History VideoGame / FistOfTheNorthStarTwinBlueStarsOfJudgment

A FightingGame based on Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's classic ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' manga developed by Creator/ArcSystemWorks and published by Creator/{{Sega}}. It was originally released for the arcades, running on the Atomiswave hardware, in 2005 and was subsequently ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 exclusively in Japan in 2008 as ''Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan Sōsōsei: Kengō Retsuden'' (which roughly translates ''Fist of the North Star: Twin Blue Stars of Judgement: History of Great Fighters''), the added subtitle being the result of prior ''Hokuto no Ken'' video games. While not the first ''Fist of the North Star'' fighting game, nor even the first arcade game based on the franchise, it is probably one of the most infamous franchise entries.

** Speaking of which, Shin has a ''suicide'' fatal KO that can only be triggered if his star gauge is empty. And yes, its the exact same suicide scene from the original source and can be done on the Southern Cross stage. If its not the losing round for him though, he gets a full Star gauge in the next round.

%%* MightyGlacier: A role fulfilled by Mr. Heart of course, as well as Raoh, who, special moves aside, is slow enough that he doesn't even have a ''backdash''.

* GlassCannon: Souther has incredibly fast normals, plenty of star-removing combos, and two of the best projectiles in the game. However, he's tied for the lowest health in the game, and both forms of his guard can be broken with pressure, meaning that he tends to crumble very quickly. Playing him well requires you to play like Souther would, fittingly--don't try to block, just stay on the attack as much as possible and don't let the opponent seize any kind of advantage.

* TheCombatPragmatist: While Jagi does indeed have a few actual Hokuto moves (Hokuto Rakan Geki) and Nanto moves (Nanto Jarou Geki), most of his moveset revolves around dirty tricks like dousing his opponent in oil and setting them on fire or using his shotgun. Even his Fatal KO is the same trick he tried on Kenshiro: spilling a huge tanker of oil everywhere and setting everything on fire.

* DevelopersForesight: While Ken's "Hokuto Zankai Ken" super will instantly kill anyone once time is up, it won't work on Souther.

A FightingGame based on Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's classic ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' manga developed by Creator/ArcSystemWorks and published by Creator/{{Sega}}. It was originally released for the arcades, running on the Atomiswave hardware, in 2005 and was subsequently ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 exclusively in Japan in 2008 as ''Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan Sōsōsei: Kengō Retsuden'' (which roughly translates ''Fist of the North Star: Twin Blue Stars of Judgement: History of Great Fighters''), the added subtitle being the result of prior ''Hokuto no Ken'' video games. While not the first ''Fist of the North Star'' fighting game, nor even the first arcade game based on the franchise.

It plays similarly to other ASW fighting games, but with its own mechanics: "Boost" which moves your character forward quickly while also being able to cancel attacks in others, and the game's main attraction: Fatal [=KOs=]. Under everyone's life bar is a gauge shaped like the Big Dipper. Most special attacks, as well as a stun move (Low Punch and Low Kick) will take away a star and when one character's entire star gauge is empty, the Star of Death will show up nearby it, meaning they can be killed off with a Fatal KO which just like [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Instant Kills]] and [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Astral Heats]], ends the match right there.

Other mechanics involve a blowback move (High Punch and High Kick) to send your opponent across the arena for a combo if coupled properly with the Boost feature, launchers, performed by pressing both punches, and kicks, performed by pressing both kicks.