PlayStation 2

Yakuza

Description

Yakuza is a sprawling tale of underworld Tokyo featuring 3rd-person action/adventure mechanics. The main character, Kazuma Kiryu, is a feared Yakuza enforcer who is embroiled in a mystery that involves his closest friends and $10 billion yen missing from the Yakuza clan's main bank.

The core of the game is hand-to-hand fighting, where the player can use an enormous variety of weapons and items against his enemies. The game features a character upgrade system, where experience points will give Kazuma more hit points, unlock new moves, increase the heat gauge (special power meter), or unlock new heat moves, which give the player the most powerful and nasty looking attacks in the game.

The adventure elements contain plenty of collection quests and dating mini-games, authentically reproducing the nightlife found in modern-day Tokyo.

Alternate Titles

• "龍が如く" -- Japanese spelling
• "Ryu ga Gotoku" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Group

• Yakuza/Ryuu ga Gotoku series

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User Reviews

Knuckles of brass, heart of gold	Unicorn B. Lynx (64776)
Unrivaled.	MAT (35385)
Do you want to be the Dragon of the Dojima Family?	Caynreth (8)

The Press Says

Deeko	Feb 26, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
1UP	Sep 01, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
IGN	Sep 05, 2006	8.2 out of 10	82
Jolt (UK)	Sep 28, 2006	8.1 out of 10	81
GamesAreFun.com (GAF)	Sep 30, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Armchair Empire, The	Oct 08, 2006	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Sep 04, 2006	7.4 out of 10	74
GameSpy	Sep 06, 2006		70
Yahoo! Games	Sep 05, 2006		60
ntsc-uk	Nov, 2006	5 out of 10	50

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Trivia

The movie Ryu ga Gotoku (official site) was based on the game, following the storyline pretty close with all the locations, characters, and even the fighting effects from the game.