The Western Version Has More Gore
Fist of the North Star has always been a brutal, bloody series with the anime in particular, sparing no expense in its violence. Surprisingly, the western release of the game is actually going to feature more gore than the original game in Japan.
In the original, using Hokuto Shinken on enemies would make them explode into a cloud of black smoke. Now, however, doing the same thing makes them explode into a rain of blood and body parts, sticking to the brutal style of the source material. The good news is that you will have an option to tone down the gore if you want, and even the demo we played through had the options. For any diehard fans of Fist of the North Star, however, the inclusion of more gore should make it feel right at home in the series’ history of video games.
