Yakuza 6

Yakuza 6
Developer(s) Sega
Publisher(s) Sega
Series Yakuza
Platform(s) PlayStation 4
Release
  • JP: December 8, 2016
  • WW: 2018
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Japanese: 龍が如く6 命の詩。, "Like a Dragon 6: Poetry of Life")[1] is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Sega for PlayStation 4. The game is the seventh main entry in the Yakuza series of action-adventure games,[2][3][4][5] and was released in Japan on December 8, 2016 and is set to be released worldwide in early 2018.[6]

Gameplay

Yakuza 6 is an action-adventure game set in an open world environment and will be similar to that of other Yakuza titles with exploration mixed with arcade style over the top combat. Kazuma Kiryu returns as the main and only playable character and the game features locations of Kamurocho and Hiroshima.

Plot

Recovering from his injuries from the previous game the police approach Kazuma Kiryu in hospital and reveal they are going to arrest him for his past crimes. Kiryu chooses not to resist the arrest and willingly spends three years in prison in order to live peacefully with the children he had fostered at Asagao and Haruka in the future. Upon being released, it is revealed that Haruka had not stayed at Asagao and had seemingly gone missing. Kiryu searches for Haruka only to find out that she has been left in a coma after a hit and run incident. It is also revealed that Haruka has a newborn son, Haruto, who Kiryu decides to kidnap so that child-services do not take him away. With it unclear whether Haruka will recover from her injuries Kiryu travels with the baby to Hiroshima, to uncover the mystery of what Haruka had been doing for the last three years.

Development

Yakuza 6 was announced on 15 September 2015 at the Tokyo Game Show during the Sony conference, exclusively for the PlayStation 4 and with a release date of "Autumn 2016".[5] Toshihiro Nagoshi of Sega confirmed that more details would be revealed during the rest of the event.[5] A traditional Chinese localisation has been announced for the Asia region.[7] Beat Takeshi has been announced as a character within the game.[8] The game will also feature New Japan Pro Wrestling wrestlers Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Kazuchika Okada, Satoshi Kojima, Tetsuya Naito and Toru Yano.[9]

Yakuza 6 will include Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, Puyo Puyo, Out Run, Super Hang-On, Space Harrier, and Fantasy Zone as playable games in the form of basic play spots. Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown and Puyo Puyo will include two-player modes as well.[10]

Reception

The game received a score of 39/40 from the video game magazine Famitsu.[11]

Sales

In its first week of release in Japan, it sold 218,168 copies.[12] As of December 23, it has sold 262,760 copies in the region.[13] Combined with the rest of Asia, the game shipped over 500,000 units.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "「龍が如く6」，PS4向けで2016年秋発売決定。初代リメイク「龍が如く 極」は2016年1月21日リリース". 4gamer (in Japanese). September 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sega Announces HD Remake of Yakuza, and Yakuza 6". Wired. September 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Yakuza 6 announced, exclusive to PlayStation 4". Destructoid. September 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Yakuza 6 Announced For PS4". GameSpot. September 15, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "TGS 2015: Yakuza 6 Announced". IGN. September 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "PSX 2016: Yakuza 6 And Yakuza Kiwani Coming To The West". IGN. December 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia unveils its strong hardware and software line-ups for the coming holiday season". PlayStation Asia. September 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "First look at Yakuza 6 shows Beat Takeshi’s character". Gematsu. September 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ 新日本プロレスリングの人気選手が神室町最大のギャングに？！オカダ、棚橋、内藤ら6選手がPlayStation®4専用ソフト『龍が如く６ 命の詩。』に出演決定！. New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ Romano, Sal. "Yakuza 6 adds "Live Chat" play spot [Update: Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown and Puyo Puyo]". Gematsu. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  11. ↑ Romano, Sal. "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1461". Gematsu. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  12. ↑ Sato (December 16, 2016). "This Week In Sales: Yakuza 6 Pummels Its Way To The Top". Siliconera. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ Sato (December 23, 2016). "This Week In Sales: Yo-kai Watch 3 Cooks Up Its Sukiyaki Version". Siliconera. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Yakuza 6 Crosses 500,000 Shipments In Japan and Asia, Franchises Sees 9 Million in Sales Worldwide". Segalization. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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