Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 a eShop only release in Australia

Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 is one of those games that you never expect to see outside of Japan, but hey – here it is and it’s coming to the Wii U next month. One catch though, it’s only releasing digitally on the eShop – no physical copies for the Wii U will be made available in Australia.

Good news though, the release date for the Wii U version is on the 7th of February while Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners will have to wait until the next day to pick it up.

Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 follows the story line of the popular manga, all of it. From start to finish.

It’s good to see Wii U owners aren’t let out with this one, even if it’s only available digitally. Better than nothing at all!

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• Legend mode starts with a re-imagined version of ‘Raoh’ and covers ‘Celestial Emperor’ and ‘Land of Shura’. This way the game can be enjoyed by both existing fans of the manga and newcomers to Kenshiro’s post-apocalyptic world. Different characters will be controlled for each episode while ‘boss’ encounters will feature entire famous scenes from the manga.
• Additionally, ‘Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2’ also features an episode dedicated to Ken’s faithful companions, Bat and Rin. This chapter, although part of the original manga, has never before been visualised and provides a brand new, original experience for players.
• Over 20 playable characters will be available, including Juda, Rei, Shew, Shin, Thouzer, Jagi, Raoh, Toki, Fudo, Juza, Mamiya, Ryuga, Ein, Falco, Hyou, Kaioh, Shachi, and more.
• Dynamic new moves.  The destructive power of the techniques of Hokuto Shinken and Nanto Seiken meet the intense action of the Warriors series to produce a thrilling experience. In addition to the signature moves of the first title, new actions such as ‘sprint’ and ‘dodge’ have been added to the move sets.
• Dream Mode introduces new, original storylines to the Fist of the North Star Universe while bridging the gaps between parts of the main story, often focusing on some of the series’ minor characters.
• Online Co-Op and Versus play. Four to eight players can use Dream Mode to enjoy online co-op or versus play.

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