Koei Tecmo's new game is North Star Musou
by JC Fletcher 
{ Oct 13th 2009 at 9:56AM } 
The Fist of the North Star franchise follows a martial artist named Kenshiro who wanders around a post-apocalypse Earth, using his "Hokuto Shinken" style to fight gangsters that prey on hapless innocents. Why is this series so perfect for Warriors? Because it's a well-known universe in which it's perfectly believable for one guy to beat up a couple hundred enemies with his bare fists. This license will not require much adapting in the transition to a Warriors game.
Hokuto Musou, according to the magazine, will be out sometime next year on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
GiggMan @ Oct 13th 2009 10:02AM
Man I hope this is good. I loved Fist of the North Star.
The article says will be out sometime next year but somehow I doubt it will show up anywhere other than Japan..... Ever.
Freak Mojo @ Oct 13th 2009 10:06AM
This would be an awesome reboot of the stale Warriors series. And who wouldn't want to go all "fist of the north star" on some fools?
Please make it happen for the Westerners :)
Anemos @ Oct 13th 2009 3:10PM
YOU WA SHOCK!
Jampirow @ Oct 13th 2009 10:10AM
You are already imported!
Come Get Me!!! @ Oct 13th 2009 10:39AM
this.
ps3...the legend of the region free hero!!!
god i love hokuto no ken...its kinda unhealthy really........i mean i love hokuto no ken like fat princess loves cake.
Kenoji (aka Neo Asuma) @ Oct 13th 2009 2:40PM
Seconded. This is going to be awesome!
TA-TA-TA-TA-TA-TA-TA!!!!
tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 13th 2009 10:11AM
Who wants to do a little Over/Under? How about over/under 10,000 sold first month here.
Shattercross @ Oct 13th 2009 10:16AM
The real question is:
WILL HEADS ASPLODE?!?!?
Freak Mojo @ Oct 13th 2009 10:17AM
In the immortal words of Kenshiro, "You are already dead."
BOOM!
Ghostsong @ Oct 13th 2009 10:25AM
Holy effing crap. This is going to be the bloodiest game ever. >10,000 for sure. In Japan anyway.
Bill$ @ Oct 13th 2009 10:26AM
most retarded anime ive ever watched.. i still cant get over him defeating a TANK by kicking it a bunch of times.. ok i turned my brain off for previous episodes but id have to be brain dead for that 1 episode.. /rant I do like FOTNS & this game is a perfect concept. i wouldn't mind trying it out.
Temidien @ Oct 13th 2009 10:33AM
I'm confused as to how you find it to be the most retarded anime you've ever watched and you still like. Do you not watch a lot of anime? There's plenty of more insane stuff to be found coming out of Japan than a guys defeating a tank by kicking it...
Bill$ @ Oct 13th 2009 10:42AM
its the nostalgia that makes me like it. i like oldschool stuff & dystopian themes. & it was retarded because you dont see humans defeating tanks with their bare hands very often. (yes everything else, i accepted) its just ridiculous how impossible it is to kill him.. & i was certain he'd need help to beat a tank.. & he is ONLY HUMAN.. not a cyborg, not a SAIYAN.
Jampirow @ Oct 13th 2009 11:23AM
He's not "only human", he's a super powerfull martial artist. This is fiction, just like Super Sayans, so I don't see why this should be considered ridiculous.
Comparing it to reality? Now THAT'S ridiculous. I mean, can you make someone explode by stabbing their forehead with your thumbs? Can you?
Bill$ @ Oct 13th 2009 11:41AM
well no shit i know its fiction..wtf. am i not entitled to my opinion that i think one(if not all) episode is retarded?
Jampirow @ Oct 13th 2009 12:15PM
Of course you can have your opinion, but saying it is retarded because something is not realistic, well, that's retarded.
Torque_AOD @ Oct 13th 2009 10:46AM
TATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATTATATATATATATATA.
Always fun.
And now this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93IOL_pYkp4&feature=player_profilepage
Jampirow @ Oct 13th 2009 11:28AM
Oh. My. God.
This made my day. (Hokuto Musou made my existence).
kentuckyfried @ Oct 13th 2009 2:23PM
That *has* to be in the game...I'm hoping the title is a huge facelift of the likes of Final Fight and Streets of Rage.
Kenoji (aka Neo Asuma) @ Oct 13th 2009 2:50PM
After Final Fight Streetwise, I doubt that either series will come back as a prime contender in the beat-'em up franchise. Developers just can't seem to nail these games like they used to (apart from God Hand).
Streets of Rage Remake will probably be the best classic beat-'em up remake in recent years, if Bombergames ever gets finished with it. Hokuto no Ken is easier to do because of the sheer insanity of the series (giant bosses, people exploding, lots of demons getting pounded by Kenshiro, etc.). It's perfect for Koei to do.
alamos @ Oct 13th 2009 10:54AM
I love Musou games, if you've seen me post of previous SW/DW articles. This should just be more to love! :D
chowley @ Oct 13th 2009 11:03AM
wooooo!
This is brilliant, i love Fist of the North Star. Probably wont release in Europe though :(
Jampirow @ Oct 13th 2009 12:24PM
Europe has better chances to get this than the US.
T @ Oct 13th 2009 11:01AM
So we've got Dynasty, Samurai, Gundam, and now Fist of the North Star. There's also that Warriors game based on Troy coming at some point.
I ended up getting rid of Gundam 1 after realizing there wasn't nearly as much replayability as previous games...but Warriors Orochi 2 is probably the best to date in terms of things to do. Depending on how open they leave this game (a lack of any real Free Mode killed Gundam for me), it could be a lot of fun.
I'm hoping at some point Koei/Tecmo just say "Screw it!" and throw all of their Musou characters into one massive Warriors game. I'd buy that so fast...
Doug @ Oct 14th 2009 3:57PM
Orochi2? Really? I still found it way overbalanced in favor of the player, making even Hard and Chaos levels a cakewalk after awhile - and then when you can make that one weapon add-on that causes your weapon's elements to fire all the time, your character basically turns into a walking ginsu knife. Cutting through armies and officers alike, like a ginsu knife through an old boot - and look it still slices tomatoes with ease! To unlock the final dream missions, you have to basically max out about 1/3rd of the whole cast to get those !$%*# proficiency levels...which never seemed to do anything in the game even BEFORE you become ungodly super-powered. Yeah, I did it, but geeze that final grind was about 15 hours of mind numbing repetition.
I'm currently playing through DW Gundam2, which is a vast improvement over the previous title. The mission system has enough challenge such that no matter how powerful your characters & suits get, the game will still hand your head to you if you're aren't careful. Of course that was before I discovered how unbalancing the pilot skill DG CELLS is. Oh well. You still have to be careful but now even the toughest mission is doable...just annoying.
T @ Oct 14th 2009 4:03PM
Tons of characters (with unique movesets), plenty of levels, dream modes...
This is comparred to N3, which was 6 characters each with their own 3-4 levels, and Gundam which had multiple pilots but very little diversity amoung levels/playable characters.
I might have to rent GW2 though if it's improved as much as you say it has. I currently have DW6: Empires due to the fun I have with CAW tiding me over while I wait for more Warriors titles.
Come Get Me!!! @ Oct 13th 2009 11:04AM
now if we could just get a dynasty warriors: transformers G1....the i could die a happy man....
William @ Oct 13th 2009 12:22PM
I'm a sucker for Musou games, so Transformers Musou would definitely be a good idea. Much, much better than the other games they've been producing.
T @ Oct 13th 2009 11:05AM
As much as I hate spambots, the lead-in before the spam is absolutely hilarious in the context of this article.
dotzeno @ Oct 13th 2009 11:22AM
boycotting all koei games from now on..
rufotattoo @ Oct 13th 2009 11:39AM
awesome..massive body explosions....XD
Stevetrop @ Oct 13th 2009 12:06PM
Now I can hopefully kills folks in a insane way. Poke some dude in the nose and make the back of his head explode. While wearing my road warrior black leather coat.
Thumbs up all the way
Lukeyo @ Oct 13th 2009 12:14PM
Looked like Wolverine on the right there.
Enosoma @ Oct 13th 2009 12:20PM
I recall a really old Genesis (or was it SMS?) FotNS game. I thought it was cool that you would literally punch people and their heads would explode.
Then their corpses would wriggle around. Fantastic!
Rishard Chapoteau @ Oct 13th 2009 12:57PM
HOLY CRAP!!!!! Thats a homerun if I've ever seen one. This makes PERFECT sense for the type of games that Dynasty Warriors type stuff that Koei makes.
This news made my day.
Paulo Eifel @ Oct 13th 2009 2:42PM
Omae wa..mo..shindeiru! One of the best animes ever! I wish they would make a Hokuto no ken game only, that would be awesome!
Come Get Me!!! @ Oct 13th 2009 4:28PM
YOU-WAH-SHOCK!!!!!!!
Cypher @ Oct 13th 2009 5:44PM
This has the potential to be the most manly game ever.
Crayfish @ Oct 13th 2009 10:42PM
ATATATATATATA
Now all we need is a modern Jojo's Bizarre Adventure game and I'll be set