How Do Ken

Thoroughly enjoyable combat; Wacky tone; Some interesting and funny mini-games

Some pacing issues; Story is a bit sporadic; Lacking humour in main story

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Fist of the North Star – or Hokuto no Ken to purists – is a real titan in anime and manga history. The original manga by writer Yoshiyuki ‘Buronson' Okamura and artist Tetsuo Hara has inspired numerous anime series, a hyper-violent 1986 movie which became a global cult hit, and more spin-offs and...

Ambition recreation of the anime; Plentiful side content; Satisfying progression system

Terrible enemy AI; Awkward camera; Destiny Talisman system feels pointless

Whether it's a failure of marketing or some unconscious national predisposition, of all the major Western countries the UK has always been the least interested in anime and manga.

There's an obvious love for the original anime, with plenty of fan service; Surprisingly varied side quests and an unexpected sense of humour when it comes to mini-games

The combat gets old very quickly; Fractured storytelling relies a lot on familiarity with the source material; Smaller game world than Yakuza and low-tech graphics

Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise is Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's latest title. For those unfamiliar with the studio, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is Sega's Yakuza developer. As a fan of the Yakuza franchise, Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise immediately piqued my interest, and I was eager to see the...

Corny dialogue; Memorable characters; Fun yet familiar formula

Little innovation; Slow start

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Fist of the North Star - where to begin Some of you might know of this manga/animé series from the 1980s already, as it's infamous for its ultraviolence and fondness of blood and gore.

I bought this game as I'm a fan of the Yakuza series and it is similar, it also reminds me of borderlands with it's visual style and apocalyptic theme. The violence and gore is more humerous than graphic and the fighting is like a mix of the original street fighter and mortal combat arcade machines.

a lesser Yakuza

Originally published in the mid-‘80s, Fist of the North Star is a successful, post-apocalyptic manga that follows a martial artist named Kenshiro who has the power to make heads explode with a single punch.