At first glance, it’s apparent that Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 has a lot in common with the Tecmo Koei's Musou series (Dynasty Warriors, Warriors Orochi, Gundam). This is even more so than the original game.
In case you didn’t know already, Fist of the North Star is a Japanese manga series that was written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara. It was originally published in Weekly Shone Jump from 1983-1988. To this day, the popularity is still strong among the Japanese manga readers and as a result, we get Ken’s Rage 2.
Those of us old enough to remember watching anime in the 80's might remember a rather good yet violet series called 'Fist of the North Star'. It was set in a gory post-apocalyptic world and is often refered to as one of the best animes of its time. Fast forward to 2013 and its setting is still quite popular today, though the recent video game the anime inspired, Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2, is far inferior to its source material.
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 leaves no lasting impression and is only fleetingly entertaining, at best. The combat is repetitive to the point of disinterest, the power-up system lacks impact and the Dream Mode feels more like busy work and time filler. C’mon Tecmo Koei, take a chance and break the mould a little. Those of you hoping and praying for a return to former glory, Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 isn’t it.
What a waste of an incredible, classic manga/anime property.
manbros.. now there's a name.
7.5 pretty decent i shall give this a try since i liked the first