Fist of the North Star (arcade)/Gameplay: Difference between revisions

http://orochikof97.free.fr/images/Bouton_Hokuto.jpg Also called the Star Bar<br /><br />

This bar is filled with seven little dots representing the number of stars featured in the Great Dipper. Here are the rules applied to it as it's a bit complex to understand at first glance.<br /><br />

- At The Time Of Retribution, both players receive a full star bar.<br />

- Characters recover one extra star each round within the limit of the star bar capacity.<br />

- Stars can be removed by performing moves in defined conditions.

    1. Any special move '''after a Grave Shoot'''

    2. Most special moves and few basic moves on '''counter hit'''  

    3. Every time for super moves requiring Aura

- When all stars are removed, the Death Star (Shichousei in japanese) appears under the Great Dipper, and a portrait of the character seeing it displayed in the background for a short time. At that moment, opponent can perform the Deadly Fist Blow (named Fatal Strike in the U.S version), commonly called Fatal KO. This ultimate move removes 100% of the enemy's life.<br />

- The character who has been beaten by the opponent's Deadly Fist Blow recovers a full star bar on next round.<br />

- For balance purposes, you can not remove more than three stars in a single combo. However, a way to override this limit has been found by the japanese community, under defined conditions. This is covered later in the FAQ.<br />

http://orochikof97.free.fr/images/Bouton_Garde.jpg  '''Guard behaviour in Hokuto No Ken is quite different compared to other fighting games.'''<br />

1. When the guard gets crushed, the character enters a stagger animation.<br />

2. The game uses a ranking of three guard levels to define which character will receive a guard bar.<br />

- Fierce Guard : Shin / Mr. Heart<br />

- Normal Guard : Kenshiro / Raoh / Toki / Jagi / Rei / Juda<br />

- Weak Guard : Mamiya / Thouther<br />

What does all of this mean if Player1 faces Player2 (Player1 X Player2) ?<br />

- Fierce Guard X Fierce Guard : both receive guard bars.<br />

- Fierce Guard X Normal/Weak Guard : Player1 has no guard bar, Player2 gets one.<br />

- Normal Guard X Normal Guard : none of the players have a guard bar<br />

- Normal Guard X Weak Guard : Player2 receives a guard bar<br />