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Fist of the North Star : Ken's Rage 2 (Collector's Edition)

XBOX 360
Also available on:PLAYSTATION 3
Fist of the North Star : Ken's Rage 2 (Collector's Edition)
Tecmo Koei2/7/2013Europe

Kenshiro's fist connects, a man explodes, and somewhere a collector nods in satisfaction. The Fist of the North Star Ken's Rage 2 Collector's Edition on Xbox 360 packages Koei Tecmo's musou-style brawler with a set of physical extras that lean hard into the franchise's enduring legacy.

The visual story book is the anchor piece, offering a curated walkthrough of the Fist of the North Star narrative with artwork that bridges the game and the classic manga. For a franchise whose art style is iconic to the point of being instantly recognizable across generations, a dedicated visual companion makes perfect sense. The soundtrack CD preserves the game's score in a format collectors actually value, and given Koei's track record with sweeping, dramatic musou soundtracks, it's one worth owning.

The character sticker set plays to the franchise's massive cast, giving you Kenshiro and friends in a format that's equal parts fun and nostalgic. The 2013 postcard calendar is a time-stamped bonus that dates the package beautifully, a small artifact from a specific moment in the 360's late era. And the 4GB Kenshiro memory stick combines utility with character branding in a way that's deeply charming, even if your storage needs have long since outgrown it.

This CE is a tough find on Xbox 360. Fist of the North Star has always had a stronger following in Japan and among PlayStation loyalists, making the 360 collector's edition a genuinely scarce item in Western markets. The franchise's cultural weight combined with the limited 360 distribution creates exactly the kind of gap that collectors love to fill. You're already dead if you sleep on this one.