News: Hokuto no Ken previewed at G-Para

September 02, 2005, 12:42 PM

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The new Gundam arcade game by Banpresto and Namco may have got the first place in the popularity ranking of the still going AM Show 2005, but Sega's Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) is likely the most celebrated game in all the Western gaming forums. So here's some more. G-Para has previewed the game with a nice set of hi-res screens and artwork. They don't reveal much about mechanics besides that it will be the fighting game with the highest number of on-screen player's gauges ever. Hokuto no Ken should appear before the end of the present year, is being developed by Arc System Works and will use the Atomiswave system, as we previously reported. And, if you like G-Para's previews, check out also the Raiden III article where you'll learn that it is possible to play a shooting game with two players and only one PS control pad(!).