Yakuza 3
| Ryū ga Gotoku 3 | |
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| Developer(s) | Amusement Vision |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Toshihiro Nagoshi (producer) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Ryū ga Gotoku 3 (龍が如く3) (Yakuza 3 in North America) is the fourth installment in the Yakuza video game series, developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 video game console[2]. The Japanese version was released in Japan and South East Asia on February 26, 2009, a subtitled version was released in Korea on February 27, 2009[3]. According to a January 2009 interview with videogaming247's Mike Bowden, a western release is unlikely[4]. However, SEGA has released a statement saying that the company has not ruled out the possibility of the game seeing a release overseas.[5]
Unlike Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! (often confused with Yakuza 3), which was a spinoff, this latest installment will continue the adventures of Kiryu Kazuma from Yakuza and Yakuza 2. The game will take place both in Kamuro-cho (fictional version of Tokyo's Kabuki-cho) from the first two games and in Okinawa.
Overview
Ryu ga Gotoku 3 takes a departure from the first two games with its choice of setting: instead of focusing on the gritty cityscape of Tokyo, it switches gears and sends Kiryu to the tropical island of Okinawa, where he runs a center for orphaned children with his adoptive daughter Haruka who accompanied him in both Yakuza 1 & 2. The orphanage is on land that is owned by Shigeru Nakahara, the boss of a mob known as the Ryudo Ikka. Nakahara is under pressure from the country's government to sell the land. Kiryu once again finds himself in a series of tough situations.[6]
Extra Contents
Sega has unveiled the DLC schedule for the game[7]. Twenty-nine free DLC, being item packs, 2-player mode support for mini-games or sub-stories, are delivered for free through game updates during an eight-week DLC campaign starting on March 5, 2009 with 2-player mode support for two mini-games (Billiard and Darts) and Item Pack 01.[7][8].
Trial Version
A trial version was released on the Japanese PlayStation Store in February 19, 2009[9].
Reception
Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu rated the game 38/40[10]. First day sales for Ryu ga Gotoku 3 exceeded 232,000 copies according to Enterbrain. Eurogamer rated the game 8/10.[11]
References
- ^ Yakuza 3 @ GameSpot
- ^ Yakuza 3 Announced (No, Not Again, A New Yakuza 3)
- ^ PlayStation.com(Korea) 용과 같이 3
- ^ Sega: No plans for Yakuza 3 Western release
- ^ SEGA Officially Comments On Yakuza 3 Release.
- ^ Toshihiro Nagoshi Discusses Yakuza 3
- ^ a b Ryu ga Gotoku official website, Extra contents, Schedule
- ^ Yakuza 3 Extended With Eight Weeks Of Extras
- ^ 「龍が如く３ 体験版」、明日19日よりPlayStationStoreにて配信開始！
- ^ N4G.com
- ^ [1]
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