Exploring the Japanese underground has never been so much fun
May 16, 2008
Amusement Vision’s brace of Ryu Ga Gotoku games on the PS2 (the first of which was released in the west as Yakuza) effectively picked up where Sega-AM2’s unfinished Shenmue series left off, full of memorable characters and big fight scenes. Some things have changed in Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! aka Yakuza 3. This third game in the series is set in 17th century Kyoto and its surroundings, and concerns itself more with samurai ...
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The Yakuza series goes all retro... but has it improved with age?
Apr 9, 2008
Walking. Brooding. Staring. They’re all popular activities in Japanese crime series Yakuza, and this - the third - is the talkiest, broodiest, stariest installment yet. Oh, it’s changed a bit - the sudden shift from the present day to the 1640s is a bit jarring at first - but the important things are still present and correct. You still stamp on men’s faces. You still hang out with giggling ladies. And you still talk a ...
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