Fist of the North Star Demo

For a series that has many adoring fans globally, Tecmo KOEI have done a grand job of destroying whatever hope we ever had of seeing a decent current generation Fist of the North Star game through this Dynasty Warriors spin-off.

Having been released in Japan some 6 months ago, stateside and Europe will be seeing this release within the next week.

My advise. Don't touch it with a ten foot barge pole. Even if it was given to you for free.

There are just too many disappointments.

The reception the game received in Japan was huge with Famitsu scoring the game with an average 32 mark. The game sold approximately half a million copies upon its release.

In my opinion this is primarily due to the gaming market over in Japan, famous gaming series always seem to receive good reception especially when they are developed in their home country. PES is a good example of this over in Japan. You'd highly unlikely hear someone there saying FIFA is better than PES.

Below are comments found from editors across the globe:

"The game recreates the manga's world pretty well, from the heavy-handed Hokuto moves to the speedier Nanto attacks," one writer said. "It's not all that exciting at first, but things change once you start stringing strong attacks together." Another editor had more serious issues with the game's controls, saying that "The throwing animation is too slow, and you stop for a moment after each strong attack," the reviewer wrote. "Maybe it adds to the effect, but it cuts down on the momentum a bit. The rest of your moves are pretty quick and speedy, too, which makes it seem all the worse."