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. 

[Thanks, Andreas]

Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)

DCDerekUSA

fist of the north star would be sweet

TewDee

Hokuto no Ken was really, really broken from what I understand.

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

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

Ah hahahaha nice. <3 Hokuto no Ken.

Cheater2000

Your already dead!!!!!

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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

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.

Chris Carter

This was an IP when I was in diapers, and most people here weren't even born yet.

ODD ANNOUNCEMENT.

BitAgent

Hell yeah!

/head explodes

Demtor

Heads will pop like ripe melons I tell ya!

Overcrowd

Yeah motherfucker. This series doesn't get nearly enough love anymore.

Zantetsuken

FUCK YEAH BEST NEWS ALL DAY!

Now all I need is a remake of the JJBA fighter and I can die happy.

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

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

Oh. My. God. Kratos just got real competition!

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

I was expecting to grow a beard from manly anticipation by watching that trailer...Way to be a cocktease, KT.

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

Jim's never seen Hokuto No Ken!
No wonder he talks like a teenage girl.

Pangloss

@SpilledMilk: Correction! KRATOS IS ALREADY DEAD

psycho terror2

YURIAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

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

I love this kind of stuff...quiet, calm, and impending. A beautiful piece...

Almost ruined by Japanese characters throwing themselves at me.

Dan CiTi

THE TIME OF RETRIBUTION
BATTLE 1
DECIDE THE DESTINY!

Pangloss

おまえはもしんでいる！

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

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

I can't wait to atatatatatatatatatata the shit out of some people

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

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

YOU ARE SHOCK! :OD

ration

isn't fist of the northern star a type of kung fu?

Hitogoroshi

I'm getting chills and I am on the verge of tears. (100% serious)

SmashDash

You are already dead!

Jim Heine

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

YES
FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
YOU'RE ALREADY RELEASED

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

Looks cool...

MrSlippery

oh god. If this is a Dyansty warriors style game in the veinof Fist of the north star?

I think I came. brb.