Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
| Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage | |
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European boxart.
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| Developer(s) | Omega Force |
| Publisher(s) | Tecmo Koei |
| Director(s) | Naohito Kano |
| Producer(s) | Hisashi Koinuma |
| Designer(s) | Takahiro Kawai |
| Programmer(s) | Tomoyuki Kitamura |
| Writer(s) | Junpei Imura Keisuke Okabayashi Masahiro Kato Hiroyuki Numoto |
| Composer(s) | Haruki Yamada |
| Series | Dynasty Warriors |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Release date(s) |
PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 |
| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, local co-op |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PS3) 61.70% (X360) 60.54% |
| Metacritic | (PS3) 60/100 (X360) 59/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 8.5/10 |
| Edge | 5/10 |
| Eurogamer | 6/10 |
| Famitsu | 32/40 |
| GamePro |   |
| Game Revolution | B− |
| GameTrailers | 4.4/10 |
| GameZone | 5.5/10 |
| IGN | 5/10 |
| Joystiq | |
| OXM (US) | 4/10 |
| The A.V. Club | D |
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage, originally released in Japan as Hokuto Musou (北斗無双 Hokuto Musō?), is a 3D beat 'em up for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. It is a spin-off of the Dynasty Warriors series based on the manga franchise Fist of the North Star by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. It was first released in Japan on March 25, 2010, and it was released in North America on November 2, 2010 and in Europe on November 5. A sequel was announced with a surprise trailer at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June 2012. New playable characters and story arcs are featured, and the game was released in Japan on December 2012.
The basic controls and mission system are the same as most games in Warriors series. Players can also evade like the characters in the Samurai Warriors series. While a KO count is still present, enemies do not necessarily swarm the players and appear in certain sections within an area. Enemies are killed in a similar manner as the original manga, including the series' unique death cries, blood, and exploding bodies.
Similar to modes featured in the Dynasty Warriors: Gundam titles, Legend Mode is the story segment which faithfully follows the original manga. The official mode follows the first half of the series, starting with Kenshiro's beginnings until he faces Raoh for the right of the Hokuto Shinken succession. Kenshiro, Rei, Mamiya, Toki, and Raoh can be played in this mode.
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