Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise launches on October 2, 2018, but if you want to get a taste for the final product before then, you can get a feel for the title by exploring the city of Eden and the post-apocalyptic wasteland surrounding it in demo, available on the Playstation store today.
In the demo, you can pick between two different gameplay modes, Battle Mode and Adventure Mode, with Battle Mode allowing you to relive the manga by letting you take a crack at the game's first major boss battle, against Kenshiro's nemesis, Shin. The Adventure Mode allows you to cruise around Eden, where the main story of Lost Paradise takes place. You can build a buggy, take it out into the wasteland and hunt for materials, smash up marauding bandits who are running the countryside and even take your freshly built buggy around for races and exploration.
On top of that, simply downloading the demo will give players a free PS4 theme featuring the cast of Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, which will be available beginning on the game's official launch day, October 2, 2018.
Here are some of the features available on the full release, and you can watch the official trailer below.
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise Key Features:
- Become the Fist of the North Star - Explore an alternate version of the Fist of the North Star canon; take control of Kenshiro as he searches for his lost love Yuria in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- Master the Hokuto Shinken Style - Kenshiro's ultimate assassination techniques, the Hokuto Shinken, are at your disposal in battle. After building up the Seven Star gauge, you can demolish enemies from the inside out with dozens of brutal and iconic Hokuto Shinken techniques, faithfully recreated from the original manga. More lethal techniques will be available as you progress through the story and battles. Keep your fists up!
- Explore a Lost Paradise and the Wasteland Surrounding It - Even Kenshiro needs the occasional break from beating up thugs. Luckily, even in the dilapidated city of Eden, there's no shortage of engaging side missions and minigames to take part in. Use the power of Hokuto Shinken to prepare drinks at a bar, manage a struggling nightclub, customize a buggy and race through the barren desert, play retro games at the arcade or your hideout, including the original Fist of the North Star game, and more! Tired of the city? Head out into the wasteland in your buggy to collect materials and complete side missions, but be careful of hidden dangers lurking beyond the dunes!
- Extra Carnage - Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise features everything available in the original Japanese version, plus extra carnage for the localized version! For the first time, witness the full effects of Kenshiro's brutal Hokuto Shinken on the lowlifes and thugs of the post-apocalyptic wastes.
