<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
former	O
yakuza	B-Application
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
who	O
receives	O
a	O
request	O
for	O
help	O
from	O
his	O
former	O
group	O
,	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
yakuza	B-Application
of	O
eastern	O
Japan	O
,	O
to	O
stabilize	O
relationships	O
with	O
the	O
Omi	O
Alliance	O
group	O
of	O
western	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
introduced	O
several	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
to	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
presentation	O
and	O
fighting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
spinoff	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kenzan	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
by	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
utilized	O
the	O
engine	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
named	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Yakuza	B-Application
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2006	O
with	O
Sega	O
promising	O
an	O
improved	O
fighting	O
system	O
and	O
further	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagoshi	O
commented	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
goals	O
with	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	O
team	O
considered	O
fan	O
input	O
when	O
making	O
changes	O
to	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
aims	O
in	O
developing	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
improving	O
its	O
fighting	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
&	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
2	O
Original	O
Sound	O
Track	O
(	O
HCV-287	O
)	O
dual-disc	O
boxset	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Wave	O
Master	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Banana	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	O
sound	O
manager	O
Haruyoshi	O
Tomita	O
became	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
approach	O
to	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
so	O
happened	O
,	O
Sakamoto	O
was	O
a	O
huge	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Yakuza	B-Application
game	O
title	O
,	O
so	O
being	O
commissioned	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
offer	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
about	O
to	O
pass	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
some	O
places	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Don	O
Quijote	O
discount	O
store	O
,	O
the	O
Club	O
Sega	O
game	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Matsuya	O
( 松屋	O
)	O
restaurants	O
(	O
replacing	O
its	O
unlicensed	O
version	O
called	O
Akagyu	O
)	O
are	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
real	O
life	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
UFO	O
Catcher	O
crane	O
game	O
machine	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
minigame	O
,	O
and	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Club	O
Sega	O
game	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
GameFan	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
Very	O
Good	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
'	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Game	O
 '	O
award	O
for	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
281,836	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
98th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2008	O
selling	O
136,809	O
copies	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
in	O
its	O
release	O
year	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
reaching	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
827,978	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
HD	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
titled	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
1&2	O
HD	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
this	O
"	O
HD	O
edition	O
"	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
budget	O
range	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	I-Device
the	I-Device
Best	I-Device
"	O
dedicated	O
to	O
best	O
sellers	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
domestic	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
HD	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
titled	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
1&2	O
HD	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
"	O
HD	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
"	O
release	O
features	O
both	O
game	O
remasters	O
bundled	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
19.8GB	O
file	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
release	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation-exclusive	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
on	O
a	O
non-Sony	O
platform	O
and	O
marks	O
the	O
only	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
Yakuza	B-Application
game	O
so	O
far	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
remake	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Engine	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>
Similar	O
to	O
2016	O
's	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
,	O
the	O
remake	O
adds	O
new	O
elements	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
playable	O
story	O
campaign	O
for	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
that	O
continues	O
story	O
threads	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
that	O
began	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
