BloodRawEngine
Video Game Engine of War
Hokuto Musou, or Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage, the Dynasty Warriors spin-off based on the manga/anime. It has its own fair share of flaws, namely in the rather slow controls, bland environments/level design, and of course the ultimately niche gameplay of the Warriors series that's either addictive or repetitive depending on your opinion. Suffice it to say that I'm just part of that niche. I grew up with a love for all things action/beat 'em up, and hell, my first game ever was Streets of Rage.
As far as Warriors games in general go, it's not even really the most polished, but like most spin-offs, it had some ideas that I really do think could benefit the rest of the Warriors series and other spin-offs, namely the dozen or so Musou attacks per character, and the ability to equip any four of them at once to use in battle. That's actually a bit of a nitpick of mine over Hyrule Warriors, an otherwise overall stronger more well-made Warriors spin-off.
I'll also say that aside from a few tracks, the OST was also a bit lower on the bar as far as the Warriors games go, but needless to say, the Ai Wo Torimodose remix is as much a pleasure to hear as any version of the song.
Altogether, it's a game for the fans who either also like the Warriors games, or are willing to get into them and adapt to some of this one's clunkier (for lack of a better word) bits. I ain't played the sequel, but I hear it fixed a lot of those problems, but I also hear it had a whole slew of its own that makes it possibly worse. Confirm or deny?