<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
accompanying	O
game	O
application	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
:	O
Free	O
to	O
Play	O
Application	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
late	O
1988	O
during	O
Japan	O
's	O
bubble	O
era	O
,	O
and	O
seventeen	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
and	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
as	O
they	O
get	O
embroiled	O
in	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
various	O
Yakuza	B-Application
factions	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
patch	O
of	O
land	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Empty	O
Lot	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
,	O
the	O
next	O
chronological	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
freely	O
walk	O
around	O
Kamurocho	O
and	O
Sotenbori	O
,	O
interacting	O
with	O
people	O
they	O
meet	O
to	O
trigger	O
side-quests	O
,	O
battling	O
enemies	O
who	O
attack	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
street	O
,	O
or	O
playing	O
several	O
minigames	O
,	O
including	O
fully	O
playable	O
versions	O
of	O
Sega	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Money	O
is	O
more	O
liberally	O
awarded	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
than	O
in	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
with	O
every	O
heavy	O
attack	O
causing	O
enemies	O
to	O
drop	O
cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
innovation	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
multiple	O
fighting	O
styles	O
for	O
both	O
Kiryu	O
and	O
Majima	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
switched	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1988	O
,	O
yakuza	B-Application
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
is	O
framed	O
for	O
murder	O
in	O
an	O
empty	O
lot	O
in	O
Kamurochō	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sotenbori	O
,	O
ex-yakuza	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
run	O
a	O
cabaret	O
club	O
,	O
as	O
punishment	O
for	O
his	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
Ueno-Seiwa	O
assassination	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiryu	O
rejoins	O
the	O
Dojima	O
Family	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
oath	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
own	O
path	O
as	O
a	O
yakuza	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
Yakuza	B-Application
event	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Kiwami	O
,	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Kiryu	O
and	O
Majima	O
is	O
explored	O
further	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
because	O
of	O
changes	O
to	O
Majima	O
's	O
characterization	O
and	O
his	O
views	O
on	O
Kiryu	O
's	O
actions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
being	O
friends	O
and	O
enemies	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
also	O
showed	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Kiryu	O
's	O
story	O
that	O
Sega	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
know	O
before	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiryu	O
's	O
traits	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
were	O
specifically	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
loose-cannon	O
hot-head	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
long	O
time	O
fans	O
would	O
be	O
surprised	O
by	O
his	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
at	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Gio	O
Corsi	O
announced	O
that	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
Americas	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Western	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Scott	O
Strichart	O
,	O
associate	O
producer	O
of	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
localized	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
took	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
to	O
localize	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
1.8	O
million	O
Japanese	O
characters	O
,	O
nearly	O
twice	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
the	O
average	O
JRPG	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
1	O
to	O
1.2	O
million	O
Japanese	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
challenges	O
translating	O
tone	O
and	O
humor	O
,	O
Strichart	O
's	O
team	O
at	O
Atlus	O
had	O
difficulties	O
localizing	O
traditional	O
Asian	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Mahjong	B-Application
and	O
Shogi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
localization	O
process	O
,	O
Strichart	O
said	O
the	O
team	O
wrote	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
"	O
34	O
pages	O
of	O
Mahjong	B-Application
explanation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
receiving	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
was	O
critical	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
dated	O
as	O
he	O
remarked	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
still	O
occasional	O
poor	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
carried	O
many	O
common	O
scenarios	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
LifeStyle	O
said	O
that	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
has	O
the	O
best	O
narrative	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
,	O
praising	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
fast	O
pace	O
and	O
the	O
1980	O
's	O
portrayal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
146,000	O
units	O
and	O
90,000	O
sales	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
was	O
the	O
8th	O
top	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
28	O
January	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
won	O
a	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Award	O
for	O
Excellence	O
in	O
the	O
Future	O
Division	O
(	O
for	O
pre-release	O
games	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
)	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
in	O
Destructoids	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Action-Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2017	O
Awards	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
became	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Style	O
"	O
in	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
's	O
2017	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
