<s>
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Toei	O
Animation	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Shouei	O
System	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
1987	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
Hokuto	O
no	O
Ken	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
by	O
the	O
anime	O
production	O
company	O
(	O
which	O
briefly	O
entered	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
publishing	O
business	O
after	O
their	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Hokuto	O
no	O
Ken	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
Hokuto	B-Application
no	I-Application
Ken	I-Application
2	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
which	O
began	O
airing	O
on	O
Fuji	O
TV	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taxan	O
published	O
the	O
localized	O
NES	O
version	O
in	O
April	O
1989	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
products	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
alongside	O
Viz	O
Communications	O
 '	O
English	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-plane	O
beat-	O
'	O
em-up	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
as	O
Kenshiro	O
)	O
proceeds	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
walking	O
from	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
,	O
using	O
his	O
martial	O
arts	O
of	O
Hokuto	O
Shinken	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
jumping	O
is	O
performed	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
d-pad	O
upwards	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
a	O
dedicated	O
button	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
A	O
and	O
B	O
buttons	O
solely	O
for	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
Hokuto	B-Application
no	I-Application
Ken	I-Application
2	I-Application
anime	O
's	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
for	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
tie	O
in	O
with	O
Viz	O
's	O
English	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cover	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
version	O
depicts	O
Kenshiro	O
sparring	O
with	O
Toki	O
,	O
who	O
does	O
n't	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
never	O
actually	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Hokuto	B-Application
no	I-Application
Ken	I-Application
2	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
outside	O
flashbacks	O
(	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
already	O
deceased	O
by	O
that	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
