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FranchiseYakuza: Like a DragonSeriesYakuza: Like a Dragon

Yakuza

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First release
Dec 08, 2005
Publisher
Sega
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Fighting, Adventure, Simulator, Sport · Sandbox, Open world, Action
Platforms
PlayStation 2

Just as Kazuma, a former rising star in the Yakuza, emerges from prison after a murder cover-up, 10 billion yen vanishes from the Yakuza vault, forcing him once again into their brutal, lawless world. A mysterious young girl will lead Kazuma to the answers if he can keep her alive.

Also known as Like A Dragon, Ryuu ga Gotoku, Project J, 龍が如く

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Storyline
The game follows the story of Kazuma Kiryu (Darryl Kurylo/Takaya Kuroda), a yakuza whose life changes when his boss, Sohei Dojima, attempts to rape Kiryu's childhood friend, Yumi Sawamura (Eliza Dushku/Miyako Uesaka)). When Dojima is murdered by Kiryu's best friend and fellow yakuza, Akira Nishikiyama (Michael Rosenbaum/Kazuhiro Nakaya), Kiryu accepts blame for the murder, and is imprisoned for ten years. During his incarceration, Kiryu is expelled from his organization, the Tojo Clan, and Yumi goes missing. After his release, he learns that ten billion yen has been stolen from the Tojo Clan's private bank, and that the entire Japanese underworld is now searching for the lost wealth.Read more

The game follows the story of Kazuma Kiryu (Darryl Kurylo/Takaya Kuroda), a yakuza whose life changes when his boss, Sohei Dojima, attempts to rape Kiryu's childhood friend, Yumi Sawamura (Eliza Dushku/Miyako Uesaka)). When Dojima is murdered by Kiryu's best friend and fellow yakuza, Akira Nishikiyama (Michael Rosenbaum/Kazuhiro Nakaya), Kiryu accepts blame for the murder, and is imprisoned for ten years. During his incarceration, Kiryu is expelled from his organization, the Tojo Clan, and Yumi goes missing. After his release, he learns that ten billion yen has been stolen from the Tojo Clan's private bank, and that the entire Japanese underworld is now searching for the lost wealth.

Release dates
PlayStation 2
Dec 08, 2005
PlayStation 2
Sep 05, 2006
PlayStation 2
Sep 14, 2006
All 4 release dates
PlayStation 2
Sep 15, 2006
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
20h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
baseball, helicopter, martial arts, murder, drugs
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Critic Score
77
Main + Extras (IGDB)
20h
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