History YMMV / FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage

* BetterThanCanon: A handful of Dream Mode endings from the first game are considered this, but Toki's, Jagi's, and Rei's in particular stand out.

* EvenBetterSequel[=/=]SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: From the point of view of story coverage and number of playable characters, ''Ken's Rage 2'' is RIDICULOUSLY better than the first game. The first game was basically the Cliff's Notes version of the first saga of the manga(the Hokuto Brothers saga), barely covering the main story and with only 10 playable characters. The second game follows the manga so religiously you can actually play it instead of reading it or watching the anime and get the entire story; it covers both the Hokuto Brothers AND Land of Shura arcs; and raises the character count to 25, including all the Nanto Rokuseiken, the two main Goshasei(Fudoh and Jyuza), Adult Bat and Rin, Falco, Ein and the Rashos[=/=]Hokuto Ryuken fighters.

* WinTheCrowd: Koei had a tendency to tone down the violence in their international releases of ''Dynasty Warriors'' games, so a handful of ''Fist Of The North Star'' fans were skeptical. When the first trailer showed enemies [[LudicrousGibs exploding into bloody giblets]], it won them over. Even better for western audiences is that the game became ''more'' violent as a RegionalBonus.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Heart strikes again; he beat Juza and Fudoh out as a playable character in the first game's DLC.

* GameBreaker: Raoh overall, most of his attacks hit in an area his strong combos hit in wide areas, does more damage than any other character even when everyone has max stats.

* TearJerker: The final day of [[spoiler:Rei]]'s life is every bit as tragic as it was in the Manga/Anime, but it's made even more upsetting with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCsSn1QJu2Y Accepted Fate]], a very solemn piano piece. The sequel takes a more subdued route and has no soundtrack, which emphasizes the tragedy in a more subtle way.

* ThatOneBoss: Raoh at the end of Kenshiro's Legend Mode, you ''will'' need Musou Tensei for the first time you do that fight, you won't win otherwise. Kenshiro is also this to Raoh to a slightly lesser extent in his legend mode.

*** Good lord, Toki in the DLC challenge mission Four Hero Rumble, after fighting through Ryuuga, Fudo, and Juza, you then have to fight Toki, who if you let him put you into Meridian Shock, are dead. Here's why: He inflicts every meridian shock status in the game, you're poisoned, cant use Signature Moves, you take even more damage than you normally would in shock, cant block any attacks at all, and to top its duration is extended beyond the normal time it lasts normally.

* WinTheCrowd: Koei had a tendency to tone down the violence in their international releases of ''Dynasty Warriors'' games, so a handful of ''Fist Of The North Star'' fans were skeptical. When the first trailer showed enemies [[LudicrousGibs exploding into bloody giblets]], it won them over.
** Even better for western audiences is that the game became ''more'' violent as a RegionalBonus.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: One from Jagi of all people in the ending of his Dream Mode, he protect her no matter what (well he siadhe wouldn't let her ''die'') but you can see that he somewhat cares about her.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ij26LCm_-o Ai Wo Torimodose.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx7WTc_QAxU The Main Theme.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNSlR_07rzo Go One's Way.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3L_7kmVY8E Heartless Man.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESE_xDI8T04 Power Worship.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S72pi9_CldE The Assassins.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xU_gTPyF9w Time of Promise.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXF3JU7FwCo The Seven Scars.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58tlnEuRx5U Defender.]]
** The new music from the second game also applies, sporting themes for the Rasho, and extended rearrangements of some of the first game's pieces.

* SoCoolItsAwesome: ''Hokuto Musou'' was met with critical acclaim by the Japanese and the fandom.
** SoOkayItsAverage: However, western reviewers less familiar with the series dismissed it as a mediocre BeatEmUp.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pedNUK4hUZU Ai Wo Torimodose.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nul6uFQqTk The Main Theme.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7qRfKNWJx4 Go One's Way.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgBuqfROXWc Heartless Man.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXGvpmkLcfg Power Worship.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh5m8VUcJVA The Assassins.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0wX4fQR0ss Time of Promise.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO24boIDPXI The Seven Scars.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rJrwBHx4js Defender.]]

* AwesomeMusic: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pedNUK4hUZU Ai Wo Torimodose.]]

* UnfortunateImplications: Rei [[WouldHitAGirl beats up Mamiya]] for no reason at the end of his first "Legend Mode" level. Yeah.

* EvenBetterSequel[=/=]SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: ''Ken's Rage 2'' is RIDICULOUSLY better than the first game. The first game was basically the Cliff's Notes version of the first saga of the manga(the Hokuto Brothers saga), barely covering the main story and with only 10 playable characters. The second game follows the manga so religiously you can actually play it instead of reading it or watching the anime and get the entire story; it covers both the Hokuto Brothers AND Land of Shura arcs; and raises the character count to 25, including all the Nanto Rokuseiken, the two main Goshasei(Fudoh and Jyuza), Adult Bat and Rin, Falco, Ein and the Rashos[=/=]Hokuto Ryuken fighters.

* EvenBetterSequel[=/=]SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: ''Ken's Rage 2'' is RIDICULOUSLY better than the first game. The first game was basically the Cliff's Notes version of the first saga of the manga(the Hokuto Brothers saga), barely covering the main story and with only 10 playable characters. The second game follows the manga so religiously you can actually play it instead of reading it or watching the anime and get the entire story; it covers both the Hokuto Brothers AND Land of Shura arcs; and raises the character count to 25, including all the Nanto Rokuseiken, the two main Goshasei(Fudoh and Jyuza), Adult Bat and Rin, Falco, Ein and the Rashos[=/=]Hokuto Ryuken fighters. To say [[AndTheFandomRejoiced that the fans were happy is a massive understatement]].