With Yakuza 6 on the way, and last year’s Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami still relatively fresh on our minds, SEGA has continued the Yakuza series love with the announcement that Yakuza Kiwami 2 (a remake of Yakuza 2 for PS4, in the shiny new Dragon Engine) is coming West. And you won’t be waiting long either, as it’s out on August 28th!
As the official description from SEGA eloquently puts it:
It’s been a full year since Kazuma Kiryu took his leave from the world of the Yakuza during the events of Yakuza Kiwami. Fate, however, has other things in mind for the legendary Dragon of Dojima, and Kiryu finds himself back on the front lines of a potential all-out war.
The game will also receive a steelbook edition, as has basically become tradition for the series now. It’ll be a limited edition though; time to get those pre-orders in!
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The Yakuza 6 demo has been removed from the US Playstation store after some users found an exploit to allow them to play the full game.
The demo itself is 36.53gb in size and actually contains all the data for the full game, except the demo was designed to lock players into a small portion of the game with their progress being carried over to the full game on release day (17th of April 2018).
The full game exploit appears to be exclusive to the American version of the demo as the demo is currently still available on the UK and Australian Playstation store-fronts. If this changes then we will be sure to update this story.
Yakuza 6 will feature a new mini-game which allows players to create a clan by recruiting people Kiryu fights with. Once you’ve got a clan together, you can take them to the streets for huge strategic fights with hundreds of characters. The fights can even be taken online so you can challenge other custom clans. Check out the embed below to see the mini-game in action:
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life launches for PS4 on the 20th of March 2018.
In the latest trailer for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life we get a good look at the various mini-games that feature in the new game. There’s lots of returning games like the batting cages, darts and various arcade titles, but we also get new games like underwater hunting, workouts and looking after babies! Check it out by clicking the embed below:
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life launches for PS4 on the 20th of March 2018.
A new mobile Yakuza title called Yakuza Online is in the works for iOS, Android and PC. This new title sees you playing as a new character called Kasuga Ichiban and is a free-to-play affair with optional micro-transactions. You can see the game in action by clicking below:
Yakuza Online is due for release in Japan at some point in 2018. There is currently no word on a Western release at this time.
In addition to the extended story trailer, we also have a new 4 and a half minute gameplay trailer of Yakuza Kiwami 2 to indulge in.
This trailer showcases the game’s combat and some new mini-games that include a Yakuza take on tower defense, a new hostess management mode called Cabaret Club GP and even the bizarre SEGA Toylet urinal mini-games. Check it out below:
Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a remake of the original Yakuza 2 for PS2 and is due for release on PS4 on the 7th of December 2017 in Japan. There is currently no word on a Western release for the game.
A 5 and a half minute story trailer for Yakuza Kiwami 2 is now available on the official Ryu Ga Gotoku YouTube channel. Click below to see a summation of the game’s plot but with the lovely new graphics this version provides:
Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a remake of the original Yakuza 2 for PS2 and is due for release on PS4 on the 7th of December 2017 in Japan. There is currently no word on a Western release for the game.
Yakuza 2 is finally getting the Kiwami treatment. Yakuza Kiwami 2 is due for release this December for PS4 owners in Japan and the Tokyo Game Show has brought us a new trailer showcasing the game’s story. Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a remake of the original Yakuza 2 with a seamless, open world city and an expanded story-line. Check it out below:
Yakuza Kiwami 2 will launch for PS4 on the 7th of December 2017 in Japan. There is currently no word on a Western release.
The team behind the Yakuza franchise have revealed a new game based on the Fist of the North Star franchise. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios are currently developing Hokuto ga Gotoku for a launch on the 22nd of February 2018 in Japan. There is currently no word on whether the title will make its way to the West, but a new trailer that went live during the Tokyo Game Show is now available to watch by clicking below:
Hokuto ga Gotoku will launch on the 22nd of February 2018 for PS4.
The first game in Toshihiro Nagoshi’s hugely successful Yakuza franchise is a fascinating little game because it showcases a lot of familiar elements that will stay with the series all the way to present day. Yakuza is an incredibly accomplished first entry in a series that has simply reiterated on its template instead of taking it in a completely different direction.
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