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Yakuza – retroactively called Yakuza 1 by fans – was the first game in the series to be released, and prior to the release of Yakuza 0, was the earliest point in the story’s timeline.
The primary protagonist of the Yakuza / Like a Dragon franchise is Kazuma Kiryu, who is playable in every numbered entry of the main video game series through Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. Some games, such as Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5, feature multiple playable characters, with players switching between them at predetermined points in the story.
Original release date(s): December 2005 Release years by system: 2005—First issue released for Yakuza. 2006—Second issue released for Yakuza 2. 2008—Third issue released for Kenzan [29] 2009—Fourth issue released for Yakuza 3 [30] [31] [32] 2010—Fifth issue released for Yakuza 4, [33] sixth issue released for Kurohyo [34] [35]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Yakuza (video game) Yakuza 0; Yakuza 2; Yakuza 3; Yakuza 4; Yakuza 5; Yakuza 6: The Song of Life;
Yakuza 0, being a prequel, made it an easy jumping-in point for new fans as well as the expertise of recently merged Atlus USA, were factors in its success. This also led to the previous games getting remasters and remakes in the form of the two remakes Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 and remasters of Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5.
Yakuza was the first and (until the release of Judgment) only game in the series to feature an English dub. [67] [68] The original game's localization and English dub, and the lack of Japanese audio as an option, has been retrospectively highlighted by critics as a perceived flaw of the game's original Western release.
Yakuza 3 introduces PlayStation Network Trophies to the series with 45 trophies [6] (50 in the Eastern releases). [7] It adds four gameplay elements: Seamless Battle (シームレスバトル shimuresu batoru): Seamless Battle is a streaming data-based loading-free system that allows the game to directly connect the adventure mode and the battle mode (called "Kenka") without the usual loading ...
The game is a spin-off of the Like a Dragon series. [2] The game was originally scheduled for release in Japan on March 17, 2011 two days after the release of Yakuza 4 in North America; however, after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the release was indefinitely delayed.