Hokuto no Rogue

Hokuto no Rogue
Alpha Project
Developer	Alessio Carotenuto
Theme	Science Fiction (post apocalyptic)
Influences	Fallout
Released	2008 Feb 18
Updated	2024 Aug 08 (0.7.0)
Licensing	GPLv3
P. Language	Java
Platforms	platform independent
Interface	Graphical, Keyboard, Mouse
Game Length	Long
Official site of Hokuto no Rogue

Hokuto no Rogue is a graphical rogue-like game set in the world of Hokuto no Ken (aka Fist of the North Star, Ken il Guerriero, Ken le Survivant).

Description

The game is written in pure Java and features special moves, music, special graphics effects and allies.

System requirements

The game requires JAVA 20 or better version.

Plot overview

The prologue of Hokuto no Ken informs us that the world was engaged in a global nuclear war in the year 199X. After the war, the earth's surface became devoid of vegetation, the seas evaporated and civilization was thrown into chaos, turning everyday life into a battle for supplies of uncontaminated food and water, where the strong survive by preying on the weak. However, one man vows to make a difference. Kenshiro is the successor of the art of Hokuto Shinken, a deadly 1,800 year-old assassination style that is only passed down from one master to a chosen son. Kenshiro uses his skills and knowledge to protect the innocent from the bloodthirsty gangs that threaten their survival. Throughout the course of the series, Kenshiro meets several allies and rivals, most of whom are also trained in various martial arts styles. (from Wikipedia)

List of attacks

Standard Attacks

• PUNCH: Basic attack.
• KICK: Basic attack.

Hokuto attacks

Every Hokuto Attack has a certain chance to cause the explosion of internal organs in the body part hit. This chance varies greatly based on the character attributes value, the experience level and the proficiency level attained in the Attack.

• HOKUTO SAIHA KEN: Breaking supremacy fist. Due to the powerful impact, this blow can knock back the opponent.
• HOKUTO SHICHI SEI TEN: A blow which aims only to the explosion of a specific body part.
• HOKUTO ENKAN ZANSHU KYAKU: The character hits every opponent around him with a spinning blow.
• HOKUTO RAKAN GEKI: Multiple hit attack, based on speed.
• HOKUTO HYAKURETSU KEN: A quick hail of blows and a powerful fist in the end.
• HOKUTO SHINTEN RAI: Projects a destructive dome of energy around the character.
• HOKUTO TENSHO HONRETSU: A powerful rotating hand charge which fires a large wave of ki at the enemy.

Nanto attacks

Every Nanto Attack has a certain chance to cut the body part hit.

• [NANTO KOSHU KEN] NANTO GYAKUSHI SO: Performs a bloody stab to the chest.
• [NANTO KOSHU KEN] NANTO GOKUTO KEN: Cuts the muscles of an opponent forearms and thighs.
• [NANTO KOSHU KEN] NANTO SENSHU RYU GEKI: A rapid stabbing attack of the nanto koshu ken style.
• [NANTO KOSHU KEN] NANTO JARO GEKI: Stabbing and slicing technique.
• [NANTO KOKAKU KEN] NANTO TENKETSU BAKUHA: Performs a bloody stab to the chest.
• [NANTO KOKAKU KEN] NANTO YOSO HAZAN: Powerful vertical slice that can split a man in half.
• [NANTO KOKAKU KEN] NANTO DENSHO REPPA: A powerful vacuum wave that tears along the ground.
• [NANTO HOO KEN] NANTO KYOKUSEI JUJI KEN: Surges forward at great speed and slashes a cross-shaped wound across the opponent's chest.
• [NANTO HOO KEN] NANTO TENSHO JUJI HO: A powerful aerial attack which can glide effortlessly through an opponent's defenses.
• [NANTO SUICHO KEN] NANTO GEKISEI KAKUBU: A technique that aims to cut the intended target.
• [NANTO SUICHO KEN] NANTO HIEN RYUBU: A beautiful looking technique that slices his targets into perfect pieces.
• [NANTO HAKURO KEN] NANTO REKKYAKU KUBU: A technique that involves making a mockery of an opponent with unpredictable, lightning fast footwork.
• [NANTO HAKURO KEN] NANTO REKKYAKU ZANJIN: A spinning kick which beheads all of the surrounding enemies.

List of techniques

• HOKUTO NISHI SHINKU HA (Two-finger grip of Emptiness): Catches arrows from mid-air and sends them back to the opponent who shot them.
• MUSO TENSEI (Reincarnation through the Nothingness): Creates uncountable copies of the character body so that opponents cannot determine the character's real position anymore. The tecnique is activated when an opponent tries to hit the character. The character doubles himself in illusory copies and shifts through them, moving behind the opponent.
• SUIEISHIN (The spirit reflection): Gives the character the ability to learn attacks and techniques from other martial arts school.
• GOSHI RETSU DAN (Devastating fury of the five fingers): Intercepts an opponent's fist attack and hits the fingers, exploding them.

List of skills

• KI HEALING: Uses KI to heal wounds.

List of perks

• BLINDNESS:The character sight range is reduce to one square (the immediate surroundings) and the combat rolls 'to hit' are halved (unless he has the 'Danger Sense' perk)
• DANGER SENSE: Opponents concealed - behind walls, for example - are always visible to the character.
• FASTER HEALING: The character healing factor (based on Endurance) gains a +2 bonus.
• KI VAMPIRE: After killing an opponent, the charater regenerates 2 ki points (instead of the standard 1)
• MONK: Attribute boosting through the use of concentration has a ratio of 1:2 instead of 1:1 (That is: 1 point of Concentration boosts the attribute 2 points, instead of the normal 1 to 1 ratio)
• SURVIVOR: The character has a +50% bonus to resist thirst.
• POOR: The character starts with no objects in the inventory (except common clothes).
• INVERTED HEART: The character's tsubo pressure points are harder to locate than for a normal human. When an opponent tries to hit the character's pressure points, he has a -50% less probability to land a succesful fatality.
• FAST FOCUS: The character is able to focus his concentration instantly. Thus, attributes boosting through Concentration is immediate and needs not the standard two turns before activation.
• MEDIC: Doubles the healing effect when using bandages.
• SCOUT: Doubles the sight and the speed in wilderness.

List of tsubo

• DOMEI: If damaged, the victim becomes blind.
• ZUSETSU: If damaged, the victim loses memory and forgets who are his enemies.
• TOI: Cause death in 3 seconds.
• KYOMEI: Explodes hands.
• KENMEI: Remove blindness.

See also

Related topics

• Alpha projects

Related links

• Hokuto no Rogue homepage
• Hokuto no Rogue trailer (ver 0.3.0)
• GOLDEN T GAME ENGINE homepage (2D engine used by the game)