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{{nihongo|'''''Yakuza 5'''''|龍が如く5 夢、叶えし者|"Ryu ga Gotoku 5: Yume Kanaeshi Mono"|lit. "Like a Dragon 5: Fulfiller of Dreams"}}, is a [[2012 in video gaming|2012]] [[open world]] [[action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[video game]] developed and published by [[Sega]] exclusively for the [[PlayStation 3]]. The game is the fifth main entry in the ''[[Yakuza (series)|Yakuza]]'' series of [[action-adventure game|action-adventure]] games. The game was released in December 2012 in Japan and is to be released in North America and Europe in 2015. The game also features a brand new [[game engine|graphics engine]], unlike previous games in the series that have been re-utilizing the same engine since ''[[Yakuza 3]]''. For the first time in the series, it features five settings across Japan along with five playable main characters.<ref name="Kotaku1">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5912562/yakuza-5-is-a-brand-new-yakuza-ready-to-punch-your-face-in/gallery/1 |title=Yakuza 5 Is a Brand New Yakuza, Ready To Punch Your Face In |author=Brian Ashcraft |date=May 23, 2012 |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |accessdate=May 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://andriasang.com/con13k/yakuza_5_details/ |title=Yakuza 5: Five Cities, Five Main Characters |author=Anoop Gantayat |date=May 23, 2012 |work= |publisher=Andriasang |accessdate=May 22, 2012}}</ref>
{{nihongo|'''''Yakuza 5'''''|龍が如く5 夢、叶えし者|"Ryu ga Gotoku 5: Yume Kanaeshi Mono"|lit. "Like a Dragon 5: Fulfiller of Dreams"}}, is a [[2012 in video gaming|2012]] [[open world]] [[action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[video game]] developed and published by [[Sega]] exclusively for the [[PlayStation 3]]. The game is the fifth main entry in the ''[[Yakuza (series)|Yakuza]]'' series of [[action-adventure game|action-adventure]] games. The game was released in December 2012 in Japan and is to be released in North America and Europe in 2015. The game also features a new [[game engine|graphics engine]] for the series based on [[Binary Domain|''Binary Domain'']], unlike previous games in the series that have been re-utilizing the same engine since ''[[Yakuza Kenzan]]''. For the first time in the series, it features five settings across Japan along with five playable main characters.<ref name="Kotaku1">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5912562/yakuza-5-is-a-brand-new-yakuza-ready-to-punch-your-face-in/gallery/1 |title=Yakuza 5 Is a Brand New Yakuza, Ready To Punch Your Face In |author=Brian Ashcraft |date=May 23, 2012 |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |accessdate=May 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://andriasang.com/con13k/yakuza_5_details/ |title=Yakuza 5: Five Cities, Five Main Characters |author=Anoop Gantayat |date=May 23, 2012 |work= |publisher=Andriasang |accessdate=May 22, 2012}}</ref>


On December 6, 2014, Sega announced ''Yakuza 5'' would be releasing worldwide in the fall 2015 as a digital download via the PlayStation Network.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEGA & SONY Partner to Launch Yakuza 5 in the West|url=http://blogs.sega.com/2014/12/06/sega-sony-partner-to-launch-yakuza-5-in-the-west/|website=SEGA Blog}}</ref>
On December 6, 2014, Sega announced ''Yakuza 5'' would be releasing worldwide in the fall 2015 as a digital download via the PlayStation Network.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEGA & SONY Partner to Launch Yakuza 5 in the West|url=http://blogs.sega.com/2014/12/06/sega-sony-partner-to-launch-yakuza-5-in-the-west/|website=SEGA Blog}}</ref>
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==Development==
==Development==
The game had double the development time of previous games in the series, which generally had a one year development cycle. The game was developed as something akin to being a reboot of the series, and dubbed as a "New Yakuza" by developers with the goal of having one of the greatest scripts and scenarios in the series' history. In addition, the game was developed on an all new graphics engine, previous PS3 games in the series used the ''Magical-V Engine'', the same engine as ''[[Yakuza 3]]''. The game was seen as a fresh start for developers, who treated ''[[Yakuza: Dead Souls]]'' as the end for everything developed for the series up to that point.<ref name="AndriasangEngine"/>
The game had double the development time of previous games in the series, which generally had a one year development cycle. The game was developed as something akin to being a reboot of the series, and dubbed as a "New Yakuza" by developers with the goal of having one of the greatest scripts and scenarios in the series' history. In addition, the game was developed on an all new graphics engine, previous PS3 games in the series used the ''Magical-V Engine'', the same engine as ''[[Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!|Yakuza Kenzan]]''. The game was seen as a fresh start for developers, who treated ''[[Yakuza: Dead Souls]]'' as the end for everything developed for the series up to that point.<ref name="AndriasangEngine"/>


==Reception==
==Reception==

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Yakuza 5
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Producer(s)Toshihiro Nagoshi
Writer(s)Masayoshi Yokoyama
SeriesYakuza
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Release
  • JP: December 6, 2012
  • WW: Fall 2015
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Yakuza 5 (龍が如く5 夢、叶えし者, "Ryu ga Gotoku 5: Yume Kanaeshi Mono", lit. "Like a Dragon 5: Fulfiller of Dreams"), is a 2012 open world action-adventure video game developed and published by Sega exclusively for the PlayStation 3. The game is the fifth main entry in the Yakuza series of action-adventure games. The game was released in December 2012 in Japan and is to be released in North America and Europe in 2015. The game also features a new graphics engine for the series based on Binary Domain, unlike previous games in the series that have been re-utilizing the same engine since Yakuza Kenzan. For the first time in the series, it features five settings across Japan along with five playable main characters.[1][2]

On December 6, 2014, Sega announced Yakuza 5 would be releasing worldwide in the fall 2015 as a digital download via the PlayStation Network.[3]

Gameplay

The game's gameplay is relatively similar to previous games in the series, with a few changes. Similar to past games, gameplay is divided into two components being Adventure Mode and Combat Mode. Adventure Mode allows players to explore different areas and play spots across the city including mini-games. The cities will also be significantly bigger than previous games, providing more areas to explore in the game and is said to feature the greatest volume of play spots across cities in the series' history. The change between the game's Adventure Mode and Combat Mode is also said to be more seamless than previous games, which involved a transitional change when encountering enemies whilst in adventure mode. Controls for the game have also been said to have been improved "dramatically" as with the tempo of the game's combat mode.[1][4][5]

Plot

Setting

Template:Yakuza chronology

For the first time in the series, the game features five distinct locales across Japan. First of which will be returning from previous games is Kamurocho (a.k.a. Kamuro City), a fictionalized yet realistic recreation of Shinjuku's red-light district, Kabukichō. Second is Sōtenbori, a fictional Osaka district based on Dōtonbori, which is returning from Yakuza 2. The three new cities in the game are Nagasugai, part of the fictional Fukuoka based on Nakasu, Tsukimino, part of the fictional Sapporo based on Susukino and Kin'eicho, part of the fictional Nagoya based on Sakae.[6] According to producer Toshihiro Nagoshi and writer Masayoshi Yokoyama, it will be like the "San Andreas" of the Yakuza series, in that it is a "massive expansion on the core concept that takes the franchise to new heights."[7]

Story

The game picks up following the end of Yakuza 4, with Yakuza: Dead Souls being considered a non-canon spinoff. Since then, Kazuma Kiryu, who has changed his name to Suzuki Taichi, has become a taxi driver in Fukuoka. Taiga Saejima is serving a 2 year jail sentence in Hokkaido following the events of the previous game, while Shun Akiyama is in Osaka on a business trip. Haruka Sawamura has also left the orphanage in Okinawa and is currently in Osaka pursuing a career of becoming an Idol. She currently lives independently in Osaka and practices singing and dancing, though her talent agency is not all that it seems. The new character in the series, Tatsuo Shinada, is a former baseball player who was given a life ban for gambling, but may have been framed.[4]

Previously, in 2010 a ceasefire between the two yakuza clans of the Tojo Clan and the Ueno Seiwa Clan ended with the revelation of a conspiracy by the police force following the events of Yakuza 4. The Tojo Clan then underwent a major re-organization under the leadership of 6th chairman, Daigo Dojima, and a truce with the Omi Alliance was formed. However, two years later in December 2012, the 7th chairman of the Omi Alliance is on his deathbed. With the death of the 7th chairman it would mean that the truce between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance would be broken leading to a war between the clans. In order to prepare, the Tojo Clan is forced to strengthen their organization by aligning themselves with older clans based in other major cities across Japan, in order to create a new organization rivaling that of the Omi Alliance. This new alliance would breach the old traditional barriers of Clan territories and so Daigo Dojima heads for Fukuoka.[8]

Characters

Main article: Characters of the Yakuza series

The game features five main protagonists, the highest number of main protagonists of any game in the series, with the previous highest being Yakuza 4's four main protagonists. The game features series protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu, the main character since the original Yakuza game. There are also two returning protagonists from Yakuza 4, namely Shun Akiyama and Taiga Saejima. One of the new main protagonists is Haruka Sawamura, a recurring character of the series since the original game. Though she has always been an integral part of the story, she has never been a playable main character before the game. Lastly is Tatsuo Shinada (Toshiyuki Morikawa), a new character to the Yakuza series.[4][6]

Development

The game had double the development time of previous games in the series, which generally had a one year development cycle. The game was developed as something akin to being a reboot of the series, and dubbed as a "New Yakuza" by developers with the goal of having one of the greatest scripts and scenarios in the series' history. In addition, the game was developed on an all new graphics engine, previous PS3 games in the series used the Magical-V Engine, the same engine as Yakuza Kenzan. The game was seen as a fresh start for developers, who treated Yakuza: Dead Souls as the end for everything developed for the series up to that point.[5]

Reception

The game sold 590,000 copies in Japan as of March 31, 2013.[9] It received a perfect score of 40/40 from Famitsu.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b Brian Ashcraft (May 23, 2012). "Yakuza 5 Is a Brand New Yakuza, Ready To Punch Your Face In". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Anoop Gantayat (May 23, 2012). "Yakuza 5: Five Cities, Five Main Characters". Andriasang. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "SEGA & SONY Partner to Launch Yakuza 5 in the West". SEGA Blog.
  4. ^ a b c Anoop Gantayat (May 23, 2012). "Haruka Playable in Yakuza 5". Andriasang. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Anoop Gantayat (May 23, 2012). "Sega Using New Game Engine For Yakuza 5". Andriasang. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Anoop Gantayat (May 24, 2012). "First Yakuza 5 Screens". Andriasang. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  7. ^ Gifford, Kevin (2011-11-22). "The Next Yakuza Is Going to Be Enormous". 1UP.com. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  8. ^ Toshi Nakamura (May 24, 2012). "Yakuza 5 Plot Sounds Epic, But There Will Still Be Porn Stars". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  9. ^ Purchese, Robert (10 May 2013). "Aliens: Colonial Marines managed 1.31 million sales". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  10. ^ Sal Romano (2012-03-13). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1251". Gematsu. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  11. ^ Mauro Piccillo (November 29, 2012). "Yakuza 5 is awarded a 40 by Famitsu". EIR Games.

External links

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