Hokuto no Ken 6
Fist of the North Star deserves betterGenre: fighting - 1v1
Publisher: Toei Animation
Year: 1992
System: SFC
Gameplay Score: 1
Gameplay Notes:
Clearly a pre-Street Fighter 2 game. This gameplay sucks bad. X is a jump kick, B is kick, and A is a useless short punch. There's no throws, no special moves that I could find, and no chance to best the opponents who fly around the screen. But the main problem is the laggy controls. Nothing happens when you want it to. Your moves are so slow and there's a full second or two before you can attack again. Awful. Not completely unplayable, but pretty darn close.
Level Design Score: 2
Level Design Notes:
The backgrounds are pretty empty.
Theme Score: 3
Theme Notes:
Fist of the North Star has a recognizable visual style. The adversaries jump at each other for a freeze frame before the flight begins. It's comical.
Art Style Score: 2
Art Style Notes:
Looks like an early 16-bit title. The sprites are large and well drawn but with dark, muted colors, which is on brand for FotNS. Terrible animation.
Audio Score: 2
Audio Notes:
Non descript music and a lot of screams for the sound effects.
Overall Score: 31
Review ID: 1676
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