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Hokuto no Ken

The Hokuto no Ken video game by Banpresto is a graphic adventure game originally released in Japan for the Sega Saturn on December 22, 1995. A PlayStation port was released on August 30, 1996. The story of…

22 December 1995

Hokuto no Ken is an adventure developed by Banpresto, released 22 December 1995 on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

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What Hokuto no Ken is

Hokuto no Ken is an adventure game developed by Banpresto and released in 1995. It is available on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Hokuto no Ken video game by Banpresto is a graphic adventure game originally released in Japan for the Sega Saturn on December 22, 1995. A PlayStation port was released on August 30, 1996. The story of this game is set after the original manga but appears to follow an alternate timeline.
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Where it sits in the Fist of the North Star series

Hokuto no Ken is the 15th of 38 entries we hold in the Fist of the North Star series. It arrived 2 years after Hokuto no Ken 7: Seiken Retsuden Denshousha he no Michi. The next entry was Typing Ougi: Hokuto no Ken Gekiuchi in 1999.

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What it launched against

Hokuto no Ken launched on 22 December 1995, within three weeks of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters and Rayman.

Released around the same time: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Rayman.

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When did Hokuto no Ken come out?
Hokuto no Ken was released on 22 December 1995 for PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

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