With a bounce in my step and a tune in my throat, I happily reported last week that Yakuza 5 was already doing beautifully right out of the gate in Japan. My view may have been a little rose-tinted, but hell, this series deserves some good news. But when compared…
As Sega fans in the West continue to twiddle their thumbs in anticipation of any news on the latest entry in the Yakuza series, recent Media Create data reveals that folks in Japan are snatching up Yakuza 5 in droves. With more than 356,000 copies sold in its launch week, Team Yakuza’s latest offering has outsold…
Yakuza 5, the game that has it all, including a fully playable version of Virtua Fighter, chicken racing and even ramen cross-promotion. What’s that? It has Japanese gangsters as too? That’s all well and good, but what this game really needs is some HATSUNE MIKU OH YEAH! Just when you’d…
I’m having trouble deciding which is more cruel–the company that’s denying us what could be the biggest game in the Yakuza series, or the jerk blogger who keeps reminding everybody about what they’re being denied. What can I say? I’m a little scamp. Next week, Japan will be getting their first…
Yakuza 5 has a lot of ways to kill time within the game. Among these activities is the ability to visit an arcade and play the arcade version of Virta Fighter 2. Sega recently announced that the in-game version of Virtua Fighter 2 will have online play. To do this,…
By now you have heard just how much bigger Yakuza 5 will be in most areas. Well, you can now add the hostess section to that list. In the cabaret clubs, where you can talk with the hostesses working, most lines of dialogue will now be voiced, and even with…
Just like the past four Yakuza games, Yakuza 5’s story and theme centers around the act of chicken racing. However, this time when playing as Tatsuo Shinada you’ll be competing in the legendary Cochins Cup Classic with the dream of being a class chicken racer. With the press of a single button…