the name attached to it, Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) has gotten people talking. This is personally a new one to me, but many fans are excited for a sequel to some PS2 fighter that apparently was rather great.

So, people are quite eager to find out if this is heading Westard, and for those people I will definitely keep an ear to the ground and find out what's up. Does this game mean anything to you? Please explain it to the nice boys and girls if it does. 

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DCDerekUSA's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:01
DCDerekUSA
fist of the north star would be sweet
TewDee's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:03
TewDee
Hokuto no Ken was really, really broken from what I understand.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:09
Wedge
OH SHIT.

Also the last HnK game was an Arc System Works game, with Tecmo/Koei this might be a third person action game. Though I suppose Tecmo has DoA... but meh. The source material lends itself to either type of game. I'd prefer a God Hand like HnK game myself.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:09
Crunshii
WHAT!!!



HOKUTOOOOO NO KEEEEEEEENNNNN!!!!



A TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATAA TATATA!



WATAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!



Today... is going to be a good day... You will die in 6s.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:10
Wedge
Ah hahahaha nice. <3 Hokuto no Ken.
Cheater2000's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:14
Cheater2000
Your already dead!!!!!

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w55/Postalfan87/HokutoNoKen.gif

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w55/Postalfan87/user48673_pic8266_1230891771.jpg
Everyday Legend's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:15
Everyday Legend
YOU ARE SHOCK!!

Goddamn, I love Hokuto no Ken! That's been my shit since back in the damn day! Total hotness!
Cheater2000's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:16
Cheater2000
Hokuto No Ken just had a very long and somewhat confusing plot haha. I hope this comes out for the PS3. ^_^ I'll import this baby. Already have all the epiosodes and the movie on DVD.
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:22
Magnalon
This was an IP when I was in diapers, and most people here weren't even born yet.

ODD ANNOUNCEMENT.
sicPOS's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:28
sicPOS
Hell yeah!

/head explodes
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:29
Demtor
Heads will pop like ripe melons I tell ya!
Overcrowd's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:33
Overcrowd
Yeah motherfucker. This series doesn't get nearly enough love anymore.
Zantetsuken's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:35
Zantetsuken
FUCK YEAH BEST NEWS ALL DAY!

Now all I need is a remake of the JJBA fighter and I can die happy.
trunxkam45's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:39
trunxkam45
check out my HnK videos:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=67242AF61A7520C4

Hokuto no Ken games are a dime a dozen. There have been so many made it's hard to keep track of them all but the recent fighter was one of the good few.
grisser's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:49
grisser
Jim. I am sincerely sad for you that you do not know of Hokuto no Ken manga/anime.

That's what most Asian kids grew up with. It was the definition of being a MAN (in post apocalyptic world with insane violence that kind of silly now that you look at it).

I mean sure you have your fill of Manliness growing up around hell's angels, but I'm sure this is much less scarring and much more awesome.
SpilledMilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:55
SpilledMilk
Oh. My. God. Kratos just got real competition!
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 09:59
Cowboy TTop
Wow, well this is a nice surprise. I loves me some crazy Hokuto No Ken action, Please don't mess this up, KT.

I still have to import the PS2 Arc game, and a recent one that hit PSP.

If there's one game that needs to be on XBLA, its Arc's System's Fist game.
Uther's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 10:04
Uther
I was expecting to grow a beard from manly anticipation by watching that trailer...Way to be a cocktease, KT.
trunxkam45's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 10:18
trunxkam45
grisser: and the French and Italian! They appreciate classic titles so much more because they aired on their tv sets. While the US got crappy and limited titles like... Ronin Warriors?
Autumn's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 10:18
Autumn
Jim's never seen Hokuto No Ken!
No wonder he talks like a teenage girl.
Pangloss's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 10:19
Pangloss
@SpilledMilk: Correction! KRATOS IS ALREADY DEAD
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 11:11
psycho terror2
YURIAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 11:24
Jim Sterling
I have seen bits of the Fist of the North Star anime.

What I meant was I had no idea what the game was.
H4RDC0RP5's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 11:48
H4RDC0RP5
I love this kind of stuff...quiet, calm, and impending. A beautiful piece...

Almost ruined by Japanese characters throwing themselves at me.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 12:15
Dan CiTi
THE TIME OF RETRIBUTION
BATTLE 1
DECIDE THE DESTINY!
Pangloss's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 12:20
Pangloss
おまえはもしんでいる！
dwolfwood's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 13:24
dwolfwood
おまえはすでに死んでいる！

It's just a 2D fighting game really. There's so many 2D fighting games in Japanese arcades, they're really popular. I doubt it's gonna be genre defining at all. More like those pachinko slot machines where there's millions of them and the main reason you play one specifically is for the characters in it. Fist of the North Star is big franchise still.
MobileSuitGundam's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 14:25
MobileSuitGundam
Love the series and I hope the game is going to be F'in sweet. I haven't played a home console version of a FotNS game yet other than that punching FotNS arcade game.
TheDirtyHobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 14:34
TheDirtyHobo
I can't wait to atatatatatatatatatata the shit out of some people
Springsteen's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 14:41
Springsteen
YEAH! I've been waiting for a Hokuto no Ken game for an eternity. Seriously, it annoys me like hell that no brawler has been made that even scratched the surface of the potential the series has.

The ArcSystems fighting game was pretty cool, but it was a little too broken for my liking. It did introduce some cool elements, like the seven star ultimate attack thing, but it was just nice, as far as I can say.

An adventure beat-em-up, now THAT would be incredible. The gameplay possibilities are incredible, given how far the genre has evolved with God of War and games alike.
Kaibun's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 15:27
Kaibun
Finally, a HnK game that actually feels epic! I didn't think all those games before could properly depict the post-apocalyptic environment the series is know for.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 15:46
Batthink
YOU ARE SHOCK! :OD
ration's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 16:26
ration
isn't fist of the northern star a type of kung fu?
Hitogoroshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 20:46
Hitogoroshi
I'm getting chills and I am on the verge of tears. (100% serious)
SmashDash's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 22:15
SmashDash
You are already dead!
Redface's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2009 23:22
Redface
Holy shit, that was the entire trailer?

I always thought the phrase "Don't blink or you'll miss it" was just one of those silly-but-effective-hyperbole turns of phrase but now I know better.
DGX Goggles's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 01:14
DGX Goggles
YES
FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
YOU'RE ALREADY RELEASED
Rosseh's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 04:31
Rosseh
ATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!

Awesome! I hope it's some crazy Ninja Gaiden style game and not another fighter.

Also, this just reminded me, does anyone know where I can find the new OVAs?
Inuboy1000's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 18:01
Inuboy1000
Looks cool...
MrSlippery's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 21:14
MrSlippery
oh god. If this is a Dyansty warriors style game in the veinof Fist of the north star?

I think I came. brb.
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