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Yakuza 3
Yakuza3 boxart.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s) Sega CS1 R&D[a]
Publisher(s) Sega
Director(s) Daisuke Sato
Producer(s) Masayoshi Kikuchi
Designer(s) Kazuki Hosokawa
Programmer(s) Tetsuya Kaku
Artist(s) Kazuki Hosokawa
Writer(s) Masayoshi Yokoyama
Series Yakuza
Platform(s)
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows
Xbox One
Release PlayStation 3
JP: February 26, 2009
NA: March 9, 2010
AU: March 11, 2010
EU: March 12, 2010
PlayStation 4
JP: August 9, 2018
WW: August 20, 2019
Windows, Xbox One
WW: January 28, 2021
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player
Yakuza 3 (Japanese: 龍が如く3, Hepburn: Ryū ga Gotoku 3, "Like a Dragon 3") is the third main entry in the Yakuza series, released for the PlayStation 3 in 2009. It is developed by Sega's CS1 Team[1] and published by Sega.[2] It was released in Japan and South East Asia on February 26, 2009 and in North America and Europe on March 9, 2010 and March 12, 2010, respectively.[2] A remaster containing all cut content was released in Japan on August 9, 2018 and worldwide on August 20, 2019 for the PlayStation 4, and on January 28, 2021 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One.[3][4] A sequel, Yakuza 4, was released on March 18, 2010 in Japan.[5]
Contents
1 Gameplay
1.1 Features
1.2 Event Mode
1.3 Adventure Mode
1.4 Battle Mode
1.5 Completion
2 Plot
2.1 Setting
2.2 Characters
2.3 Story
2.4 Plot
3 Development
3.1 Magical V-Engine
4 Audio
4.1 Cast
4.2 Soundtrack
5 Downloadable content
5.1 Eastern releases
5.2 Western releases
5.2.1 Regular DLC
5.2.2 Extra DLC
6 Marketing and release
6.1 Tie-in and product placement
6.2 Versions
6.2.1 Eastern releases
6.2.1.1 Kamutai Magazine bundle
6.2.1.2 Rising Dragon Pack
6.2.1.3 Ukiyo's Bell
6.2.2 Western releases
6.2.2.1 Localization
6.2.2.2 Removed content
6.2.2.3 Challenge Pack
6.2.2.4 Battle Pack
6.2.3 Licensed movie version
7 Release
8 Reception
9 Sequel
10 Notes
11 References
12 External links
Gameplay
Features
Yakuza 3 introduces PlayStation Network Trophies to the series with 45 trophies[6] (50 in the Eastern releases).[7] It adds four gameplay elements:
Seamless Battle (シームレスバトル shimuresu batoru): Seamless Battle is a streaming data-based loading-free system that allows the game to directly connect the adventure mode and the battle mode (called "Kenka") without the usual loading black screen.
Chase Battle (チェイスバトル, cheisu batoru): Chase Battle is a new battle mode which replaces the regular brawling (Kenka) with a running sequence set within a certain area. Both the chaser and chased have a stamina gauge that decreases naturally as the character runs, by being hit with a thrown object or by colliding with a passer-by. When the stamina gauge is empty the exhausted character stops the chase. During the game a minor character, Mack Shinozuka, will train Kiryu to improve his running performance.
Revelation (天啓, tenkei): Ten revelations, spread throughout the game, will allow Kazuma Kiryu to learn new Heat Actions (ヒートアクション) in Adventure mode; it is similar to the system introduced in the previous game Ryū ga Gotoku: Kenzan!. This time Kazuma uses the built-in camera on his cell phone to record new moves and techniques. These are acquired through hints and incidents spotted in First Person View. Learned Heat Actions are posted on Kazuma's personal blog, called "Kamuroblo", which uses the same template as producer Toshihiro Nagoshi's own blog.[8]
First Person View: When pressing the DualShock 3's R3 button during the adventure mode, the standard third person view switches to a brand new first person mode. This perspective allows a better observation of the streets and people, but looking some people in the eyes using First Person View will provoke them and they will attack. First Person View is disabled in some indoor places and at certain angles.
Event Mode
The main story spans twelve chapters plus a prologue. As with the earlier games, each chapter is preceded by a cinematic, called an "event scene", which later becomes available in the Gallery mode. Skipping these scenes using the Start button can only be done after enabling the scene-skipping option in the menu, which is switched off by default. The western version of Yakuza 3 features 295 minutes of cutscenes according to the BBFC.[9]
Six sub-scenarios ("Date's Pride", "Two Fathers", "Hometown Girl", "The Finishing Touch", "Silver Screen Dragon", and "Murder at Café Alps") are special missions featuring "event scene" cinematics. Holding R1 and pressing the X button will activate an automatic mode that skips the cutscene dialogue.
Adventure Mode
In the eastern releases, the main story is complemented with 103 unique side stories called