Kuma Wrote: How far will your rage take you? Kenshiro is a man driven by love and betrayal as you go through the violent world of Fist of the North Star, which in my opinion did a great fan services to anyone who followed the manga and anime. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 will follow in the same line as the first game and keeping to the styles of Dynasty Warriors. There will be many waves of enemies and of course you will have to utilize each characters special martial art abilities to take down the opposition. I was skeptical at first, but using the Dynasty Warrior’s engine with certain series actually works better. This is a bloody manga to read and they keep it true to the series with the dramatic pressure point blows and crazy over the top cinematic attacks. Enjoy the preview below.
Those of us old enough to remember watching anime in the 80's might remember a rather good yet violet series called 'Fist of the North Star'. It was set in a gory post-apocalyptic world and is often refered to as one of the best animes of its time. Fast forward to 2013 and its setting is still quite popular today, though the recent video game the anime inspired, Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2, is far inferior to its source material.
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 leaves no lasting impression and is only fleetingly entertaining, at best. The combat is repetitive to the point of disinterest, the power-up system lacks impact and the Dream Mode feels more like busy work and time filler. C’mon Tecmo Koei, take a chance and break the mould a little. Those of you hoping and praying for a return to former glory, Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 isn’t it.
What a waste of an incredible, classic manga/anime property.
