<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
created	O
,	O
owned	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
and	O
role-playing	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
premise	O
for	O
each	O
franchise	O
installment	O
is	O
typically	O
a	O
crime	O
drama	O
,	O
with	O
plot	O
lines	O
inspired	O
by	O
yakuza	B-Application
films	O
and	O
pre-millennial	O
Japanese	O
crime	O
dramas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
frequently	O
featured	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
,	O
a	O
reformed	O
yakuza	B-Application
associated	O
with	O
the	O
Kanto-based	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Kiryu	O
often	O
finds	O
himself	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
leaders	O
of	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
to	O
thwart	O
conspiracies	O
aimed	O
against	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
his	O
desire	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
yakuza	B-Application
for	O
good	O
and	O
start	O
over	O
by	O
raising	O
orphans	O
and	O
trying	O
to	O
assimilate	O
into	O
civilian	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
Kiryu	O
(	O
or	O
another	O
character	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
)	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
where	O
he	O
can	O
fight	O
random	O
groups	O
of	O
punks	O
and	O
gangsters	O
,	O
take	O
on	O
side	O
missions	O
and	O
activities	O
to	O
earn	O
experience	O
and	O
money	O
,	O
learn	O
new	O
moves	O
from	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
,	O
eat	O
and	O
drink	O
at	O
various	O
restaurants	O
,	O
visit	O
hostess	O
and	O
cabaret	O
clubs	O
,	O
craft	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
mini	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
golfing	O
,	O
bowling	O
,	O
batting	O
cages	O
,	O
video	O
arcades	O
,	O
karaoke	O
,	O
and	O
gambling	O
games	O
including	O
poker	O
,	O
blackjack	B-Application
,	O
Cee-lo	O
,	O
and	O
Koi-Koi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
game	O
series	O
is	O
set	O
primarily	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
district	O
of	O
Kamurochō	O
( 神室町	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Kabukichō	O
,	O
an	O
actual	O
red-light	O
district	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
actual	O
locations	O
reproduced	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
include	O
Dotonbori	O
and	O
Shinsekai	O
,	O
Osaka	O
(	O
as	O
"	O
Sotenbori	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Shinseicho	O
"	O
in-game	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
for	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
5	O
and	O
0	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
surrounding	O
downtown	O
area	O
of	O
Naha	O
,	O
Okinawa	O
(	O
as	O
"	O
Downtown	O
Ryukyu	O
"	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
;	O
Nakasu	O
,	O
Fukuoka	O
(	O
as	O
"	O
Nagasugai	O
"	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
)	O
;	O
Susukino	O
,	O
Hokkaido	O
(	O
as	O
"	O
Tsukimino	O
"	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
)	O
;	O
the	O
Nishiki	O
district	O
of	O
Sakae	O
,	O
Nagoya	O
(	O
as	O
"	O
Kineicho	O
"	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
)	O
;	O
Onomichi	O
,	O
Hiroshima	O
(	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
)	O
;	O
and	O
Isezakichō	O
,	O
Yokohama	O
(	O
as	O
"	O
Isezaki	O
Ijincho	O
"	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
franchise	O
is	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
playable	O
in	O
every	O
numbered	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
through	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
feature	O
multiple	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
switching	O
between	O
them	O
at	O
predetermined	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ichiban	O
Kasuga	O
became	O
the	O
new	O
lead	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
beginning	O
with	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
of	O
his	O
companions	O
available	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
during	O
combat	O
sequences	O
,	O
though	O
Kiryu	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
non-playable	O
capacity	O
and	O
became	O
playable	O
again	O
in	O
subsequent	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
samurai-era	O
titles	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Kenzan	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Ishin	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kurohyō	O
:	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
subseries	O
features	O
its	O
own	O
protagonist	O
,	O
street	O
punk	O
Tatsuya	O
Ukyo	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Judgment	B-Application
subseries	O
follows	O
private	O
detective	O
Takayuki	O
Yagami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
franchise	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
by	O
Buronson	O
and	O
Tetsuo	O
Hara	O
,	O
features	O
some	O
thematic	O
links	O
to	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
characters	O
like	O
Kenshiro	O
voiced	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
voice	O
actors	O
who	O
play	O
recurring	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
games	O
feature	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
seventh	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
battle	O
system	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
recruits	O
party	O
members	O
to	O
fight	O
alongside	O
them	O
in	O
turn-based	O
role-playing	O
game	O
battles	O
against	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
play	O
alongside	O
them	O
in	O
mini-games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
success	O
,	O
Sega	O
has	O
confirmed	O
that	O
future	O
titles	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
turn-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Judgment	B-Application
series	O
will	O
retain	O
the	O
action	O
gameplay	O
of	O
earlier	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
mini-games	O
,	O
series	O
entry	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
A	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
24	O
different	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
range	O
from	O
activities	O
like	O
bowling	O
,	O
darts	B-Language
,	O
and	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
to	O
much	O
more	O
complex	O
ones	O
,	O
like	O
professions	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
take	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
hours	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
several	O
sessions	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
race	O
series	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
side	O
stories	O
relating	O
to	O
this	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
aspects	O
that	O
was	O
controversially	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
criticism	O
of	O
Sega	O
for	O
ignoring	O
Western	O
gamers	O
 '	O
desire	O
to	O
experience	O
Japanese	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
Sega	O
:	O
a	O
virtual	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
real-life	O
Sega	O
arcade	O
chain	O
that	O
features	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
UFO	O
catchers	O
,	O
darts	B-Language
,	O
and	O
playable	O
emulations	O
of	O
classic	O
Sega	O
arcade	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
features	O
an	O
Amon	O
for	O
each	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
idol	O
version	O
for	O
Haruka	O
to	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
originated	O
from	O
creator	O
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
tell	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
yakuza	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
brought	O
his	O
story	O
for	O
Yakuza	B-Application
to	O
scenario	O
supervisor	O
Hase	O
Seishu	O
two	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seishu	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
player	O
since	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
but	O
over	O
the	O
past	O
four	O
or	O
five	O
years	O
he	O
had	O
lost	O
interest	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
less	O
concerned	O
with	O
3D	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
than	O
he	O
was	O
with	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
caught	O
his	O
attention	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
accept	O
the	O
project	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
came	O
at	O
the	O
busiest	O
point	O
of	O
his	O
professional	O
writing	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touching	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
Nagoshi	O
revealed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
his	O
idea	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
name	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
translates	O
to	O
"	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
"	O
,	O
as	O
Nagoshi	O
felt	O
that	O
dragons	O
have	O
a	O
strong	O
image	O
about	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
when	O
players	O
sample	O
it	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
title	O
suggests	O
,	O
get	O
a	O
feel	O
for	O
the	O
strength	O
and	O
manliness	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
Yakuza	B-Application
original	O
soundtrack	O
albums	O
are	O
composed	O
by	O
Hidenori	O
Shoji	O
,	O
Hideki	O
Sakamoto	O
et	O
alii	O
and	O
are	O
published	O
by	O
Wave	O
Master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Western	O
main	O
and	O
minor	O
characters	O
do	O
not	O
speak	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
each	O
subsequent	O
Western	O
release	O
through	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
retained	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
spinoff	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
and	O
Judgment	B-Application
have	O
featured	O
dual	O
language	O
voiceover	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2020	O
's	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
A	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
marks	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
mainline	O
entry	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
English	O
dub	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
installments	O
 '	O
realistic	O
character	O
design	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Cyberware	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scanner	I-Algorithm
,	O
Softimage	B-Device
XSI	I-Device
6.5	I-Device
3D	O
models	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
Magical	O
V-Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
internationalized	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
localized	I-General_Concept
to	O
fit	O
the	O
Western	O
market	O
,	O
several	O
changes	O
occurred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Yakuza	B-Application
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
seventh	O
entry	O
used	O
its	O
original	O
name	O
as	O
a	O
subtitle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
reveal	O
of	O
three	O
titles	O
at	O
RGG	O
Summit	O
2022	O
,	O
Sega	O
confirmed	O
plans	O
to	O
rebrand	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
"	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
"	O
to	O
more	O
closely	O
align	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
adjusted	O
several	O
localization	O
changes	O
,	O
following	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
content	O
excised	O
from	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
primarily	O
by	O
his	O
family	O
name	O
,	O
Kiryu	O
,	O
which	O
more	O
closely	O
reflects	O
the	O
original	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
includes	O
eight	O
main	O
games	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
chronological	O
order	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
prequel	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
new	O
installment	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Kurohyō	O
:	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Syn	O
Sophia	O
,	O
and	O
Streets	O
of	O
Kamurocho	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Empty	O
Clip	O
Studios	O
,	O
all	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
CS1	O
R&D	O
team	O
,	O
later	O
renamed	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
List	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
games	O
Year	O
Game	O
Platforms	O
2005	O
Yakuza	B-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
2006	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
2008	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Kenzan	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
2009	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
2010	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Kurohyō	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ryū	I-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Shinshō	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
2011	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
2012	O
Kurohyō	O
2	O
:	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Ashura	O
Hen	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
2014	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Ishin	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
2015	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
2016	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
2017	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
2018	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Online	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
Judgment	B-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
2020	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
Streets	O
of	O
Kamurocho	O
Windows	O
2021	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
2023Like	O
a	O
Dragon	O
:	O
Ishin	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	O
Series	O
X/SLike	O
a	O
Dragon	O
Gaiden	O
:	O
The	O
Man	O
Who	O
Erased	O
His	O
Name	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
2024	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
8	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
Notes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storytelling	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
yakuza	B-Application
films	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
cinematic	O
genres	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
supervised	O
by	O
novelist	O
Hase	O
Seishu	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
of	O
yakuza	B-Application
crime	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
story	O
in	O
each	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
chapters	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
Kinji	O
Fukasaku	O
's	O
classic	O
yakuza	B-Application
movie	O
Sympathy	O
for	O
the	O
Underdog	O
and	O
is	O
expanded	O
upon	O
with	O
around	O
a	O
hundred	O
subplots	O
per	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	O
The	O
first	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
,	O
a	O
formerly	O
promising	O
yakuza	B-Application
who	O
is	O
released	O
from	O
a	O
ten-year	O
prison	O
sentence	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
,	O
having	O
taken	O
the	O
fall	O
for	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
his	O
family	O
's	O
patriarch	O
to	O
protect	O
his	O
sworn	O
brother	O
,	O
Akira	O
Nishikiyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiryu	O
finds	O
himself	O
forced	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
brutal	O
,	O
lawless	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
yakuza	B-Application
,	O
until	O
he	O
meets	O
a	O
mysterious	O
young	O
girl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
A	O
year	O
after	O
restoring	O
order	O
within	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
,	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
resigns	O
from	O
his	O
position	O
as	O
Fourth	O
Chairman	O
,	O
hand-picking	O
an	O
old	O
associate	O
of	O
his	O
to	O
become	O
fifth	O
chairman	O
in	O
his	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
all-out	O
war	O
erupts	O
after	O
the	O
fifth	O
chairman	O
is	O
gunned	O
down	O
,	O
Kiryu	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
take	O
action	O
against	O
an	O
ambitious	O
yakuza	B-Application
from	O
a	O
rival	O
clan	O
,	O
the	O
Omi	O
Alliance	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
an	O
all-out	O
war	O
with	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sees	O
Kiryu	O
engage	O
in	O
brutal	O
clashes	O
with	O
rival	O
yakuza	B-Application
,	O
the	O
police	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Korean	O
mafia	O
through	O
the	O
back	O
alleys	O
and	O
neon-lit	O
nightclubs	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
Osaka	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
forms	O
new	O
partnerships	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Omi	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
now	O
runs	O
the	O
Morning	O
Glory	O
Orphanage	O
in	O
Okinawa	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
raises	O
nine	O
children	O
,	O
including	O
his	O
surrogate	O
daughter	O
Haruka	O
Sawamura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
finds	O
himself	O
once	O
again	O
caught	O
up	O
in	O
events	O
beyond	O
his	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
a	O
yakuza	B-Application
from	O
a	O
syndicate	O
allied	O
with	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
is	O
fatally	O
shot	O
by	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
events	O
spark	O
a	O
full-blown	O
struggle	O
for	O
money	O
,	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
above	O
all	O
,	O
honor	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
story	O
experienced	O
through	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
loan	O
shark	O
with	O
a	O
heart	O
of	O
gold	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
yakuza	B-Application
looking	O
for	O
answers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
police	O
detective	O
with	O
a	O
knack	O
for	O
bending	O
the	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
seventh	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Omi	O
Alliance	O
is	O
on	O
his	O
deathbed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
:	O
In	O
December	O
1988	O
,	O
many	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
a	O
young	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
is	O
framed	O
for	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
a	O
civilian	O
,	O
leaving	O
him	O
stripped	O
of	O
his	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
and	O
forcing	O
him	O
to	O
rebuild	O
his	O
reputation	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	O
In	O
2016	O
,	O
after	O
willingly	O
spending	O
three	O
years	O
in	O
prison	O
for	O
his	O
past	O
crimes	O
,	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
is	O
released	O
only	O
to	O
discover	O
that	O
his	O
adopted	O
daughter	O
Haruka	O
has	O
disappeared	O
,	O
later	O
found	O
comatose	O
and	O
critically	O
injured	O
after	O
a	O
hit-and-run	O
accident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	O
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Ichiban	O
Kasuga	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
's	O
Arakawa	O
Family	O
,	O
is	O
released	O
after	O
eighteen	O
years	O
in	O
prison	O
for	O
a	O
murder	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
commit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Kenzan	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Kurohyō	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ryū	I-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Shinshō	I-Application
:	O
Formerly	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
"	O
Project	O
K	O
"	O
,	O
Kurohyō	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
that	O
follows	O
Tatsuya	O
Ukyo	O
,	O
a	O
street	O
punk	O
who	O
gets	O
into	O
trouble	O
with	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
after	O
accidentally	O
killing	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
captains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-developed	O
by	O
Syn	O
Sophia	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurohyō	O
2	O
:	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Ashura	O
hen	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kurohyō	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
:	O
known	O
as	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Of	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Dead	O
Souls	O
is	O
a	O
non-canon	O
story	O
set	O
during	O
a	O
zombie	O
outbreak	O
in	O
Kamurocho	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Ishin	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
:	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Hokuto	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
,	O
Lost	O
Paradise	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
manga	O
series	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
while	O
utilizing	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
title	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
2005	O
game	O
to	O
release	O
with	O
an	O
English	O
dub	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
overall	O
with	O
dual	O
audio	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
equippable	O
DLC	O
skin	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
characters	O
make	O
minor	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Online	O
:	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
spin-off	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judgment	B-Application
:	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Judge	B-Application
Eyes	I-Application
:	O
Shinigami	O
no	O
Yuigon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judgment	B-Application
is	O
a	O
legal	O
thriller	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
as	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
and	O
follows	O
private	O
detective	O
Takayuki	O
Yagami	O
(	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
actor	O
Takuya	O
Kimura	O
)	O
who	O
investigates	O
a	O
serial	O
murder	O
case	O
in	O
Kamurocho	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Judgment	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
employs	O
a	O
fighting	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
where	O
players	O
can	O
change	O
into	O
different	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
following	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Judgment	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
Windows	O
release	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Judgment	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	O
alongside	O
Judgment	B-Application
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	O
of	O
Kamurocho	O
:	O
a	O
side	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
minigame	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
series	O
,	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigame	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Empty	O
Clip	O
Studios	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
between	O
October	O
17	O
–	O
19	O
and	O
November	O
13	O
–	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
60th	O
anniversary	O
celebration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
1&2	O
HD	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
versions	O
were	O
the	O
top	O
two	O
best-selling	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
their	O
release	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
103,256	O
copies	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
60,427	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
also	O
adds	O
new	O
story	O
chapters	O
that	O
feature	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
continuing	O
stories	O
of	O
his	O
that	O
were	O
previously	O
established	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiwami	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
re-release	O
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
digitally	O
in	O
English-speaking	O
territories	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
contains	O
the	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
individually	O
between	O
2018	O
and	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remasters	O
feature	O
re-translated	O
game	O
scripts	O
and	O
include	O
most	O
content	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
English	O
releases	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
content	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
all	O
versions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
missions	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
featuring	O
a	O
transphobic	O
character	O
depiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
only	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
available	O
;	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
release	O
containing	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
with	O
a	O
collectible	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
styled	O
case	O
for	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
initially	O
a	O
digital-only	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
a	O
Dragon	O
:	O
Ishin	O
!,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
spin-off	O
title	O
Ryū	O
ga	O
Gotoku	O
Ishin	O
!,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	O
Series	O
X/Series	O
S	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ishin	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Man	I-Application
Who	I-Application
Erased	I-Application
His	I-Application
Name	I-Application
:	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
7	O
Gaiden	O
:	O
Na	O
wo	O
Keshita	O
Otoko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaiden	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
the	O
upcoming	O
sequel	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
starring	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
a	O
tentative	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	O
Series	O
X/Series	O
S	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
8	I-Application
:	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
both	O
Ichiban	O
Kasuga	O
and	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
a	O
tentative	O
release	O
in	O
2024	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	O
Series	O
X/Series	O
S	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
franchise	O
includes	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
merchandise	O
and	O
adaptations	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
a	O
direct-to-video	O
movie	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
film	O
,	O
original	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
official	O
guides	O
,	O
Kamutai	O
Magazines	O
(	O
pre-order	O
campaign	O
limited	O
book	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
licensed	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
Cropped	O
Heads	O
long	O
tee	O
shirts	O
and	O
parkas	O
based	O
on	O
main	O
characters	O
tattoos	O
,	O
limited	O
edition	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
console	O
packs	O
,	O
Kubrick	O
toys	O
and	O
action	O
figures	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Maitan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
games	O
since	O
have	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
Kamutai	O
Magazine	O
issue	O
as	O
a	O
preorder	O
bonus	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
voice	O
actress	O
as	O
cover	O
girl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
issue	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
short	O
film	O
called	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	O
Prologue	O
( 龍が如く	O
〜序章〜	O
,	O
ryu	B-Application
ga	I-Application
gotoku	I-Application
-joshou	O
-	O
)	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
and	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
events	O
which	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
film	O
adaptation	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
theaters	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
called	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
( 龍が如く	O
劇場版	O
,	O
ryu	B-Application
ga	I-Application
gotoku	I-Application
:	O
gekijoban	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
Takaya	O
Kuroda	O
(	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
)	O
and	O
Hidenari	O
Ugaki	O
(	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
)	O
,	O
are	O
running	O
a	O
radio	O
drama	O
which	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Presents	O
Kamuro-cho	O
Radio	O
Station	O
( 龍が如くPresents神室町RADIOSTATION	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
season	O
Shin	O
Kamuro-cho	O
Radio	O
Station	O
( 新・神室町RADIOSTATION	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
covers	O
2009	O
~	O
2010	O
,	O
is	O
ongoing	O
with	O
back	O
number	O
episodes	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
as	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Past	O
episodes	O
from	O
the	O
2008	O
~	O
2009	O
season	O
,	O
Kamuro-cho	O
Radio	O
Station	O
( 神室町RADIOSTATION	O
)	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
archived	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
television	O
series	O
was	O
adapted	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
spin-off	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
title	O
Kurohyō	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ryū	I-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Shinshō	I-Application
which	O
began	O
airing	O
on	O
TBS	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
ended	O
after	O
11	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
high	O
scores	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
scored	O
37/40	O
(	O
92.5/100	O
)	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
scored	O
38/40	O
(	O
95/100	O
)	O
,	O
Ryū	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Kenzan	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
scored	O
37/40	O
(	O
92	O
,	O
5/100	O
)	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
scored	O
38/40	O
(	O
95/100	O
)	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
scored	O
38/40	O
(	O
95/100	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
scored	O
(	O
40/40	O
)	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
scored	O
(	O
39/40	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
installment	O
earned	O
an	O
excellence	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
the	I-Device
Best	I-Device
re-release	O
in	O
both	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Asian	O
and	O
Korean	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
entertainment	O
industry	O
gave	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
the	O
"	O
Award	O
for	O
Excellence	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
2009	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
"	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Division	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
dramatic	O
story	O
development	O
,	O
freedom	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
elaborated	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
once	O
again	O
gave	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
game	O
the	O
"	O
Award	O
for	O
Excellence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
won	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
rich	O
story	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
freedom	O
that	O
is	O
developed	O
from	O
the	O
different	O
perspectives	O
of	O
the	O
4	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
the	O
criticism	O
into	O
consideration	O
,	O
development	O
staff	O
member	O
for	O
Judgment	B-Application
Scott	O
Strichart	O
said	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
empathize	O
with	O
the	O
sexism	O
experienced	O
by	O
female	O
characters	O
like	O
Saori	O
Shirosaki	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Daisuke	O
Sato	O
noted	O
their	O
handling	O
of	O
LGBT	O
characters	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
did	O
not	O
age	O
well	O
ever	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
come	O
across	O
as	O
offensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
500,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
Asian	O
markets	O
as	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
also	O
winning	O
SCEJ	O
's	O
PlayStation	O
Gold	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
said	O
that	O
sales	O
were	O
slow	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
adverse	O
market	O
condition	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
sluggish	O
personal	O
consumption	O
"	O
in	O
those	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
fans	O
have	O
been	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
/	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
game	O
series	O
to	O
visit	O
their	O
real-world	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
explicitly	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
virtual	O
tourism	O
"	O
,	O
another	O
reviewer	O
noted	O
"	O
Yakuza	B-Application
still	O
gives	O
you	O
the	O
best	O
opportunity	O
to	O
really	O
get	O
engaged	O
with	O
a	O
country	O
and	O
its	O
people	O
that	O
I	O
can	O
think	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
writer	O
and	O
producer	O
Masayoshi	O
Yokoyama	O
particularly	O
thinks	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
provides	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
modern	O
Japan	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
an	O
internet	O
meme	O
emerged	O
utilizing	O
deepfakes	B-Application
to	O
generate	O
videos	O
of	O
people	O
and	O
fictional	O
characters	O
singing	O
the	O
chorus	O
of	O
,	O
a	O
song	O
which	O
first	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
karaoke	O
minigame	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
iterations	O
of	O
this	O
meme	O
use	O
a	O
2017	O
video	O
uploaded	O
by	O
user	O
Dobbysrules	O
,	O
who	O
lip	O
syncs	O
the	O
Taxi	O
Driver	O
(	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
Kiryu	O
)	O
/	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
)	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
template	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journalists	O
frequently	O
made	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Shenmue	B-Application
series	O
when	O
Yakuza	B-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
creator	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
who	O
worked	O
with	O
Nagoshi	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
challenges	O
that	O
he	O
endured	O
while	O
making	O
Shenmue	B-Application
were	O
something	O
Nagoshi	O
learned	O
from	O
and	O
gave	O
back	O
to	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
Sega	O
manager	O
Hisashi	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
was	O
only	O
possible	O
because	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Sega-like	O
"	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
inherited	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
SpikeOut	B-Application
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
games	O
that	O
Nagoshi	O
was	O
previously	O
involved	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
tools	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
map	O
came	O
from	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
