Release Date: 2006-09-05
Developer/Publisher: Sega / Sega
Genres: Action / Shooters,Adventure
Platforms: PS2
Descend into the notorious Japanese underworld and experience the darker side of Tokyo like never before.
As Kazuma Kiryu, you are fast drawn into the dark and seedy world of the Yakuza, where you'll face brutal hand-to-hand combat with everyone that gets in your way. Having been paroled after 10 years for a crime you didn't commit, you return to find that childhood friend Yumi is missing, your closest ally, Nishiki, has become your greatest enemy and the entire Japanese underworld is searching for ¥10 billion that has mysteriously disappeared.
Caught between your search for Yumi, a young girl named Haruka who you feel honour-bound to protect, and the Yakuza's hunt for the key to a ¥10 billion payday, you quickly become embroiled in a vast network of violence and mistrust as the entire underworld rises up against you... and they will stop at nothing to find their mark.
Set in the fictional Kamura-cho, a spectacularly authentic, seedy neon district, you'll find yourself facing off against thugs, punks and rivals using a fully-fledged, evolving battle system. Revel in the elaborate realism of Kamura-cho, a place where you'll find popular real-world Japanese brands and retail stores replicated even as far as their in-store layouts and accompanying background music.
YAKUZA offers a complex and extraordinary storyline that delivers amazing richness and depth through cinematic cut-scenes, as well as gambling, batting practice, nightclubs and a host of mini-games along the way.
This is your opportunity to plumb the depths of the murky, mysterious Japanese underworld... in all its glorious brutality.
Features:
Experience the Yakuza Lifestyle: The most realistic Yakuza experience to date, allowing you to become immersed in the brutality of the Japanese underworld like never before.
Cinematic Storyline: An engrossing cinematic storyline spans more than 12 intricately detailed chapters, slowly unveiling the dense web of deceit, violence and mistrust of Japan's underworld network.
Authentic Tokyo: Explore the nightlife of Tokyo in amazingly authentic detail - from the sprawling neon-lit streets and nightclubs to actual shops licensed specifically to deliver an authentic feel of this bustling city.
Stylish New Fighting Engine: Bring out the best of your street-brawling skills by taking on numerous enemies at once and taking them down in style. String together a combination of fighting moves in order to take out multiple enemies simultaneously, or simply grab a nearby object and smash it over an opponent's head!
Develop Your Character's Fighting Skills: Build up experience points from brawls and use the RPG-style levelling up system to improve your strength, stamina and fighting techniques as you so choose.
Deep Gameplay: Accumulate weapons and items, engage in numerous side missions, interrogate and bribe informants, gamble, practise your swing in the baseball batting cages or improve your combat skills in the fighting cages!
