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Pachislot Hokuto no Ken SE
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Game Synopsis
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Kasumi Kenshiro is a post-apocalyptic bad ass who
struts around in leather duds with chest bared and
pectorals rippling. Sharing the doomed world with
him are gangs of roaming biker gangs and bandits who
prey upon an unprotected populace. To get a little
law and order back into the mix, Kenshiro battles
thugs with his martial arts skills.
Play pachi-slots on three 3D rendered Hokuto no
Ken pachinko machines which are based on Sammy's
coin-op designs. The machines are decorated with
Hokuto no Ken artwork and marquees with three
machine variants as follows: Kenshiro, Rei, and Rin
& Bat (aka Lynn and Bat). Other than the design
scheme, the machines are identical to each other in
terms of play mechanics, the video animation that
plays on the monitor above the slots, and the tricks
that may be used to beat each one.
For the uninitiated, pachi-slot is slots. Like
the one-armed bandits that people play in Las Vegas
and Atlantic City. Deposit some coin, pull on the
plunger, and watch as three spinners decorated with
bells, coins, sevens, and other objects rotate
rapidly. Stop each spinner by pushing on its
corresponding button and attempt to match up symbols
for winnings and in the case of Pachislot Hokuto no
Ken, some Hokuto Shinken fighting action which plays
on the video screen above the spinners.
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NCS Game Notes
» In the intro to the game, an atomic explosion
leads to a wrecked world with broken
steeled girders, crumbling buildings, and destroyed
concrete. The perfect doomsday scenario for a
warrior named Kenshiro who punches like thunder
and destroys villains and their bosses. Scenes of Ken
beating up a big-belly boy is shown followed by
scenes of various enemies and bosses gesticulating
and looking mean for the camera.
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Press START and the following options appear:
Start Game / Play one of three Hokuto no Ken
pachislot machines - Ken, Rei, and Rin
Gallery / View portraits, stats, and 3D models of 15
heroes and enemies in the game. The second section
contains cinemas and shorts animated sequences. The third
option features all 12 music tracks from the game
that may be listened to at your leisure.
Battle Bonus Challenge / Play a boss battle game
Option / Set controller config, toggle Dual Shock
vibration
Data / Load and Save data to memory card
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Controls
L-TRIGGER / Insert credit reserve
R-TRIGGER / Insert credit for single play/pull
SQUARE / Left stopper
X-BUTTON / Middle stopper
CIRCLE / Right stopper
L-ANALOG / Push down to pull the plunger and
send the slots spinning
» Upon starting a game, a video of Rei and Ken
riding in a car is shown where they roll along the desert floor.
They eventually meet up with enemies and a battle
ensues. To draw the story along however, matches of
spinners must be made - make no matches and Rei and
Ken just motor along on the desert again without getting
to punch anyone..
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The sound effects are fairly realistic with thumping
noises and a convincing "thunk" sound when pulling a pachi-slot
plunger
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A fairly reliable way to get three silver coins to
line up in
any of the three machines is as follows:
1) Press O-Button and X-Button immediately after each
other - also possible to press X-Button followed by
O-Button
2) Count to four and then press the SQUARE button
No matter when you press the O-Button followed by
the X-Button, there's a high probability that
they'll come up as silver coins if pressed in
sequence quickly. There was one time out of 60
throws that we got a bell and then a silver coin.
» Every once in a while, Battle Bonuses open up and
Ken has to pound out the slots matches in order to
attack an opponent skillfully. Falter in the match
making and watch Ken fail.
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This document and photos are ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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