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Hokuto no Ken

Main Game
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Action Science fiction

Hokuto no Ken is a Hack and slash/Beat 'em up game released on August 10, 1986 for Family Computer. Hokuto no Ken for the Family Computer (Famicom for short) is a side-scrolling action video game published by Toei Animation and developed by Shouei Systems. It was released on August 10, 1986 exclusiv…

August 10, 1986
Released 14650 days ago
Family Computer

About

Hokuto no Ken for the Family Computer (Famicom for short) is a side-scrolling action video game published by Toei Animation and developed by Shouei Systems. It was released on August 10, 1986 exclusively in Japan and was the first of four Hokuto no Ken video games released for the Famicom. While it features gameplay similar to Sega's earlier Mark III version of Hokuto no Ken, it is an unrelated game made by a different developer.

Storyline

In the year 199X, the world was covered by nuclear flames... The road to challenge Ken-oh, the Conqueror of Century's End, will be a long one. Standing before Kenshiro's path are Heart, the homicidal maniac; Shin, the man of Nanto Sei Ken; Jagi, Kenshiro's evil stepbrother; and Souther, the strongest warrior within Nanto Sei Ken. To defeat the Ken-oh, Raoh, Kenshiro attain the secret principles of Hokuto Shin Ken.

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Release Dates by Platform

Family Computer Worldwide
Aug 10, 1986

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Game Info

Developer
Shouei System
Publisher
Toei Animation
Game Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action Science fiction

Languages

Text / Subtitles
Japanese

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