<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
2011	O
Tōhoku	O
earthquake	O
and	O
tsunami	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
was	O
indefinitely	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
themes	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
another	O
Sega	O
horror-themed	O
rail	O
gun	O
called	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	O
Souls	O
is	O
a	O
non-canonical	O
side	O
story	O
set	O
during	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sudden	O
zombie	B-Application
outbreak	I-Application
spreads	O
throughout	O
Kamurocho	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
slowly	O
quarantined	O
as	O
the	O
Japan	O
Ground	O
Self-Defense	O
Force	O
is	O
called	O
in	O
to	O
contain	O
the	O
infection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
outbreak	O
,	O
four	O
men	O
seek	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Kamurocho	O
and	O
find	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
disease	O
:	O
Shun	O
Akiyama	O
,	O
a	O
moneylender	O
attempting	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
secretary	O
Hana	O
;	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
,	O
a	O
feared	O
yakuza	B-Application
and	O
construction	O
boss	O
trying	O
to	O
stave	O
off	O
his	O
own	O
infection	O
;	O
Ryuji	O
Goda	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
survived	O
his	O
wounds	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
is	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
takoyaki	O
chef	O
;	O
and	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
,	O
an	O
orphanage	O
caretaker	O
and	O
former	O
yakuza	B-Application
forced	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Kamurocho	O
when	O
his	O
adopted	O
daughter	O
Haruka	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Days	O
earlier	O
,	O
Shun	O
Akiyama	O
and	O
his	O
secretary	O
Hana	O
witness	O
a	O
zombified	O
figure	O
attacking	O
yakuza	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	O
Kan	O
,	O
a	O
karaoke	O
venue	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
another	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Kamuro-cho	O
gate	O
outfit	O
,	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	O
game	O
Taiko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Tatsujin	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
"	O
Machinegun	O
Kiss	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
karaoke	O
song	O
from	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
predecessors	O
,	O
some	O
special	O
items	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
if	O
a	O
save	O
file	O
from	O
another	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
detected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
save	O
data	O
is	O
present	O
,	O
players	O
receive	O
the	O
Sunshine	O
Belly	O
Warmer	O
,	O
while	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Kenzan	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
save	O
data	O
grants	O
the	O
Gion	O
Bell	O
(	O
)	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
data	O
awards	O
the	O
Sugar	O
Daddy	O
Amulet	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
western	O
release	O
,	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
save	O
receive	O
both	O
the	O
Sunshine	O
Belly	O
Warmer	O
and	O
the	O
Gion	O
Bell	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Kenzan	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
LifeStyle	O
Heath	O
Hindman	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
OK	O
for	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
boss	O
fights	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
n't	O
like	O
the	O
dwarfed	O
exploration	O
and	O
how	O
dull	O
the	O
combat	O
became	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
going	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
any	O
new	O
blood	O
to	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
its	O
existing	O
fans	O
,	O
it	O
provides	O
an	O
interesting	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
that	O
have	O
n't	O
been	O
explored	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
huge	O
Yakuza	B-Application
fan	O
myself	O
,	O
I	O
somewhat	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
wish	O
there	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
little	O
better	O
pacing	O
and	O
more	O
chances	O
to	O
explore.	O
"	O
</s>
