Kenshiro War Fighting

Kenshiro War Fighting eschews the standard fighting game setup sticks with a 3D

This game is a cel-shaded fighting game, featuring thirteen playable characters from both the manga and anime. This includes Kenshiro, who is available as an unlockable character. Kenshiro War Fighting features include an Attack Cancel Facility where a players punch or kick is canceled if the opponent punches or kicks at the same time... the only result if that happens is a circular illumination on screen. There's also a special move power gauge which will allow characters to perform a Kyukyoku Ogi (instant kill type move) when completely full and several stages have destructible elements, including a jail cell which can be completely demolished.

The character models are sharp and crisp, cel-shaded to look like they popped right out of the manga. The backgrounds, however, are dull and muddy. Everything else falls victim to being just plain uninspired. Nothing in the game reflects the 'cool' factor that people think of when they think of Hokuto no Ken.

Kenshiro War Fighting eschews the standard fighting game setup and sticks with a 3D version. Triangle jumps, Square blocks, and Cross and Circle attack. L and R, used individually, modify standard attacks into special ones. Pressing them both together with Circle or Cross perform super moves (Level 1 for Circle and Level 3 for Cross). Unfortunately none of these moves are visually appealing - even finishing your opponent with a Level 3 super is about as exciting as ending the match with a single punch.