Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of the Universe

Genre(s)	Fighting
Modes	Single player, Multiplayer

Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of the Universe
Developer(s)	Shouei
Publisher(s)	Toei Animation, Electro Brain
Year released	1989
System(s)	Game Boy
Preceded by	Hokuto no Ken 3: Shinseiki Souzou Seiken Retsuden
Followed by	Hokuto no Ken 4: Shichisei Hakenden Hokuto Shinken no Kanata e
Series	Hokuto no Ken

Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of the Universe | Table of Contents | Gameplay | Walkthrough

Table of Contents

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Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of the Universe, released in Japan as Hokuto no Ken: Seizetsu Juuban Shoubu (北斗の拳凄絶十番勝負, Hokuto no Ken: Seizetsu Juuban Shoubu^?) is a one-on-one fighting game game is based on the Fist of the North Star license. It was developed by Shouei for the Game Boy. It was first published in Japan by Toei Animation in 1989, and then in North America by Electro Brain in 1990.

Japanese box
Japanese title screen
American title screen
Game screen

Story[edit]

In the year 199X, the world was caught in a nuclear war and covered in flames where the seas dried up, the ground itself cracked and food was scarce. In a world where law and order ceases to exist, mankind still survives.

In amidst the chaos, a man appears from the shadows of death, a dangerous man who has ability to take someone's life in a few seconds. His name is Kenshiro, and his fight as a Legendary Savior has already begun.

Gameplay[edit]

This game plays similar to the NES and Master System versions of Fist of the North Star, but without the exploration element. The game plays similarly to an early fighting game, in that play is focused on one-on-one battles between the player and a rival CPU character or a second player.

Buttons[edit]

: High attacks
: Low Attacks (Only for some characters)
: Pause
+: Display stats for a fighter in the fighter slection screen.

This title features a leveling mechanic that allows the player to boost the stats of their chosen fighter. Experience points are earned as the player fights and beats the enemy. The amount of points earned depends on how quickly the enemy was defeated and how much the player lost during the battle. There are three main stats that may be upgraded:

A button attacks
B Button attacks
Defense

Game Modes[edit]

The game features three modes of play.

Single Player

In the game's single-player mode, the player selects a character and takes down the fighters one at a time, earning experience points to level the character up.

VS

A two-player mode in which players play against each other via a Game Link Cable. Both players pick a fighter and battle it out until one is victorious. Matches last one round.

Team Battle

Similar to VS mode, but instead of picking a single fighter, both players select five fighters. Each round is played just like Vs mode and ends when one fighter is defeated. Once a fighter is defeated, the player's next fighter appears and continues the fight. Whichever player defeats their opponent's five fighters is the winner.