Yakuza 4

About Yakuza 4

Yakuza 4 is a 2010 role-playing game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios and published by Sega, part of the Yakuza: Like a Dragon series. It released on PlayStation 3, holding a 8.2 / 10 aggregate score.

Yakuza 4 is the fourth game in Sega's crime drama series, known as 'Ryu ga Gotoku' in Japan. As a first for the series, the story is split between the viewpoints of four different protagonists.

JRPG details

Developer	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios
Publisher	Sega
Platforms	PlayStation 3
Genres	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	helicopter motorcycle martial arts bloody murder minigames organized crime bowling table tennis fishing death shogi gambling karaoke pachinko hand-to-hand combat brawler mahjong blackjack action-adventure multiple protagonists artificial intelligence crime torture dog billiards high score day/night cycle tournament yakuza boss fight single-player only platform exclusive playstation trophies hanafuda card games playing cards leveling up world map voice acting cat polygonal 3d shopping collectibles special attacks profanity save point save file unlockables moral decisions side quests downloadable content melee grapple real-time combat adultery betrayal difficulty level subtitled silence rpg elements video game characters that play video games arcade cabinet interactive environments dart been here before realism motion capture animation quick time event poverty completion percentage cross-dressing new protagonist in sequel environmental kill finishing move kidnapping in-game e-mail random encounter new game plus journalist cutscene menu escaping imprisonment fast traveling reversible cover art playable boss on-the-fly character switching story recap bartender police chase orphan environment as weapons tragic hero product placement corruption j-pop greatest hits milkshake metagame pax prime 2010 initial install tokyo game show 2009 male protagonist

Story

Yakuza 4 picks up the story of Yakuza 3 one year later and takes the player back to Tokyo. The story starts when a man is shot to death in the ruling territory of the Tojo Clan, the organization that has featured in all games in the series to date. A small gang which belongs to Tojo Clan try to establish what happened and their leader is soon found stabbed to death.

These events cause a heated battle between four men over money, power, status and honor. The truth becomes apparent as the lies, betrayals and entwined stories are revealed and when these 4 unflinching men get together, the new legend of Kamurocho is born.