Fist of the North star KOEI coming videogame !!

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:32 pm

Here is the trailer, you're already crying... :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imki9F81bus (press conference screener).

Then you may ask "would this be again a crappy pashinko videogame ?"...
No this is a beat'em all !! Based on Dynasty Warriors engine and planned to be release in 2010 for X360 & PS3.

Here are gameplay first images :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIkaOhkizCw (only 20 seconds from official sources)

And the best for the end, rumors about a possible US release.
Added in wishlist

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:19 pm

NEW 5 MINUTES TRAILER !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-cFJ_-yTxs

(skip the already known part till 1:15, then enjoy).
Announced to be rated +17 in Japan.
Watchaa !! ...

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:04 pm

Exciting to see, thanks for the links!
I'm sure it'll never have release outside of Japan, it's too specialised because the mass games-playing public have no idea who Kenshiro is *booooo*
I did like that FMV intro sequence, especially as the punks race towards Ken and he knocks them away! I wonder if you look closely you can see Zeed or Spade ^__^

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:13 pm

Spade not announced, but Zeed's in.
They preserved the manga guideline so there are several shortcuts compare to the anime. You jump from Zeed to Heart, then to Shin.

As I'm in charge of native french fan board PR, I had some talks with KOEI UK head (UK are company European HQ)... So... they can't announce anything yet about EU / US release but this will normally come soon. Then they wished the board a "Merry Xmas" as signature.

I interpret this as "yes this time this will be for the rest of the world but no date yet".

I'm frequently in connection with them for fresh meat news.
Last information is that on March 24, the title theme by Nana Tanimura will be announced to press

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:16 pm

The 3rd March 160 japanese blogger press conference offered a second 4 minutes trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJxfRYsw_ok

Video BGM from Nana Tanimura title song :
http://www.japantoday.com/images/size/2 ... /video.jpg

Say my KOEI name !!

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:48 pm

OFFICIALY ANNOUNCED BY KOEI & NSP (Hara - Buronson) FOR EUROPEAN RELEASE THIS SUMMER, A-TA-TA-TA-WATCHAA !!

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:31 am

Official released yesterday 25 March

500.000 copies now available in Japanese inventories.
Japanese sales target planned from 1M to 2.5M copies (depending on different staff member interviews).

beatrush · Post by **beatrush** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:57 am

If the European release has english menus and subs for this game, I would wait for that release instead of importing the Japanese one.

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:27 pm

I asked a similar question in my last press conf' with the manga/DVD licence owner in France, no replies yet. Tehy are in touch with KOEI so this offers three options :
- A EU treasure box.
- A subbed game.
- A dubbed game (but fans will ask more for a subbed JP).

A recent interview from KOEI japan confirmed two important details :
- More blood & flesh (so I may suppose a PEGI +18 rating).
- A Localisation, and as there are several markets in Europe they will certainly be (by order of importance) Italian, French and Spanish language + English for global users.

Game not yet announced for the US, that is really surprising in vg industry to have a EU release before a US one, but the popularity from FOTNS in the US is quite low compare to other TV series (even the HOM team made a brilliant work for years).

Fan testers confirmed a two player mode to be unlocked after some hours of game. Additionnaly KOEI reported downloadable extra contents & alternative scenarios.

Will report here the latest collected news

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:40 am

beatrush wrote:If the European release has english menus and subs for this game, I would wait for that release instead of importing the Japanese one.

Got the treasure box CD MP3s from a teammates, they are punchy, rocky and metal... lightyears from the Nana Tanimura crappy title theme

PM anytime about.

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:47 am

Some HokutoShinken hackers extracted savegame data, and here is the Eastern gift : The game already contains several language localisation slots apparently usable for country releases

English slot : usable for UK, USA
Japanese slot : usable for Japan
German slot : usable for Germany, Switzerland, Austria
French slot : usable for France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Spanish slot : usable for Spain, Mexico
Italian slot : usable for Italia
Korean slot : usable for South Korea, China, Taiwan
Chinese slot : usable for Continental China
Protuguese slot : usable for Portugal, Brazil

imo, english + spanish + portuguese, sounds to be an north and south america release

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:23 pm

Rumors for a 3rd quarter 2010 release in the US, stay tuned

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:11 pm

Got some fresh meat !!!! Watchaaaa

Game western name:
"FIST OF THE NORTH STAR - Ken's Rage"

Official website (under construction):
http://www.kensrage.com

E3 Trailer (PEGI+18 rated):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qG2P410Nq0

Release:
Quarterly four in Europe. Confirmed by KOEI staff "before Christmas".
US release date not yet confirmed, supposed Q4 too.