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Description
One year has passed since Kazuma Kiryu, "yakuza with the heart of gold", defeated his biggest adversary in the
previous game. Despite this victory, Kazuma has lost more than he had ever imagined.
But events from the past continue to haunt him. A man he had admired so much, who was like a father to him, has revealed a terrible secret before he died. It's time for Kazuma to solve the mystery once and for all. Caught in the eternal fight between Kantou and Kansai, the Eastern and the Western organized crime groups of Japan, he soon realizes that there are other powers on the stage, including a mysterious Korean organization that seems to be connected somehow to his past.
The sequel to
Yakuza continues the story from the previous game, featuring many recurrent characters. The main gameplay idea also remains the same - on-foot exploration of urban environments, hand-to-hand fighting, and role-playing elements, somewhat similar to the kind of gameplay that was introduced in
Shenmue games. The sequel features some technical improvements, such as the ability to rotate the camera during the fights. It also contains more side missions and mini-games, ranging from playing pool and mahjong to running a club and dating women.
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Alternate Titles
- "龍が如く 2" -- Japanese spelling
- "Ryuu ga Gotoku 2" -- Japanese title
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User Reviews
Critic Reviews
Original Gamer |
Dec 28, 2008 |
9.2 out of 10 |
92 |
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands) |
Sep 30, 2008 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
WildGames |
Oct 27, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Sep 19, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
UOL Jogos |
Sep 22, 2008 |
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80 |
GameCell UK |
Oct, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
GamersNET |
Oct 02, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
SEGA-Portal.de |
Sep 21, 2009 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
GameSpy |
Sep 22, 2008 |
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70 |
Games TM |
Oct 02, 2008 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
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Trivia
1001 Video Games
Yakuza 2 appears in the book
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
Savegame import
If the player begins
Yakuza 2 with a save from the first
Yakuza game on their memory card, they will have gifts from Haruka inside their item box. These include healing items and two spirit-raising equipment items (Haruka's Charm and Haruka's Necklace). The player gets access to their first item box in Chapter 3.
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