Yakuza (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Sega Entertainment R&D #1 |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Toshihiro Nagoshi (producer) Hase Seishu (writer) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release |  December 8, 2005 September 8, 2006 September 15, 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Yakuza, released in Japan as Ryū ga Gotoku (龍が如く, lit. "Like a Dragon") is an action/adventure video game developed and published by Sega in 2005 for the Sony PlayStation 2. Sega announced that the budget for the game was 2.4 billion yen (21 million US dollars), making it one of the more costly video games ever created [citation needed].
The game follows the story of Kazuma Kiryu (桐生 一馬 Kiryū Kazuma), a former yakuza whose release from prison after a ten-year sentence sparks the setup of the game's plot. The game was heavily acclaimed in Japan for being the first game to explore yakuza culture with such depth and—as it is claimed—authenticity to the nature of Japan's criminal underground[1].
Voice cast
English language version
- Eliza Dushku — Yumi Sawamura
- Michael Madsen — Futo Shimano
- Rachael Leigh Cook — Reina
- Mark Hamill — Goro Majima
- Michael Rosenbaum — Akira Nishiki[2]
Notes and references
- ^ Official SEGA of America Yakuza website URL retrieved August 15, 2006
- ^ SEGA Announces Hollywood Talent To Headline Cast Of Yakuza. URL retrieved June 19, 2006.
External links
- Official
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