Fist of the North Star (NES video game)
The U.S. version was shown at the 1988 Summer Consumer Electronic Show under the title "Ken the Great Bear Fist", which is the localized title used by Toei's international sales department. The title was changed to "Fist of the North Star" for its release in order to tie in with Viz's English adaptation of the manga. The cover artwork for the U.S. version depicts Kenshiro sparring with Toki, who doesn't appear in the game and never actually appeared in the "Hokuto no Ken 2" anime series outside flashbacks (as the character was already deceased by that point of the storyline). The NES version has some slight differences from its Famicom counterpart, which cuts the appearances of side characters at the end of certain stages (such as Bat and Rin at the end of the first stage), as well as the kanji that appear at the top of the screen when Kenshiro defeats a boss after striking its weak point at the start of the battle.
List of Fist of the North Star characters
is a fighting style which branched off from the main "Hokuto" family along with "Hokuto Shinken" that was founded by Shuken's cousin Ryūō. The style uses the 1109 destructive points of the human body called the in contrast to the 708 Keiraku Hikō points of the Shin Ken style (The exact differences between the Ryūken style's hakō points and the Shin Ken style's hikō points are never fully explained) as well as an evil energy called that can drive its practitioner insane with evil, turning them into a Majin (魔神, God of Black Magic). The three that Kenshiro faces are all masters of this art. The ultimate Hokuto Ryuken technique is which levitates a person in the air and completely disorients them.