Is there a Fist of the North Star game?
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.
History of Eastern role-playing video games
In 2000, "Phantasy Star Online" on the Dreamcast introduced online gaming to consoles and was responsible for pushing console gamers "to dial up with the Dreamcast to play online and to experience a new style of play." It resulted in taking "consoles online" and defining "small-scale multiplayer RPGs," paving the way for larger-scale MMORPG efforts such as "Final Fantasy XI", setting the template for small-scale online RPGs such as Capcom's "Monster Hunter" series and some of the later "Dragon Quest" and "Final Fantasy" games, and giving rise to "an entire pantheon of multiplayer dungeon crawlers that continue to dominate the Japanese sales charts." More generally, "Phantasy Star Online" made "both online gaming and the concept of fee-based services a reality for consoles," paving the way for the online gaming services later provided by all three of the seventh-generation consoles. That same year, "Vagrant Story" introduced a pausable real-time battle system based on targeting individual body parts, using both melee and bow & arrow weapons; similar body-targeting battle systems were later used in Bethesda's "Fallout 3" (2008) and Nippon Ichi's "Last Rebellion" (2010). That year also saw the release of the PlayStation 2, which would become the best-selling game console of all time, due in large part to its large variety of Japanese RPGs (including franchises such as "Final Fantasy", "Grandia", and "Tales") that established its dominance over the RPG market.
List of Fist of the North Star characters
Yulia was voiced by Yuriko Yamamoto in the original "Hokuto no Ken" TV series and 1986 movie and by Yuriko Ishida in the "Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu" movie series. In English dubs, she was voiced by Melodee Spevack in the movie and Melissa Williamson in the TV series. Isako Washio portrayed Yulia in the 1995 live-action movie, while also providing her voice in the Japanese dub.
Fist of the North Star (1986 film)
The English-dubbed version, produced by Carl Macek, was first released on VHS in 1991 in North America by Streamline Pictures and in 1994 in the United Kingdom and Australia by Manga Entertainment. The English script, written by Tom Wyner, is not a direct translation of the Japanese original, resulting in drastic plot differences between the two versions (such as the explanation for Airi's blindness and the cause of Shin's death). The theatrical ending was used for this version and the end credits theme, "Purple Eyes", is played without vocals. The English dub was given an early DVD release in North America by Image Entertainment in 1998.
Firestorm Tactical Card Game
Firestorm Tactical Card Game is an out-of-print collectible card game by Third World Games. It was first released in June 2001. The original set was called "Prime" and had 284 cards. An expansion called "Enemy of My Enemy" was planned for November 2001 but never materialized. It would have introduced two new factions: the "Corsairs of Nephalis" and the "Tristan Corporation". The game was considered difficult to learn according to the "Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide" as the rulebook contained 92 pages.
Fist of the North Star
In 2001, Tetsuo Hara began working on a "Fist of the North Star" prequel titled "Fist of the Blue Sky", which was serialized in "Weekly Comic Bunch" until 2010. Set during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1935, the story stars Hokuto Shinken predecessor and Kenshiro's namesake, Kenshiro Kasumi. An English adaptation of "Fist of the Blue Sky" was published in North America by Gutsoon! Entertainment in the now-defunct manga anthology "Raijin Comics". Four collected volumes were published before the company went out of business.
Crest of the Stars
"Crest of the Stars" was released in Japan in 1999 and in the United States by Bandai in 2001. At the end of 2002, TechTV announced that "Crest of the Stars" was to be one of the initial titles as part of their new "Anime Unleashed" programming and began broadcast at the end of 2002 and through 2003. Following the closure of Bandai Entertainment in 2012, Sunrise announced at Otakon 2013, that Funimation had licensed "Crest of the Stars", "Banner of the Stars" (Seasons 1 & 2) and "Passage of the Stars".
Several episodes contain a brief introduction about the history, culture, purpose and perception of the Abh and its empire. 
Roughly a year after the Anime finished airing, at the end of May 2000 Bandai Visual released a video game adaptation for the PlayStation. It features a story inspired by both the Crest of the Stars and the Banner of the Stars novels, incorporating some of their characters. The game consists of 67 different space battles, with a story split in two paths and three possible endings each.
List of Fist of the North Star characters
The following is a list of characters from the manga and anime franchise "Fist of the North Star" by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson. All characters are from the original manga unless otherwise noted.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
"War in the North" is an action role-playing hack and slash game played from a third-person perspective. The game features three playable characters; Eradan (a Ranger), Farin (a Dwarf) and Andriel (an Elf). When the player begins any level they must choose one of the three to control. However, they can switch at the end of each level, or by loading a previously saved game and selecting a different character. Each character has its own weaponry and abilities. Eradan uses the following combinations of arms: bow, a two-handed sword, a sword and shield or two single-handed weapons. His skill set is built around stealth. His abilities allow him to follow the tracks of other Rangers to secret stashes of items and weapons. Farin uses two-handed heavy weapons such as axes, a single-handed weapon and a shield, or a crossbow. His skills are built around melee combat. He has the ability to detect fissures and weakness in walls and rocks, smashing them open to find money, items and gems. Andriel uses a staff and a shield, or a staff and a single-handed weapon. Her staff also serves as her long-range weapon. Her skills are built around offensive and defensive spell casting. She can also create potions from alchemy ingredients collected in the field, and her special ability allows her to find secret passages marked with hidden elven glyphs.
All characters have a light and a heavy attack, and all three can roll, block and sprint. Players can also perform critical strikes; when a yellow indicator appears over the head of an enemy a heavy attack will produce a critical strike, which are extra-strong attacks that often kills the enemy with a single hit. During a single-player game, players may issue orders to their AI companions; ordering them to either seek out enemies and attack, or stay near the player character and defend. Players may also revive fallen allies; if the player character dies, the player must wait to be revived by an AI ally. Another aspect of combat is the player's ability to summon a Great Eagle to aid them. The eagle can target a single foe for a large amount of damage. However, the player is limited in the number of times they can summon him, and he can be summoned only when the player is in an outdoors location.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
Upon release of the game, Koei plans for downloadable content for the game, including additional costumes and characters. Players can also gain access to download Kenshiro's original costume from the manga and the anime for 300 yen, originally available for the first print editions.
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic alternate timeline Earth. After a nuclear war, the oceans have dried up. Kenshiro, a successor of the martial art Hokuto Shinken, was defeated by Shin, who proceeded to kidnap his fiancée, Yuria. Kenshiro thus travels through the wastelands to find his beloved. He eventually hears rumors that a woman called Yuria could be found in the city of Eden - he makes his way to Eden to find Yuria.
Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry
Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry is a 3D arcade fighting game for the Nintendo 64 and Microsoft Windows that was published by NewKidCo (Ubi Soft in PAL region) and developed by VIS Interactive.
Fist of the North Star
This show aired with English subtitles on Nippon Golden Network in the late 1980s. The first 36 episodes of the first series were translated and dubbed by Manga Entertainment in 1999, although only 24 episodes were released on VHS (spread across eight tapes). All 36 episodes of the dub version were aired on Showtime Beyond in the United States and on Sci-Fi Channel in the United Kingdom, and were later released on DVD in 2003 (spread across six individual volumes). In 2008, the US subsidiary of Toei Animation produced an official subtitle-only translation of all 152 episodes, which were released on various paid download and streaming websites available only for North American customers. Discotek Media announced on October 2, 2009 that they have licensed the entire "Fist of the North Star" TV series. The first two boxsets were released in that year, and the latter two in 2011. The episodes use the same transfers from the 2008 DVD box set in Japan, although it did not contain any of the special features. The first set featured the first 36 episodes along with Manga Entertainment's English dub, and a Japanese audio option with English subtitles; these subtitles were adjusted from the translation of Toei's streaming episodes. Discotek later released all discs from all four boxsets (a total of 21 discs) together in one set, "Fist of the North Star: The Series - The Complete Series Collection", on March 25, 2014. They were released on a SD BD set (with a total of 3 discs) with the same name on October 31, 2017.
DD Fist of the North Star
In August 2015, a sequel series was announced through the sixth manga volume. Featuring the same cast and mostly the same staff, the series was broadcast on TV Tokyo as part of a "DD Hokuto no Ken 2 Ichigo Aji+" program along with the "" anime adaptation. The first episode aired on October 6, 2015, and the twelve and last was broadcast on December 22, 2015. It was licensed by Crunchyroll to be exhibited simultaneously with Japanese airing.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
The game gained a positive review from "Famitsu" and was given a score of 32 (9/8/7/8) out of 40. "The game recreates the manga's world pretty well, from the heavy-handed Hokuto moves to the speedier Nanto attacks," one writer said. "It's not all that exciting at first, but things change once you start stringing strong attacks together." Another editor had more serious issues with the game's controls. "The throwing animation is too slow, and you stop for a moment after each strong attack," the reviewer wrote. "Maybe it adds to the effect, but it cuts down on the momentum a bit. The rest of your moves are pretty quick and speedy, too, which makes it seem all the worse."
Star X
Star X is a rail shooter video game developed by Graphic State and published by BAM! Entertainment for the Game Boy Advance handheld video game console. It was first released in North America on April 17, 2002, and later was released in the PAL regions on May 17, 2002.
Fist of the North Star
The peace that follows Raoh's downfall does not last long and the world returns to turmoil several years later. Kenshiro rejoins his former traveling companions, Bat and Lin, in their battle against an oppressive Empire, fighting under the banner of the Hokuto Army. The Hokuto Army learns that the Empire has been taken over by an usurper named Jakoh, who has imprisoned the Celestial Empress and has been blackmailing her bodyguard, the "Gento Kōken" successor Falco, to do his evil bidding. The Hokuto Army fight their way into the central capital and free the Empress, who is in fact Lin's long-lost twin sister Rui. With Rui now freed, Falco turns on Jakoh and kills him, foiling his ambitions.
Star Sisterz
Star Sisterz, also known as Star Sisterz: Collectible Charm Game is an out-of-print collectible card game by Wizards of the Coast based on a young adult book series of the same name. It was released in March 2003 and contained 231 cards and 100 charms (a kind of jewelry). Its focus was on the tween girl market. The game and series are produced by Wizards of the Coast (a subsidiary of Hasbro) and is the company's "first card game that specifically targets girls". Wizards of the Coast has reported that the game's domestic sales have "met expectations".
Fist of Fun
Fist of Fun was a British comedy enterprise, initially a BBC Radio 1 series in 1993 and then a BBC2 television series in 1995. It was written by and starred Lee and Herring (the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring).
Buronson
, real name , also known as , is a Japanese manga writer, most known for creating "Fist of the North Star". In 2002, he shared the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga for "Heat" with Ryoichi Ikegami.
Fist of the North Star
In 2002, a second English adaptation was published by Gutsoon! Entertainment under the title of "Fist of the North Star: Master Edition",which retained the original right-to-left orientation, but featured digitally colored artwork. Each volume from the fourth one and onward featured new cover illustrations by Tetsuo Hara that were made specifically for the "Master Edition". The "Master Edition" ceased publication only a year after its start in 2003, lasting only nine volumes due to Gutsoon!'s withdrawal from the North American market.
Fist of the North Star
A series of "Fist of the North Star" spinoffs began to be published in "Weekly Comic Bunch" and "Big Comics Superior" later. This lineup of titles has been dubbed the "Hokuto Gaiden" series, as each title focuses on a particular supporting character from the original manga. The following titles had been published so far:In 2018, a dedicated e-reader was sold that shipped with 18 volumes of Fist of the North Star, without the option of loading anything else, it is a read-only device just for Fist of the North Star. It has two screens that fold out like a book and sold for ¥30,000 in Japan. The device is called an eOneBook and is powered by removable AAA batteries.
List of Fist of the Blue Sky characters
The are three martial arts styles that branched off from "Hokuto Shinken" during the Three Kingdoms period and went on to develop their styles independently after the main "Hokuto Shinken" school was relocated to Japan. They are named after the Cao, Sun and Liu families, which they were each sworn to protect and serve. The Liu Family Fist would later branched off from the other school and become the "Hokuto Ryūken" school from "Fist of the North Star".
A Song of Ice and Fire
"A Song of Ice and Fire" has spawned an industry of spin-off products. Fantasy Flight Games released a collectible card game, a board game, and two collections of artwork inspired by "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. Various roleplaying game products were released by Guardians of Order and Green Ronin. Dynamite Entertainment adapted "A Game of Thrones" into a same-titled monthly comic in 2011. Several video games are available or in production, including "" (2011) and "Game of Thrones" (2012) by Cyanide; both received mediocre ratings from critics. A social network game titled "Game of Thrones Ascent" (2013) by Disruptor Beam allows players to live the life of a noble during the series' period setting. Random House released an official map book called "The Lands of Ice and Fire", which includes old and new maps of the "Ice and Fire" world. The companion book "The World of Ice & Fire" by Martin and the Westeros.org owners Elio M. García Jr. and Linda Antonsson was published in October 2014. Other licensed products include full-sized weapon reproductions, a range of collectable figures, Westeros coinage reproductions, and a large number of gift and collectible items based on the HBO television series. The popularity of the HBO series has made its version of the Iron Throne an icon of the entire media franchise.
DD Fist of the North Star
To celebrate the series's 30th anniversary, a second anime adaptation was announced in January 2013, through "Zenon"s March issue. Produced by Ajia-do Animation Works under the direction of Akitaro Daichi, 13 episodes were broadcast by TV Tokyo from April 2, to June 25, 2013. Four DVDs collecting the episodes were released between June 28, and September 27, 2013. The anime was streamed by Crunchyroll; the first two episodes were available from June 4, 2013, with three more episodes streamed every week there after. In December 2014, Sentai Filmworks announced the licensing of the series to the North American digital and home media market. Sentai released it on DVD and Blu-Ray on April 14, 2015, and also made it available through the streaming site Hidive, and on iTunes, Microsoft Store and PlayStation Store.
Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars
Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars, known in Japan as , is a video game that was developed by Sunrise Interactive and published by Konami in 2001 for the Game Boy Advance. The game is story-orientated, and is based around turn-based strategic mecha combat.
Master System
The Master System and its software still retains some popularity. According to IGN, "Despite its narrow mass audience, the Master System had—and still has—a very loyal fan base." In 2005, Sega reached a deal with Chinese company AtGames to release Master System software in the form of emulation products in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China. A number of Master System games were released for download on Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console in North America, PAL territories and Japan. The first game released for this service was "Fist of the North Star", on February 26, 2008. "Fantasy Zone" followed on March 11. Both were released in Japan. In North America, "Wonder Boy" was the first Master System game released for the service on March 31, 2008. Master System games have also been released via the GameTap online service.
List of Fist of the North Star chapters
Viz Communications published the first sixteen chapters of "Fist of the North Star" in English as an eight-issue monthly comic in 1989, which were later reprinted in a single graphic novel collection in 1995. During that same year, Viz resumed publication of the series as a monthly comic until 1997, lasting eighteen issues (spanning chapters 17-44), which were subsequently reprinted in three additional graphic novels. The license was later acquired by Gutsoon! Entertainment, which published a new translation of the series in the form of a "Master Edition" featuring newly colorized artwork and retained the original right-to-left orientation of the art, as well as new cover artwork by Tetsuo Hara from the fourth volume and onward. "Fist of the North Star: Master Edition" was published from 2002 to 2003, lasting only nine volumes, due to Gutsoon!'s withdrawal from the North American market.
List of Fist of the North Star chapters
In 2013, the "kyūkyokuban" or "Extreme Edition" began publication by Tokuma Shoten under the "Zenon Comics DX" imprint. This 18-volume edition, in addition to featuring all the pages from both, the "tankōbon" and "kanzenban" edition, has new cover artwork by Tetsuo Hara himself for each volume, as well as a new 30th anniversary-themed chapter titled "Hokuto no Ken: Last Piece", which is included in Volume 11.
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Saturday Night Slam Masters, known in Japan as , is a 1993 pro wrestling arcade game released for the CP System by Capcom. The game features character designs by manga artist Tetsuo Hara, famous for "Fist of the North Star".
List of Fist of the North Star characters
Thouzer was voiced by Banjō Ginga in the original TV series, Akio Ōtsuka in the "Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu" movie series, and Toshihiko Seki in the "Ten no Haō" anime series. Illich Guardiola voices him in the English dub of "Legends of the Dark King".
Fist of the North Star
An original novel was written by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara titled "Shōsetsu Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi" which was published by Jump Novel in Japan on December 13, 1996. The novel was the basis of the later three-episode OVA series "New Fist of the North Star". A novelization of the movie "Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Love in Death" written by Eiichi Sakaki was published by Tokuma Novels on March 10, 2006.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
On October 21, it was announced that pre-order customers who order their game from GameStop stores would receive the playable character 'Heart' as a bonus, as well as two additional missions.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
The game comes in four different variations; a standalone copy of the game, the pre-order version, the First print edition and the treasure box edition. The first print edition comes with the access to download Kenshiro's original costume, the pre-order version comes with the Metal Card Case and the treasure box edition includes the character voice Alarm Clock, an original soundtrack CD and an original story book with strategies and artwork.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
An original story for the game which lets other characters become playable. The basic outline of the mode has the four Hokuto brothers interacting with the "Nanto army". Each character offers a different perspective or story arc within the mode. Completing character scenarios in this section is needed to unlock more characters for this mode.
Kenshiro
Kenshiro has been voiced by numerous voice actors in different media. Akira Kamiya voiced him first in the original anime television series and movie, as well as in a few video games. He is voiced by Takehito Koyasu in the original video animation series "New Fist of the North Star", Kunihiro Kawamoto in the "Fist of the North Star" arcade game and CGI short "Hokuto no Ken: Legend of Heroes", Hiroshi Abe in "" film series, Hideo Ishikawa in the video game version of "Ten no Haō", Katsuyuki Konishi in the video games "" and "J-Stars Victory VS", and Takaya Kuroda in the video game "". The child version of Kenshiro is voiced by Ryō Horikawa in the original anime series and by Yūko Gibu in the "Legends of the True Savior" film series.
Fist of the North Star
A number of pachinko and pachislot machines based on the franchise have been produced, mainly by Sega Sammy Holdings since the launch of the "CR Hokuto No Ken" pachinko machine in 2002. "Pachislot Hokuto No Ken", launched in 2004, sold 620,000 units by March 2005, becoming the best-selling pachislot machine. "Pachinko CR Hokuto No Ken 3" became Sega Sammy's best-selling pachinko machine when it launched in 2009. By March 2017, Sega Sammy had sold 3.18million "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko, pachislot and arcade machines, including 2.71million "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko and pachislot machines, 30,000 "Hokuto no Ken" arcade game machines, and 440,000 "Souten no Ken" pachinko and pachislot machines. Between April 2017 and March 2018, Sega Sammy sold a further "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko and pachislot units, and a further units between April 2018 and June 2018, bringing total sales up to 3,359,067 units. At an average unit price of $5,000, Sega Sammy has grossed approximately from sales of "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko, pachislot and arcade machines.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
Pokka Coffee was performing a collaboration event with Fist of the North Star in which they had specially printed cans on their products. These same drinks were present during the March 3rd Premium play test for "Ken's Rage".
List of Fist of the North Star characters
The Dungeon of , also known as the City of Wailing Demons, was originally under the control of the Dragon Emperor as means to ward off intruders until Raoh took over, turning into a prison city where many of his enemies are locked-up, mainly rival martial artists who were forced to give up their martial art secrets to Ken-oh. The dungeon is run by , a giant in viking armor who Raoh gave the position to after expressing his interest in the legend Uighur wishes to make for himself. Uighur is master of a Taishan fighting style involving the use of whips and his special technique is a powerful shoulder tackle called the . The gatekeepers of Cassandra, and , are the twin successors of the style. The twins are honorable warriors whose younger brother, Mitsu, is being kept hostage by Uighur and his men. Kenshiro, Lei and Mamiya head to Cassandra to rescue Toki, who is being kept prisoner there. Eventually, Uighur is killed by Kenshiro who frees Toki and the other prisoners in Cassandra.
List of Fist of the North Star characters
Rihaku was voiced by Takeshi Aono in the TV series and Katsuhisa Houki in the "Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu" series.
List of Fist of the North Star characters
Juza was voiced by Yoshito Yasuhara in the original TV series and by Keiji Fujiwara and Shintaro Asanuma in the "Ten no Haō" anime. Mark Laskowski voices Juza in the English dub of Legends of the Dark King.
Ristar
The game stars an anthropomorphic cartoon star who uses his hands and long, stretchable arms to both move and combat enemies. Reception for the game has been generally positive, but the game's initial release was overshadowed due to the imminent ending of the Genesis's lifecycle and the succession of the Sega Saturn and other fifth generation video game consoles. While never receiving any sequels, Sega has re-released the game a number of times digitally and on Sega-themed compilations, including the "Sega Forever" line of releases for mobile devices, and has occasionally given Ristar himself cameos in other Sega properties.
Fist of the North Star
The full series was never released on VHS in Japan, although three hour-long compilation movies were produced by Toei Video covering the first, second and fourth story arcs in that order. On July 24, 2002, Universal Music released a Region 2 DVD box set containing all 152 episodes spread across 26 discs. These discs were later released as individual volumes from May 21, 2003 through January 21, 2004. Three "best of" DVD compilations were also released in 2005, each featuring seven key episodes from the series. On March 28, 2008, Avex released a 25th anniversary edition box set featuring new video transfers of all 152 episodes remastered in high definition, once again spread across 26 discs. This set also features two additional discs of bonus content (including the aforementioned compilation movies).
Fist of the North Star (1986 film)
"Hokuto no Ken" was released in Japan on VHS in 1988, two years after its theatrical release. The late release was due to the decision to animate a new ending. Unlike the theatrical version, in which Kenshiro falls unconscious during the final battle, the revised ending has both fighters still standing when they're about to deliver their mutual finishing blows before they're interrupted by Lin. The movie was later released in Japan on Laserdisc on September 21, 1995.
Star (board game)
Star is a two-player abstract strategy board game developed by Craige Schensted (now Ea Ea). It was first published in 1983 in "Games" magazine. It is connection game, related to games such as Hex, Y, Havannah, and TwixT. Unlike these games, however, the result is based on a player having a higher final score rather than achieving a specific goal. He has since developed a slightly more complicated version called *Star with better balance between edge and center moves, writing "*Star is what those other games wanted to be."
Fist of the North Star (1986 film)
After a global-scale nuclear war has turned most of the world into a contaminated wasteland, with Earth's survivors now fighting over the few uncontaminated food and water supplies still remaining. Kenshiro, a master of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken", is traveling with his fiancee Yuria when they are confronted by a gang led by Ken's former friend Shin, a master of the rival "Nanto Seiken" style. Shin proclaims that he has been in love with Yuria for a long time and with no law to intervene now, challenges Ken over her. After defeating Ken in combat, Shin engraves seven wounds on Ken's chest and leaves him for dead, taking Yuria with him. Ken's eldest brother-in-training Raoh, having witnessed the fight without intervening, returns to his dojo, where he finds his sensei Ryuken meditating. Raoh challenges Ryuken's decision to choose Ken as the "Hokuto Shinken" successor over him and kills him, proclaiming he will become the ruler of the new world.
List of Fist of the North Star characters
is an assassination art that is characterized as the polar opposite to the Hokuto Shinken style. Whereas Hokuto Shinken destroys enemies from within through the use of the "keiraku hikō" vital points, Nanto Seiken teaches its practitioners to kill with sheer force through the use of stabbing and slicing techniques. The Nanto Seiken school has branched out to 108 sects, with the six top masters of these sects being known as the , whose fates are intertwined to a star within the Nanto constellation. With the exception of the Last General of Nanto, who uses no martial art, each Nanto master is trained in a style of Nanto Seiken named after a bird.
List of Fist of the North Star characters
Lin was voiced by Toshiko Fujita in the series and Naomi Shindō in the video game "". In English dubbed version of "Ken's Rage", she was voiced by Laura Bailey.
Fist of the North Star
"Fist of the North Star" was adapted into two anime television series produced by Toei Animation, which together aired on Fuji TV and its affiliates from 1984 through 1988, comprising a combined total of 152 episodes. It has since expanded into a media franchise, including a number of films, OVAs, video games, and a series of spin-offs centering on other characters from the original story. It has also had a number of video games and pachinko machines produced by Sega Sammy. As of June 2018, "Fist of the North Star" is the 18th highest-grossing media franchise of all time, estimated to have generated more than in total revenue.
List of Masters of the Universe characters
In the 2002 series, he is the last to join the Masters of the Universe and is revealed to be Man-At-Arms' older brother, to Teela's surprise. The brothers became estranged during the Great Unrest, when Fisto allegedly deserted Randor's forces. Fisto came to the aid of He-Man and the Masters, using his giant fist to free them from the rocks that had entrapped them in a cave-in ("Web of Evil"). This act shattered his hand, which Man-At-Arms replaced with a larger, metallic hand. The 2002 figure was packaged as "Battle Fist" due to a conflict of copyrighted name with another toy line, but the character was still called Fisto in the animated series. Fisto did not have the classic action figure's purple sword in the cartoon or the new toyline.
List of Fist of the North Star characters
The protagonist of the series, Kenshiro is the youngest of the four Hokuto brothers and the chosen successor of "Hokuto Shinken" (北斗神拳 Big Dipper God Fist).
Fist of the North Star
After Shin's downfall, Kenshiro settles in an oasis where he is reunited with Lin, who wandered off searching for Kenshiro after leaving her village. Having acquired a reputation as a saviour after defeating other organizations such as the Golan army and Jackal's gang, Kenshiro is hired by a certain village to serve as their guardian against the Fang Clan, a group of bandits who are terrorizing the locals. With the help of village leader Mamiya, a female warrior who bears a striking resemblance to his lost love Yuria, as well as fellow guardian Rei, the successor to the "Nanto Suichōken" style, Kenshiro succeeds in vanquishing the Fangs.
Fist of the North Star (1995 film)
Back in the current time, a lone man wanders from settlement to settlement seeking out the Crossmen. He soon finds them after a group attack the homestead that gave him shelter for the night, and we see that this is actually Kenshiro, still alive. Having killed the attackers at the homestead, he continues on towards the city where he meets orphan Bat and his sister. The settlement is frequently raided by the Crossmen, so Kenshiro soon finds himself defending Bat and the other villagers from Shin's henchmen. When Shin himself hears about Kenshiro's fighting style, he continues sending henchmen to capture or kill the mysterious man, only later discovering that it is in fact Kenshiro. As the people begin revolting against the Crossmen, Kenshiro finally meets with Lord Shin in his throne room, resulting in a final showdown between the two.
Star Wars: Destiny
Star Wars Destiny is a trading card game by Fantasy Flight Games. It was first released in November of 2016. The game has been compared to except that it also incorporates a lot of dice. The game also marked Fantasy Flight Games' return to making collectible card games. The game has already generated a tournament circuit.
Fist of Justice
Fist of Justice is a superhero comic book published by Digital Webbing. The series and its title character debuted in "Digital Webbing Presents" #24 (November 2004), and was created by Mike Imboden and Ed Dukeshire.
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is the and the first of the "Hokuto Ryūken" masters Kenshiro faces in Shura. Han uses a personal fighting style that allows him to create strong wind currents with his fists. He reveals Kenshiro's origin at the Land of Shura during their battle; implying he knew Kenshiro was Hyoh's brother and pleaded with him to leave Shura before ultimately dying from his wounds. After being killed, his body drifts from the blood-soiled lake into Hyoh's castle, who swears to avenge Han's death.
Fist of Awesome
The hero, Tim Burr, is a forest dwelling tree feller who gets caught up in a needlessly complex interstellar plot to enslave Earth by populating history with homicidal wild animals. The game takes place over a number of time periods and lets you punch a full grown grizzly bear in the face. It is a modern homage to classics like Streets of Rage and Final Fight, but with more time travel and lumberjacks.
StarFist series
StarFist is a series of military science fiction novels set in the 25th century and written from the viewpoint of the men of the "Confederation of Human Worlds" Marine Corps 34th FIST (Fleet Initial Strike Team) and later in the spin-off series Starfist: Force Recon.
Nester's Funky Bowling
Nester's Funky Bowling is a bowling video game developed by Saffire Corporation and published by Nintendo for the Virtual Boy handheld game console. It was only released in North America on February 26, 1996, and it was the second-last game released for the system before it was discontinued. Players control Nester, a character from the "Nintendo Power" comics, or his twin sister Hester, as they compete to see who is superior. It features standard bowling mechanics and rules, encouraging players to get 300 pins. It has three modes of play - Bowling, Challenge, and Practice, all three supporting one or two players.
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This part features Kenshiro's encounter with Rei, their developing friendship and Rei's relationship with Mamiya. It also introduces Kenshiro's fellow Hokuto brothers, Jagi, Toki and Raoh.
This part follows Kenshiro as he tracks down his surviving Hokuto Shinken brothers-at-arms: Shu, a selfless man who once saved the young Kenshiro; Toki, who has dedicated his life to healing; Souther, the self-proclaimed Holy Emperor of Nanto.
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represents the Star of . The Star of Leadership rules over the Nanto constellation; therefore, none of the other Nanto successors can defeat him. He fights with the style; the ultimate form of Nanto Seiken. This freeform style typically has no stances and instead focuses on incredible speed and power. However, there is one stance which is only reserved for when facing a worthy opponent - . Similar to Hokuto Shinken, this style is taught in the ways of Isshi Sōden(), meaning there can be only one master and one successor. The student must kill his master in order to complete his training. Thouzer is immune to most "Hokuto Shinken" techniques thanks to his "Emperor's Armor" (his organs and pressure points are reversed). Thouzer was orphaned as an infant and was raised by the previous "Hō-ōken" successor, Ohgai, who trained him during childhood, sparring with Raoh at the time. During his final training lesson, Thouzer unwillingly killed his sensei, who intentionally allowed himself to be killed by Thouzer, as the final test. Traumatized by the event, Thouzer disavowed all feelings of love and compassion. After the Nuclear War, he takes on the title of and enslaves children with his army in order to construct the Holy Cross Mausoleum, a shrine to his deceased sensei. During the events of "Ten no Haō", Thouzer battled Raoh before the two entered into a temporary ceasefire. Later, after his first fight with Thouzer, Kenshiro learns the secret of Thouzer's immunity and is able to defeat him. Thouzer uses his last breaths to reconcile with his emotions.
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"Hokuto no Ken" was first adapted into a weekly anime series by Toei Animation. The series aired on Fuji Television from October 11, 1984 to March 5, 1987, lasting 109 episodes. It was immediately followed by a sequel series, titled "Hokuto no Ken 2", which aired from March 13, 1987 to February 18, 1988, lasting for 43 additional episodes (a combined total of 152 episodes between both series).
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Boost is one of the many meters in the game, displayed above the Aura meter in the game's HUD. The bar is divided into three sections or stocks. Using a boost (with the Boost/Special button) allows a player to cancel a move after it hits (similar to Roman Cancels in Guilty Gear), and also shoots the character forward. The player can also Boost when not doing a move, in order to jet across the screen quickly. Boosts are frequently used to perform combos that otherwise would not be possible.
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is the . He proclaims himself to be the and the . Kaioh is the elder blood brother of Raoh and Toki, who remained in Shura after his brothers left the country when they were children. He bears a strong resemblance to Raoh, but a bit taller, darker complexion, and an X-shaped scar on his face. Kaioh is characterized as the strongest warrior of Shura and is the only other character alongside Shin and Thouzer to brutally defeat Kenshiro following their initial encounter. He wears a specially constructed armor which allows him to control his evil aura, but can easily burn it off when he unleashes all his Matoki. He hates the main Hokuto bloodline, from which Ken and Hyoh are descended from, due to the fact that he was forced to play a subordinate role to Hyoh by Jukei, despite being a more gifted warrior. His hatred was furthered after the death of his mother, who died saving Kenshiro and Hyoh. Kaioh is the last major villain in the manga (there are others after him) and the final opponent Kenshiro faces in the TV series.
The King of Fighters
"The King of Fighters '99" introduced a new story arc known as "The NESTS Chronicles" along with several new characters into the series, as well as the rule of a fourth member being added to each team. In a new tactic, a specific person from a team would be an assistant called a "Striker" and that this person would be able to aid the team for a few seconds in combat. The Dreamcast version was titled "The King of Fighters: Evolution", with several improvements in the game such as new Strikers and better animation. "The King of Fighters 2000" is the second part of "The NESTS Saga" as well as the last "KOF" game to be made by SNK before the bankruptcy. It adds a few new playable characters and a couple of Strikers (most of them being from previous KOF titles and other SNK titles as well such as "Metal Slug" and "Kizuna Encounter"). "The King of Fighters 2001" ends the second story arc. Due to economic problems that SNK had at the time, the Korean company Eolith helped in the development of the game after SNK was bankrupted. "The King of Fighters 2002" was created to reunite old characters from previous "KOF" games and featured no story, similar to "KOF '98". It was also developed by Eolith.
Crystal King (band)
Worldwide they are remembered for their composition and performance of the first two songs and hits of the anime "Fist of the North Star" such as "Ai wo torimodose" and Yuria ... Eien ni " , the original single of 1984 sold more than 500,000 copies, and adding the new versions that were released years later, sales already exceed 1 million copies sold.
Guild Wars: Eye of the North
Guild Wars: Eye of the North is an expansion pack to the Action role-playing game "Guild Wars" by ArenaNet, a subsidiary of NCSOFT. It was released worldwide on August 31, 2007. Unlike other games in the "Guild Wars" sequence, "Eye of the North" requires players to own one of the earlier three campaigns. It features no tutorial content and is intended for characters that have reached level 10 or higher.
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Sega launched a marketing campaign in Japan, starring actor Takayuki Yamada. In the ad campaign, the actor goes to the gym, performing famous moves and gestures from the manga series.
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Lin was voiced by Tomiko Suzuki (as a child) and Miina Tominaga (as an adult) in the original TV series and 1986 movie, by Maaya Sakamoto in the "Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu" series, and by Miwa Kouzuki in the fighting game version by Sega. In English dubbed versions, she was voiced by Holly Sidel in the 1986 movie and by Sandy Fox in the TV series. Lin (as Lynn) was played by Nalona Herron in the 1995 live action film.
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To celebrate the series' 30th anniversary, Tokuma Shoten re-published "Hokuto no Ken" in an "Extreme Edition" comprising 18 volumes that were published two books per month from September 20, 2013 through July 20, 2014 (with a three-month gap between January and April 2014). These Extreme Editions feature new cover illustrations by Tetsuo Hara and reprints all the colorized artwork from the original "Weekly Jump" serials. Vol. 11 features an additional chapter by Buronson and Hara, originally published in two parts in the May and June 2014 issues of "Monthly Comic Zenon", titled "Hokuto no Ken: Last Piece". The storyline covers the gap between the defeat of Raoh and Kenshiro's later reunion with the grown Bat and Rin, centering around Raoh's former steed Kokuoh and how he lost his left eye during the time span. It also introduces a new character named Shōza, the son of Jūza of the Clouds.
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The manga "Hokuto no Ken" (known as Fist of the North Star in its English editions) by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara was originally published by Shueisha in the magazine "Weekly Shonen Jump" from 1983 to 1988, and the series was subsequently reprinted in 27 collected editions ("tankōbon") under the Jump Comics imprint. During the 1990s, Shueisha reprinted "Hokuto no Ken" in 15 hardcover "aizōban" editions, as well as 15 corresponding economy-sized "bunko" editions.
Fighting Fantasy
Several "Fighting Fantasy" titles have been released as video games, including seven "Fighting Fantasy" titles ("The Warlock of Firetop Mountain", "The Citadel of Chaos", "The Forest of Doom", "Temple of Terror", "Seas of Blood", "Appointment with F.E.A.R." and "Rebel Planet") for the Commodore 64, Amstrad, BBC, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1984) and "Deathtrap Dungeon" for the PC and PlayStation by Eidos Interactive (1998). On August 18, 2011 an adaption of "Talisman of Death" was released by UK developer Laughing Jackal for the "PlayStation Minis" platform (playable on the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3). 
Cambridge-based studio Inkle released another interactive version of "The Shamutanti Hills" for iOS in May 2013, and has since gone on to release all four parts of Sorcery! on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac.
Ristar
Some years later, the game starring that rabbit-type character was developed separately from Sonic, and eventually evolved into a prototype called "Feel". The rabbit resemblance in "Feel" was already lessened somewhat in the prototype, as the character no longer used his ears, but rather his arms. After some changes in the main character, and going through several names, that game eventually became what is now known as "Ristar". The name also went through further changes during development of the Western versions, going from "Ristar the Shooting Star" to "Dexstar", and finally to "Ristar".
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Toki was voiced by Takaya Hashi in the TV series, Hideyuki Tanaka in "Shin Hokuto no Ken", Kenyū Horiuchi in the "Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu" movies, and by Hiroki Touchi in the "Ten no Haō" anime series. Kirk Thornton voiced Toki in English dub of the TV series.
Phantasy Star (video game)
"Phantasy Star" is a traditional Japanese role-playing game. It alters between a top-down perspective when the player is exploring the overworld, and changes to a first-person view when engaged in battle or exploring dungeons. The dungeons are long and twisted, and require the player to map most of them on paper. When exploring the overworld, the player can venture into a town to buy items and weapons. Outside the towns, monsters may randomly engage the player in battle. The player controls the main character Alis, and as the game progresses, other characters are recruited to her party: a wizard named Noah, a warrior Odin, and a talking cat-like creature named Myau. Each character has different strengths, weaknesses, and abilities. The party has a shared inventory of items and equipment.
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In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced six compilation movies voiced in English. The movies cover major story arcs from the TV series, each one centering on a specific character (Shin, Rei, Toki, Thouzer, Raoh, and Kaioh).　These compilation movies had not been officially released in North America and Europe yet, but were distributed to video streaming websites in Japan in 2012.
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The are the sworn guardians of Yulia, the Last Nanto General. The stars of Goshasei correspond to the constellation and each of the five members represent the following elements: , , , , and . Each of the "Goshasei" confront Raoh during the story.
List of Lucky Star albums
is a single by Uchōten (Hiromi Konno and Minoru Shiraishi) which was used as the ending theme to the anime "Lucky Star OVA". It's a cover of Fist of the North Star.
Gaiden
Works whose titles contain the word "gaiden" include "Saiyuki Gaiden" (prequel to Son Goku's past), "Fire Emblem Gaiden", "Ten no Haō Hokuto no Ken Raō Gaiden" (spin-off of "Fist of the North Star", which is told through the eyes of Kenshiro's brother, Raoh) or "" (released in English as "Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean"). The word "gaiden" has been used in English titles as well, such as "Ninja Gaiden" (literally "Ninja's Tale", the American title for the Japanese series "Ninja Ryūkenden") and "Resident Evil Gaiden" (a European-developed spin-off of the Japanese "Resident Evil" franchise), "Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden", and "". The Nintendo 64 game "" was called "Zelda Gaiden" or during its initial development.
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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.
Black Belt (video game)
Black Belt is a side-scrolling single-plane beat 'em up game released for the Master System in . It is a localization of the Japanese Mark III game, , based on the manga and anime series of the same name (which would later be published as "Fist of the North Star" in English). The export version was released without the "Hokuto no Ken" license, forcing graphic alterations to the game. "Black Belt" was one of programmer Yuji Naka's early games prior to his involvement in "Sonic the Hedgehog".
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Reviews of the game have been mixed, with an average score of 61.70% for the PlayStation 3 version and 60.54% for the Xbox 360 version at GameRankings. The game currently has a Metacritic score of 60 out of 100 for the PlayStation 3 version and 59 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version.
History of live action role-playing games
The Southeast is also home to a very large LARP community. The various Fantasy-based games are also splinters off NERO as well as one another, forming a relatively extensive list: SOLAR (the Southern Organization for Live Action Reenactments), Red Button Productions, and the experimental fantasy LARP Forest of Doors, among others. Many of these LARPs are run out of State Parks like in other areas, most often Hard Labor Creek State Park in Rutledge, Georgia, A.H. Stephens State Park, or Indian Springs State Park. Several World of Darkness-based games are also run out of Atlanta, as well as a Science Fiction Stargate-genre LARP, Stargate Atlanta FTX. The Neighboring state of Tennessee has chapters of Heroic Interactive Theatre, including a Steampunk game, World of Hashonen. Amtgard and NERO also run games in Georgia, Florida and Tennessee.
Ristar (Game Gear)
Ristar's origins trace back to a scrapped idea by Yuji Naka of Sonic Team involving a rabbit which grabbed objects. While it was scrapped in favor of pursuing what would be "Sonic the Hedgehog", years later the concept re-emerged as a prototype called "Feel", which eventually morphed into "Ristar". The Game Gear game was developed by a different team from the Sega Genesis game - being developed by Japan System House (later Biox), a developer Sega commonly used at the time to make Game Gear iterations of their Sega Genesis games, such as "Streets of Rage". For the game's North American release, an entire level was cut out of the game. While every planet has two levels in the Japanese release, the game's second planet, "Fanturn", only has one level in the North American release; the second level was cut out of the game.
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is the . He is a descendant of the main Hokuto bloodline and Kenshiro's true older brother. After being separated from Ken as a child, his memories were sealed away by Jukei, the scar on his forehead being the result of this. Hyoh was favored by Jukei over Kaioh due to his bloodline, but plays a subordinate role to Kaioh in the present. Unlike Kaioh, Hyoh is initially portrayed as a more benevolent ruler until he goes insane and turns evil after Sayaka's death. He returns to his normal self after fighting Ken and regains his lost memories. He rescues Lin from the Warriors of Shura while Ken fights against Kaioh. After his memories were restored, he realizes what Jukei has done during his training, understanding Kaioh's pain, ultimately taking full responsibility for Kaioh's actions. Badly injured during the battle against Kaioh's forces, he manages to reach Kenshiro and Kaioh just in time to see their battle conclude before passing away in Kaioh's arms.
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The two one-shots were well received in the reader's surveys of "Fresh Jump" and Tetsuo Hara was commissioned to turn "Hokuto no Ken" into a weekly series. Buronson was assigned to work with him as writer for the serialized version. The storyline was revamped, with the 1980s present-day setting in the original version replaced by a post-apocalyptic future world, and the protagonist Kenshiro, originally a teenager framed for a crime he did not commit in Hara's prototype story, became an older and more stoic hero with a tragic past. Originally, Hara and Buronson were contracted to do "Hokuto no Ken" for a three-year run, but due to its popularity and the publisher's demand, it was extended to a five-year run.
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The first of Shin's four lieutenants whom Kenshiro encounters is , who loses his right eye during their initial encounter. The second lieutenant, , is a staff wielding expert with clown-like makeup who executes random villagers to lure Kenshiro. The third, is armed with long claws and practices his Praying Mantis style against captured peasants. The fourth and last, is a large fat man who can absorb and deflect the impact of most martial art techniques with his stomach, earning him the title the "Destroyer of Fists". He is the most merciful of the four lieutenants, which is evident when he orders his underlings to stop harassing a bartender. However, his friendliness quickly turns to rage at the mere sight of his own blood, which turns him into a homicidal maniac who kills everyone near him. Heart is the most prominent of the four lieutenants, appearing in numerous "Hokuto no Ken" related media outside the original manga. He appears in the 1986 movie as Jagi's bodyguard and in numerous video games as a boss or sub-boss character.
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Kenshiro, successor to the ancient assassination art of "Hokuto Shinken", wanders into a village in search of water when he is caught in a trap and imprisoned by the local defense force. In prison, he befriends a young orphaned girl named Lin who nursed him back to health. When the village is attacked by a biker gang and Lin is taken hostage by their leader, Ken breaks free from his cell and rescues Rin, defeating the gang leader with his deadly martial art technique. Kenshiro leaves the village and continues his journey, now accompanied by a young boy named Bat. He becomes involved against the King organization after witnessing the many atrocities they have committed. As he infiltrates the gang's stronghold in the city of Southern Cross, he finds out that the leader of King is his old nemesis, Shin, the successor of the "Nanto Koshūken" style, the man who engraved the seven scars on Kenshiro's chest and kidnapped his fiancée Yuria. Kenshiro emerges victorious against Shin, only to find out from Shin that Yuria is no longer with him, having taken her own life in despair by jumping off the roof of Shin's palace.
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"Hokuto no Ken" premiered in Japan in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" in Issue 41 on September 13, 1983 and was serialized 
weekly until Issue 35 of 1988, lasting 245 chapters. The original collected volumes or "tankōbon" of "Hokuto no Ken" were published under Shueisha's "Jump Comics" imprint and spans 27 volumes. During the 1990s, Shueisha reprinted "Hokuto no Ken" in 15 hardcover "aizōban" editions, as well as 15 corresponding economy-sized "bunko" editions. A 14-volume "Kanzenban" edition was published by Shogakukan in 2006 under the "Big Comics Selection" imprint, featuring the original water-colored artwork from the "Weekly Shōnen Jump" serialization. It has also been released in 27 digital e-book editions.
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Below each character's lifebar is a gauge with seven "stars" in the shape of the Big Dipper. Special moves, supers, and some command normals can remove varying numbers of stars. Once empty, a final "Death Star" or "shichousei" will light up and the other player can perform a special "Fatal KO" attack that can instantly defeat them, regardless of their lifebar (similar to the Instant Kill attacks in Guilty Gear.). The biggest difference is these moves may be easily comboed into, making them far more practical than their Guilty Gear counterparts. Players regain two stars at the start of each round, and one star any time an opponent unsuccessfully attempts to Fatal KO. After being Fatal KO'd, if the match is not over, that player starts the following round with all seven stars replenished.
Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast)
This game from Wizards of the Coast is currently out of print. The current official "Star Wars" role-playing game is the game of same title published by Fantasy Flight Games.
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IGN awarded the game five out of ten and said "There are different stories to play through and plenty to unlock, but it's nothing special." "Edge" magazine awarded the PlayStation 3 version five out of ten and said "It all adds up to an uneven brawler, a game with the resources and technology to break through the walls of the developer's lineage but one unprepared to fully let go and take a chance." "GamesTM" awarded the same version seven out of ten. PALGN likewise awarded the same version seven out of ten and said "If you like beat 'em ups, you will appreciate this one, but ultimately "Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage" is a love letter to fans of the original series."
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In its first week of release in Japan, it sold 123,116 copies, charting into 1st place, above Capcom's "Monster Hunter World".
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The eldest of the four Hokuto brothers, Raoh is a conqueror who takes the mantle of Ken-oh or 'Fist King'. Believed to be the strongest and obvious choice to become the sole user of Hokuto Shin Ken, Raoh is a towering and intimidating man standing at at least 7 feet tall (in some fights he is depicted being substantially larger i.e. 10-12 feet). After learning of Kenshiro's chosen succession as the single user of Hokuto Shin Ken, Raoh abandons his loyalty to his brothers and his master to wander the wastelands and become the ruler of all including conquering Heaven itself. Before leaving however, his master Ryuken begs him to give up his ambitions of conquest by never practicing his martial art or to "seal his hands" (achieved by destroying/removing his hands or his mind or by committing suicide). Raoh of course refuses and kills his master in a duel as Ryuken's fading health stops him from defending himself. Before dying Ryuken tells Raoh that because of his prideful ambitions he will never be able to achieve true mastery of their martial art, which infuriated him and planted seeds of doubt into his mind. Raoh would go on to become one the most powerful warlords of the wastelands and eventually lead armed forces larger than the Southern Cross 6, the likes of Shin or even its leader Souther (Thouser). Raoh is a true power house of destructive force, as his technique is the "Hard Fist" style of Hokuto Shin Ken. This style focuses on crushing blows and straightforward assaults along with energy waves that destroy most anything they are directed at. Raoh's most notable character trait both in and out of combat is his overwhelming need to always press further and never retreat, not even one step or else his pride and claim of being the greatest will be in question.
Tempest Feud
Tempest Feud is an adventure written by Jeff Grubb and Owen K.C. Stephens for the d20 System version of the "Star Wars Roleplaying Game". It was published by Wizards of the Coast in March 2002 for the original edition of the game, two months before the revised edition was released. The adventure revolves around various dealings with the Hutts and consists of three acts.
Holistic Design
It was founded in 1992 as Several Dudes Holistic Gaming. The company has developed many computer games in its history, including "Battles of Destiny", "Hammer of the Gods", "Final Liberation", "Machiavelli the Prince", "Merchant Prince I & II", "Emperor of the Fading Suns", and "Mall Tycoon". HDI also has a number of miniatures games in its inventory, including "Noble Armada", "Carnage" and "Combat Zone". Their most famous product is perhaps its role-playing game "Fading Suns", but they also have a number of other RPGs to their credit, such as "", and their Real-Life Roleplaying series covering Afghanistan, Colombia, Somalia, and the FBI. In 2011, the company entered into an arrangement with RedBrick to continue the creation and publication of Fading Suns as a tabletop RPG. The company also announced a tablet game called Noble Armada which has not yet been released. In 2014, the company made arrangements for FASA Games to continue the same arrangement, which has produced a new core rulebook with plans for reprinting old ones. Only one of the original partners is still with the company, Ken Lightner, though the other current partners bring a broad array of game design skills to the firm, most notably Bill Bridges, Andrew Greenberg and Chris Wiese.
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Bat was voiced by Mie Suzuki (as a child) and Keiichi Nanba (as an adult) in the original TV series, by Daisuke Namikawa in the "Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu" films, and by Ayumi Tsunematsu in the arcade game by Sega. In English dubbed versions, Bat was voiced by Tony Oliver in 1986 movie and by Gary Michaels in the TV series. He was played by Dante Basco in the 1995 live-action movie.
Rock Star Ate My Hamster
Rock Star Ate My Hamster is a management strategy computer game developed by Codemasters in 1988 and originally released on their full-price Gold label for the Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga and Atari ST. The game was written by "Colin Jones", later to become known as author/publisher Colin Bradshaw-Jones.
North American Star League
The North American Star League was a professional e-sports league that features the games "StarCraft II" and "Heroes of Newerth". Originally modeled after successful South Korean professional "StarCraft" leagues, it was founded in 2011 by Russell Pfister and Duncan Stewart. Following the mid-year departure of Stewart, Mark K. Brown was tapped to fill the position of Chief Operating Officer in August 2011, and currently serves in that capacity.
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The Japanese voice cast features many of the actors from the "Yakuza" series portraying characters analogous to those they played in previous "Yakuza" titles, such as Kazuma Kiryu voice actor Takaya Kuroda playing Kenshiro. The worldwide release of the game includes an English dub, making it the studio's second game since the original "Yakuza" and "Binary Domain" to feature one. The worldwide release also includes an option to increase the amount of in-game gore that is exhibited on screen. It is also the first "Fist of the North Star" game since the first "Ken's Rage" to have an English dub, as "Ken's Rage 2" did not have one due to budget constraints.
NetStorm: Islands At War
NetStorm: Islands At War is a real-time strategy Windows game, developed by Titanic Entertainment and published by Activision in 1997. Although a single-player campaign and tutorial missions are included, "Netstorm" is chiefly designed for online play, allowing for games of up to eight players.
"NetStorm" takes place in the world of Nimbus, a planet whose crust has been sent floating off into the atmosphere by the never-ending battles between the three god-like beings called "The Furies", representing Wind, Rain and Thunder. The people now live on small floating islands, each with its own high priest; their only link to their patron Fury. The islands battle each other in order to capture and sacrifice the priests of their enemies to their own Fury so they may gain knowledge and power.