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Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳, Hokuto no Ken) is a 2D competitive fighting game produced by Sega and developed by Arc System Works, based on the manga series of the same name. It was originally released in 2005 as a coin-operated arcade game for the Atomiswave hardware. A PlayStation 2 port, retitled Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan no Sososei Kengo Retsuden (北斗の拳 ~審判の双蒼星 拳豪列伝~, roughly translated as Fist of the North Star: The Twin Blue Stars of Judgment - History of the Fist Masters), was released in Japan in March 2007.
And here i present you the M.U.G.E.N. version of this game.
Gameplay
While in both terms of gameplay and visual style, the game is similar to the Guilty Gear series (which was also made by Arc System Works), some aspects of the mechanics are slightly different.
Seven Stars of the Hokuto
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 amounts 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.
Boost
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.
Aura
Used to perform super moves and Guard Cancels (similar to alpha counters.) The gauge can hold two stocks. The first stock fills the gauge up with blue; the second stock fills the gauge up with gold. When at least one stock is ready, text reading "GOD FIST BLOW" appears next to the gauge. If the player's opponent has lost all his stars, it will read "DEADLY FIST BLOW."
This game also features: * Unique intros between all chars * The original intro from the Arcade/PS2 version * The original Game Over screen from the Arcade/PS2 version * The original backgrounds for super moves * The original Fatal KO background, sign and sound * Special Win_KO speeches and special Fatal KO speeches for chars that have interactions * Vital star effects * Ground effects * Blood effects * Announcer for each char's win * All 8 original stages from the game + 7 remixes * World Class AI * All 5 original palettes from the game + 7 new ones * Two screenpacks for you to choose
Download Link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UHA38BTY
Updated, 10/17/10: http://lordmikehnk.blogspot.com/
Current status of this game: 98% complete (the sprites that write WIN, LOSE and Perfect at the end of the round are missing)
My skydrive: http://cid-c41af243452cc3c6.skydrive.live.com/home.aspx?sa=364349182
great job! i play whit the shuu 77% and is awesome! in waiting for the final char.
i have a question: where i can download the kenshiro whit the special fatal k.o. whit jagi?
000Moli000 1 year ago
@000Moli000 It's on my skydrive. Look for the folder called Hokuto no Ken and click on Kenshiro. That is the edit of drowin's. The link for my skydrive is on description as we can't post links on comments.
cnh2132 1 year ago
This game just fucking kicked my ass! what is up with the infinite boost and the bouncing physics, Souther fucking did 135 hit combo, and I lost due to the round ending? what did I miss? besides arcade being insane, the game freaking ROCKS!! I love the Fatal K.O. song being the Ken's Raqe version sometime.
christop17 1 year ago
@christop17 You need patience to accommodate to this combo system. I remember it took me almost a month before i stopped getting raped by all chars.
I suggest watching the combo videos posted on youtube. There are 2 vids for each char. It will help you a lot.
cnh2132 1 year ago
hey just curious, but what about the storyboards for defeating the arcade mode of play? Are these included (if not, will they ever be)?
fatalexcerpts 1 year ago
@fatalexcerpts You mean special endings for chars? It's not yet implemented. I'm trying to achieve them, but i'm having bad luck so far.
cnh2132 1 year ago