Fist of the North Star is a side-scrolling action game. The game is based on the manga series Fist of the North Star. The game's plot is adapted from the second anime series, Hokuto no Ken 2, and covers the Gento Kōken story arc. Source: Wikipedia, "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fist_of_the_North_Star_%28Nintendo_Entertainment_System%29," available under the CC-BY-SA License.