Yakuza

About Yakuza

Yakuza is a 2005 fighting game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios and published by Sega, part of the Yakuza: Like a Dragon series. It released on PlayStation 2, holding a 7.7 / 10 aggregate score.

Just as Kazuma, a former rising star in the Yakuza, emerges from prison after a murder cover-up, 10 billion yen vanishes from the Yakuza vault, forcing him once again into their brutal, lawless world. A mysterious young girl will lead Kazuma to the answers if he can keep her alive.

JRPG details

Developer	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios
Publisher	Sega
Platforms	PlayStation 2
Genres	Fighting Role-playing (RPG)Simulator Sport Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Adventure
Themes	Action Sandbox Open world
Modes	Single player
Perspective	Third person
Franchise	Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Series	Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Tags	baseball helicopter martial arts murder drugs minigames organized crime dating death slot machine gambling gangs hand-to-hand combat brawler blackjack action-adventure bromance backtracking crime torture kung fu slow-motion high score day/night cycle tournament yakuza boss fight single-player only platform exclusive playing cards leveling up world map voice acting polygonal 3d damsel in distress collectibles special attacks escort mission moral decisions side quests branching storyline melee grapple real-time combat secret area betrayal difficulty level subtitled silence rpg elements cross culture language skills arcade cabinet interactive environments realism surveillance camera merchants plot twist quick time event power of friendship not-so-bad guys completion percentage androgyny environmental kill finishing move random encounter new game plus aquarium context sensitive bad parents car chase orphan timeskip environment as weapons tragic hero product placement rail shooting segment j-pop metagame gibberish male protagonist

Story

The game follows the story of Kazuma Kiryu (Darryl Kurylo/Takaya Kuroda), a yakuza whose life changes when his boss, Sohei Dojima, attempts to rape Kiryu's childhood friend, Yumi Sawamura (Eliza Dushku/Miyako Uesaka)). When Dojima is murdered by Kiryu's best friend and fellow yakuza, Akira Nishikiyama (Michael Rosenbaum/Kazuhiro Nakaya), Kiryu accepts blame for the murder, and is imprisoned for ten years.

During his incarceration, Kiryu is expelled from his organization, the Tojo Clan, and Yumi goes missing. After his release, he learns that ten billion yen has been stolen from the Tojo Clan's private bank, and that the entire Japanese underworld is now searching for the lost wealth.