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Items In Games You Might Be Interested InProduct Details of YakuzaDescription For the first time, enter the Yakuza world in a thrilling adventure created by noted producer Toshihiro Nagoshi with novelist Seishu Hase. A critical and commercial hit in Japan, Yakuza authentically re-creates the city streets and illicit haunts of Tokyo's nightlife district, with memorable characters, cinematic style, free-roaming adventure, a gripping story, beautiful but deadly fighting, and deep gameplay. Quick Glance ESRB Rating: M (Mature) Game Genre: Action/Adventure Max # of Players: 1 Game Information ESRB Rating: M (Mature) Game Genre: Action/Adventure Release Date: 2006-9-6 Memory Space Required: 135 KB Network Compatible: No Simultaneous Multiplayer Mode: No Maximum Number of Players: 1 More Info URL: Manufacturer Link Reviews on Yakuza
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jchoi
- May 30, 2008
Yakuza for Playstation 2Strengths: Fun gameplay with a good combat system. Several side missions and mini-games with free roaming in a cityscape environment. Weakness: Excessive use of expletives makes the script feel like a teenager wrote it. Excessive random encounters makes combat boring very quickly. This game is definitely deserving of its Mature rating, with gratuitous violence and excessive swearing. The storyline is interesting, but gets convoluted towards the end but the gameplay and combat are done well, although frequent random encounters wear down on the player very fast. The game takes place in a Japanese cityscape and allows the free player to roam around the city. With plenty of...
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lobitoh
- May 29, 2008
Great game from SegaStrengths: cool graphics, great player involvement Weakness: load times and some repetitive actions This game contains mature features and violence. This game is based on a Japanese Mafia culture. The game itself is pretty good with a outstanding story line. The game battle system is kind of like a beat'em up game. You can use whatever item at you disposal to get rid of the people. The game has awesome graphics and violence.And also is a free open environment that makes you want to explore all...
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MadWolfie01
- May 12, 2008
Tokyo finally gets a mostly-realized Mafia game. . .Strengths: Solid hand-to-hand combat system, good graphics, lots of side missions and mini-games, frequent adult language Weakness: Needlessly complex/predictable storyline, frequent backtracking, repetitive combat, load times, repeating enemies The US has seen a lot of American crime family-based games in recent years but not many of the Japanese variety. Yakuza takes your basic 3D beat-em-up and drops it into one small Tokyo district. This means a lot of backtracking for players, but the solid game play holds up well enough. The plot takes a lot soap opera-style melodramatic liberties, so much of the story seems unrealistic. The...
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keelie
- May 7, 2008
YakuzaStrengths: Depth of story, character development, gameplay Weakness: None Yakuza is a mature rated video game with a setting in the Japanese mafia crime world. It has some elements and themese borrowed from the Grand Theft Auto series. Its story revolves around a guy trying to climb the ladder in the crime world. The game features a realistic recreation of the city of Tokyo. There are many ways to explore the city, picking up hints and clues along the way to achieve...
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Vtdgnca
- Feb 14, 2008
live the life of a Yakuza!Strengths: + excellent storyline + mini games included Weakness: - no extra unlockables - no Japanese voice over options - swearing may seem tedious In Yakuza you are a mobster, the game reminds me of good old days like Final Fight, while others may think this is a GTA clone, but it is not at all. There are some nice cut scenes as you progress throughout the story. The background setting is realistic as you can see there are many pawn shops, bars, arcades, as well as noodle shops. There are a couple of side-missions but other than that once...
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evophile
- Jan 27, 2008
A superfun jounrney into the world of YakuzaStrengths: Nice recreation of the city of Tokyo, good mix of rpg and action elements Weakness: voice acting too over the top, repetitive enemies Yakuza is a cool game. It throws you into the role of a Japanese mafia man just out of jail and seeking to discover what the world you once knew has turned in to. Mixing a little action, a little rpg and semi-free roaming style, Yakuza is a unique game all its own. The only bad thing is the voice acting is a little annoying and over the top and the enemies repeat too often. Also the city seems...
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FOnewearl
- Jan 2, 2008
Story, Fighting And More!Strengths: Depth, Story, Character Growth Weakness: Can't Think of Anything In Particular Yakuza is a game in which you will get an idea of what it's like inside the organization and how life would be in it. Yakuza in a sense could just be considered a brawler but it really does offer so much more as it has a very good back story, lots of extra things to do along with customization on how your character grows. I would highly recommend Yakuza as the fighting system is well done and...
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justin42
- Dec 29, 2007
A good game if you're looking for something a bit...Strengths: Great story; Shenmue-inspired gameplay/world; feels different than many games Weakness: Seems like it could've been a bit more polished Yakuza follows your journey trying to break into the world of organized crime in Japan. But instead of following the Grand Theft Auto "Beat everyone that moves" style, Yakuza takes a slower and more deliberate pacing. It definitely owes a lot to Sega's own Shenmue in this way, and in many ways Yakuza feels like Shenmue (Which is both a good and a bad thing, depending on how you look at it)....
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silentassassin47
- Sep 22, 2007
Is Yakuza a spiritual sequel to Shenmue 2?Strengths: action, control, variety of gameplay Weakness: city is kinda dull to explore, too much f bombs Yakuza seems to be a spiritual sequel to Shenmue 2. You have a vast city to explore. You have kung-fu moves at your disposal. You have numerous cutscenes. However, unlike Shenmue heavy text dialogue and mundane gameplay, Yakuza focus more on the action. The controls are excellent and has the depth of a fighting game. So basically, Yakuza is Shenmue minus the boring talking and working and more...
testseek.com - Nov 5, 2008
Yakuza
TestSeek.com has collected 8 expert reviews for Yakuza and the average expert rating is 68 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use TestSeek.com to find all ratings, product awards and conclusions. Top
TopTenREVIEWS.com - Mar 17, 2008
Yakuza
Yakuza receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.07 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #2,345 game of all time, #52 game of 2006 for the PlayStation 2 and #477 PlayStation 2 game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 81 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other games ranked, click on... Top
GameZone - Sep 13, 2006
Yakuza
The crime genre in games has been, in the past, mostly centered on western urban gang members to the mafia crime syndicate. While the yakuza has made an appearance in crime-themed games as secondary threats, Sega’s Yakuza makes this organized crime syndicate the star of the show. It is in this game where we learn its many traditions in a story that will have you playing this game to the very... Top
GamePro.com - Sep 5, 2006
Yakuza
Criminal organizations have always fascinated the general public. Whether it's the strict and deadly brutality or the enigmatic shroud of underworld secrecy, they have an allure that make us all inquisitive and the Japanese yakuza is no exception. The Far East criminal syndicate is heavily influenced by feudal Japanese traditions and philosophies, which makes for one heck of a videogame. TopAdvertisement  
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Yakuza
Strengths: Great visuals, story, character development
Weakness: None
Yakuza is a great game that deserves its Mature rating. It's filled with violence and swearing that is in the world of Yakuza or Japanese mafia. The selling point here is the depth of the story with great character development, as well as the solid gameplay. Battles are typically hand-to-hand combats and the system is pretty well designed in that aspects. Visuals are detailed and do a good job of...
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