<s>
is	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
containing	O
all	O
cut	O
content	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
introduces	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
Trophies	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
45	O
trophies	O
(	O
50	O
in	O
the	O
Eastern	O
releases	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revelation	O
( 天啓	O
,	O
tenkei	O
)	O
:	O
Ten	O
revelations	O
,	O
spread	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
will	O
allow	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
to	O
learn	O
new	O
in	O
Adventure	O
mode	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
:	O
Kenzan	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
western	O
version	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
295	O
minutes	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
BBFC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fifteen	O
of	O
these	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
sidestories	O
are	O
located	O
in	O
Kamurocho	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
five	O
in	O
Ryukyu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
aromatherapy	O
massage	O
(	O
eastern	O
releases	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
darts	B-Language
,	O
pool	O
,	O
karaoke	O
,	O
bowling	B-Application
,	O
mahjong	B-Application
(	O
eastern	O
releases	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
chinchirorin	O
,	O
shogi	O
(	O
eastern	O
releases	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
chō-han	O
,	O
koi-koi	O
,	O
oicho-kabu	O
,	O
roulette	O
,	O
poker	O
,	O
blackjack	B-Application
,	O
Answer	O
&	O
Answer	O
(	O
eastern	O
releases	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
UFO	O
Catcher	O
,	O
batting	O
cage	O
,	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
surf	O
fishing	O
and	O
Boxcelios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2-player	O
support	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
mini	O
games	O
and	O
an	O
expansion	O
for	O
Answer	O
&	O
Answer	O
are	O
added	O
through	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
main	O
menu	O
direct	O
access	O
in	O
the	O
eastern	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
quiz	O
minigame	O
's	O
expansion	O
was	O
eventually	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
western	O
release	O
and	O
2-player	O
support	O
became	O
a	O
time	O
limited	O
DLC	B-Protocol
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
's	O
Challenge	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
game	O
contents	O
are	O
added	O
through	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arena	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
real	O
life	O
Japanese	O
cage	O
fighting	O
competitions	O
such	O
as	O
K-1	B-Application
World	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
;	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
fighting	O
games	O
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
SpikeOut	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Single	O
Tournament	O
fighters	O
and	O
two	O
Encounter	O
Battle	O
characters	O
will	O
join	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
's	O
"	O
Team	O
Dragon	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
Team	O
The	O
Dragon	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
)	O
as	O
tag	O
partners	O
once	O
he	O
finds	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
Adventure	O
Mode	O
;	O
these	O
are	O
boxer	B-Application
Maxim	O
Soldatov	O
,	O
kenpō	O
Bruce	O
Ebinuma	O
,	O
puroresu	O
Daiji	O
Hiyama	O
,	O
Keigo	O
Kanno	O
and	O
Masaki	O
Hatae	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
story	O
mode	O
is	O
completed	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
start	O
a	O
Premium	O
Adventure	O
and	O
meet	O
a	O
hidden	O
minor	O
character	O
(	O
a	O
clairvoyant	O
woman	O
)	O
who	O
allows	O
access	O
to	O
four	O
added	O
through	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
preorder	O
bonus	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quest	O
for	O
the	O
disseminated	O
100	O
coin	O
lockers	O
(	O
half	O
of	O
them	O
hidden	O
in	O
Kamurocho	O
,	O
the	O
others	O
in	O
Ryukyu	B-Application
)	O
is	O
rewarded	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Key	O
Collector	O
"	O
Silver	O
PSN	O
Trophy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
mixed	O
game	O
including	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
sandbox	O
game	O
and	O
RPG	O
genres	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
"	O
Completion	O
"	O
feature	O
that	O
sums	O
up	O
what	O
percentage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
actually	O
completed	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mysterious	O
Hitman	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
returning	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
spinoff	O
and	O
a	O
secret	O
boss	O
available	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Yakuza	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Jo	O
Amon	O
's	O
weapon	O
is	O
dual	O
light	O
sabers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Kenzan	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
Miyamoto	O
Musashi-based	O
spinoff	O
set	O
in	O
Edo-era	O
Kyoto	O
,	O
this	O
installment	O
continues	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
both	O
in	O
Kamurocho	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
version	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
's	O
red-light	O
district	O
Kabukicho	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
location	O
called	O
Ryukyu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
3s	I-Application
main	O
characters	O
are	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
and	O
Haruka	O
Sawamura	O
,	O
with	O
Rikiya	O
Shimabukuro	O
as	O
a	O
supporting	O
character	O
who	O
can	O
accompany	O
Kiryu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
with	O
its	O
choice	O
of	O
setting	O
:	O
instead	O
of	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
gritty	O
cityscapes	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
Osaka	O
,	O
it	O
switches	O
gears	O
and	O
sends	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
to	O
the	O
rural	O
Ryukyu	B-Application
Islands	O
of	O
Okinawa	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
runs	O
the	O
Morning	O
Glory	O
Orphanage	O
(	O
"	O
Sunshine	O
Orphanage	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
with	O
his	O
adoptive	O
daughter	O
Haruka	O
Sawamura	O
(	O
who	O
calls	O
him	O
"	O
Uncle	O
Kaz	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
after	O
ending	B-Application
the	I-Application
war	I-Application
with	I-Application
the	I-Application
Omi	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
Kiryu	O
and	O
Haruka	O
visit	O
the	O
cemetery	O
where	O
his	O
adopted	O
father	O
,	O
Shintaro	O
Kazama	O
,	O
rests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
default	O
video	O
output	O
is	O
720p	O
HD	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
rendering	O
at	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1024x768	O
without	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
but	O
it	O
supports	O
1080p	O
mode	O
upscale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daisuke	O
Tomoda	O
,	O
CS1	O
Team	O
(	O
Sega	O
CS	O
R&D	O
)	O
visual	O
artist	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
team	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	I-Application
since	O
the	O
original	O
episode	O
,	O
partially	O
unveiled	O
Yakuza	O
3`s	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Game	O
Tools	O
&	O
Middleware	O
Forum	O
seminar	O
held	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
character	O
designing	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Kenzan	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
comparison	O
,	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
took	O
10	O
months	O
and	O
had	O
no	O
more	O
volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
production	O
pace	O
is	O
one	O
game	O
per	O
year	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Yakuza	B-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
game	O
,	O
main	O
characters	O
have	O
their	O
face	O
scanned	O
through	O
Cyberware	O
's	O
head	O
&	O
face	O
color	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scanner	I-Algorithm
(	O
model	O
PS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
detailed	O
at	O
the	O
GTMF	O
2009	O
,	O
Event	O
Scene	O
cinematics	O
are	O
real-time	O
and	O
render	O
highly	O
detailed	O
XSI	B-Device
6.5	I-Device
2.5MB	O
data	O
size	O
characters	O
using	O
18,000	O
~	O
20,000	O
polygons	O
each	O
;	O
3D	O
model	O
bones	O
are	O
made	O
of	O
107	O
meshes	O
with	O
64	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
body	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
43	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
employs	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
technologies	O
without	O
LOD	O
,	O
texture	O
size	O
512×512	O
front	O
buffer	O
with	O
512×512	O
back	O
buffer	O
,	O
diffuse	O
map	O
and	O
normal	O
map	O
,	O
multi	O
map	O
(	O
ambient	O
occlusion	O
,	O
specular	O
mask	O
,	O
8-bit	O
specular	O
power	O
RGB	O
)	O
within	O
cutscene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softimage	B-Device
XSI	I-Device
3D	O
data	O
is	O
obtained	O
by	O
scanning	B-Algorithm
a	I-Algorithm
human	I-Algorithm
head	I-Algorithm
with	O
Cyberware	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
latest	O
scanner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
faces	O
are	O
film	O
actors	O
Tatsuya	O
Fujiwara	O
(	O
as	O
Rikiya	O
Shimabukuro	O
)	O
known	O
overseas	O
for	O
his	O
Shuya	O
Nanahara	O
role	O
in	O
Kinji	O
Fukasaku	O
's	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
and	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
II	O
:	O
Requiem	O
,	O
Nakamura	O
Shidō	O
II	O
(	O
as	O
Yoshitaka	O
Mine	O
)	O
who	O
featured	O
in	O
Ronny	O
Yu	O
's	O
Jet	O
Li	O
is	O
Fearless	O
and	O
Clint	O
Eastwood	O
's	O
Letters	O
from	O
Iwo	O
Jima	O
,	O
actor	O
Tetsuya	O
Watari	O
(	O
as	O
Joji	O
Kazama	O
)	O
famous	O
for	O
his	O
yakuza	B-Application
roles	O
in	O
Seijun	O
Suzuki	O
's	O
Tokyo	O
Drifter	O
,	O
Kinji	O
Fukasaku	O
's	O
Graveyard	O
of	O
Honor	O
and	O
Takeshi	O
Kitano	O
's	O
Brother	O
,	O
singers	O
and	O
tarento	O
Shigeru	O
Izumiya	O
(	O
as	O
Shigeru	O
Nakahara	O
)	O
and	O
George	O
Takahashi	O
(	O
as	O
Goh	O
Hamazaki	O
)	O
,	O
voice	O
actor	O
Akio	O
Ōtsuka	O
(	O
as	O
Ryuzo	O
Tamiya	O
)	O
,	O
tarento	O
Daisuke	O
Miyakawa	O
(	O
as	O
Mikio	O
Aragaki	O
)	O
and	O
Hiroyuki	O
Miyasako	O
(	O
as	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Kanda	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
3	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
(	O
HCV-452	O
)	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Wave	O
Master	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
bundled	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
enhanced	O
CD	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
PAL	O
version	O
's	O
standard	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
called	O
the	O
Battle	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
packages	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
were	O
delivered	O
through	O
a	O
weekly	O
game	O
update	O
campaign	O
starting	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
DLC	B-Protocol
per	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
contents	I-Protocol
consist	O
of	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
Premium	O
Adventure	O
exclusive	O
modes	O
are	O
also	O
added	O
through	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
these	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
lots	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
were	O
delivered	O
on	O
release	O
day	O
with	O
the	O
PAL	O
version	O
's	O
Battle	O
Pack	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Premium	O
Pack	O
)	O
.Battle	O
Pack	O
advertising	O
These	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
contents	I-Protocol
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
For	O
Survival	O
:	O
Take	O
on	O
all	O
the	O
bosses	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
Kazuma	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Survival	O
Battle	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haruka	O
's	O
Request	O
:	O
This	O
unique	O
series	O
of	O
challenge	O
missions	O
will	O
send	O
Kazuma	O
on	O
a	O
task	O
of	O
exploration	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
world	O
,	O
playing	O
minigames	O
and	O
entertaining	O
Haruka	O
(	O
completed	O
game	O
save	O
file	O
required	O
to	O
access	O
content	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
western	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
Sega	O
America	O
spokesperson	O
officially	O
stated	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
:	O
"[T]he	O
western	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
come	O
pre-packaged	O
with	O
codes	O
for	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
already	O
localized	O
and	O
ready	O
to	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
exclusive	O
extra	O
DLC	B-Protocol
codes	O
were	O
sent	O
only	O
to	O
North	O
American	O
customers	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
their	O
local	O
GameStop	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
contents	I-Protocol
were	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
player	O
mini-games	O
(	O
for	O
pool	O
,	O
bowling	B-Application
,	O
darts	B-Language
and	O
golf	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
pre-order	O
only	O
extra	O
DLC	B-Protocol
are	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
they	O
were	O
delivered	O
for	O
free	O
through	O
an	O
eight-week	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
DLC	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
replicas	O
include	O
real	O
exterior	O
,	O
interior	O
,	O
products	O
,	O
menus	O
and	O
sometimes	O
jingles	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kabukicho	O
's	O
tie-in	O
are	O
Club	O
Sega	O
game	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
,	O
Don	O
Quijote	O
discount	O
stores	O
,	O
Matsuya	O
restaurants	O
,	O
Pronto	O
cafés	O
(	O
a	O
Suntory	O
joint	O
venture	O
)	O
and	O
Karaoke	O
Kan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orion	O
draft	O
beer	O
,	O
Tantakatan	O
shōchū	O
,	O
Higashuzou	O
awamori	O
and	O
Skymark	O
Airlines	O
have	O
ads	O
visible	O
within	O
the	O
Downtown	O
Ryukyu	B-Application
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
sub-scenarios	O
even	O
revolve	O
around	O
product	O
placement	O
with	O
minor	O
characters	O
specially	O
created	O
to	O
advertise	O
products	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
side	O
story	O
involving	O
Ace	O
Cook	O
noodles	O
and	O
the	O
fictitious	O
ramen	O
shop	O
Ace	O
Cook	O
&	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
tie-in	O
-	O
special	O
site	O
or	O
Young	O
Magazine	O
and	O
the	O
generic	O
convenience	O
store	O
Poppo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
celebrated	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
10,000	O
console	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Ceramic	O
White	O
80GB	O
model	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
called	O
the	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
game	O
detects	O
an	O
existing	O
save	O
file	O
of	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Kenzan	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
stored	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
,	O
a	O
reward	O
item	O
will	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
3	I-Application
upon	O
beginning	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bell	O
was	O
carried	O
on	O
to	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
retains	O
its	O
appearance	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
renamed	O
Gion	O
's	O
Bell	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
of	O
protecting	O
the	O
wearer	O
,	O
it	O
rewards	O
money	O
for	O
every	O
step	O
taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Western	O
packages	O
also	O
come	O
with	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
redeem	O
codes	O
to	O
unlock	O
DLC	B-Protocol
;	O
these	O
western	O
bundles	O
are	O
called	O
Challenge	O
Pack	O
(	O
time	O
limited	O
)	O
and	O
Battle	O
Pack	O
(	O
regular	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
Sega	O
representative	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
content	O
between	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
US/UK	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
JP	O
is	O
a	O
little	O
different	O
in	O
that	O
we	O
took	O
out	O
certain	O
bits	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
west	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
for	O
us	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
western	O
localization	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
by	O
Sony	O
and	O
Sega	O
in	O
late	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Sega	O
Australia	O
managing	O
director	O
Darren	O
Macbeth	O
declared	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
publisher	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
comfortable	O
enough	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
strong	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
before	O
giving	O
the	O
go-ahead	O
to	O
local	O
Japanese	O
releases	O
like	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
Sega	O
America	O
Blog	O
community	O
manager	O
officially	O
declared	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
wanted	O
to	O
confirm	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
some	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
that	O
did	O
n't	O
make	O
it	O
over	O
to	O
upcoming	O
Western	O
version	O
,	O
mostly	O
involving	O
the	O
Hostess	O
Clubs	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
History	O
trivia	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
The	O
choice	O
that	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
was	O
either	O
no	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
almost	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
little	O
less	O
trivia.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
referred	O
strip	O
clubs	O
are	O
"	O
Show	O
Pub	O
Asia	O
:	O
Kamurocho	O
Asia	O
Beauty	O
Show	O
Dance	O
and	O
Pole	O
"	O
and	O
Ryukyu	B-Application
's	O
"	O
Canal	O
Grande	O
:	O
Cabaret	O
Club	O
"	O
,	O
both	O
are	O
linked	O
to	O
main	O
and	O
side	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
release	O
and	O
therefore	O
were	O
not	O
removed	O
as	O
confirmed	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
showing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
locations	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
on	O
February	O
25.Yakuza	O
3	O
official	O
trailer	O
-	O
Locations	O
,	O
Sega	O
Europe	O
's	O
official	O
YouTube	O
account	O
A	O
Sega	O
PR	O
further	O
commented	O
to	O
Kotaku	O
blog	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
had	O
a	O
tight	O
schedule	O
to	O
abide	O
by	O
for	O
localizing	O
and	O
releasing	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Given	O
the	O
options	O
of	O
releasing	O
the	O
next	O
chapter	O
of	O
a	O
beloved	O
game	O
so	O
that	O
our	O
fans	O
can	O
experience	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
vs.	O
not	O
releasing	O
it	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
we	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
worth	O
it	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
with	O
99%	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mission	O
consists	O
of	O
scouting	O
a	O
young	O
female	O
NPC	O
in	O
the	O
Downtown	O
Ryukyu	B-Application
(	O
Shoko	O
,	O
Hiromi	O
,	O
Shō	O
and	O
Kirie	O
)	O
or	O
Kamurocho	O
(	O
Ritsuko	O
)	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
her	O
the	O
top	O
hostess	O
at	O
cabaret	O
club	O
South	O
Island	O
,	O
by	O
customizing	O
her	O
physical	O
aspects	O
(	O
with	O
variable	O
parameters	O
such	O
as	O
make-up	O
,	O
haircut	O
,	O
outfit	O
and	O
à	O
la	O
mode	O
accessories	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
club	O
management	O
mission	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
software	O
manual	O
(	O
US	O
edition	O
)	O
,	O
page	O
10	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
club	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
girls	O
,	O
is	O
customized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mission	O
reappeared	O
in	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
characters	O
are	O
modeled	O
after	O
a	O
real	O
Japanese	O
hostesses	O
cast	O
and	O
this	O
gameplay	O
element	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Yakuza	B-Application
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
possibility	O
of	O
romancing	O
club	O
hostess	O
characters	O
outside	O
clubs	O
in	O
the	O
western	O
releases	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
as	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
the	O
Sega	O
representatives	O
,	O
was	O
eventually	O
confirmed	O
by	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
Mika	O
Tsuchiya	O
of	O
Flawless	O
playing	O
the	O
pool	O
minigame	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
back	O
cover.North	O
American	O
back	O
cover	O
This	O
possibility	O
is	O
inherited	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
since	O
the	O
romancing	O
completion	O
challenge	O
actually	O
includes	O
both	O
hostess	O
club	O
dialogues	O
(	O
ordering	O
meals	O
and	O
offering	O
presents	O
)	O
and	O
dating	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
dual	O
sessions	O
of	O
pool	O
,	O
darts	B-Language
,	O
bowling	B-Application
and	O
karaoke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
and	O
fifth	O
cut	O
trophies	O
,	O
and	O
respectively	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
sign	O
that	O
both	O
shogi	O
and	O
mahjong	B-Application
minigames	O
had	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
western	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
confirmed	O
cut	O
was	O
Kamurocho	O
Club	O
Sega	O
's	O
Answer	O
&	O
Answer	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
history	O
quiz	O
minigame	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
Sega	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Japanese	O
game	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
cut	O
was	O
an	O
Adventure	O
Mode	O
unlockable	O
bonus	O
item	O
,	O
Ukiyo	O
's	O
Bell	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
awarded	O
to	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
eastern-only	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
spinoff	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Kenzan	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
community	O
manager	O
's	O
official	O
announcement	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
America	O
blog	O
:	O
"	O
Yakuza	B-Application
fans	O
who	O
pre-order	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
their	O
local	O
GameStop	O
will	O
receive	O
additional	O
content	O
via	O
the	O
Challenge	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
enjoy	O
2	O
player	O
mini	O
games	O
,	O
competing	O
against	O
their	O
friends	O
at	O
Pool	O
,	O
Bowling	B-Application
,	O
Darts	B-Language
and	O
Golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
's	O
sticker	O
lists	O
the	O
following	O
free	O
contents	O
:	O
"	O
Bonus	O
enhanced	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
with	O
a	O
guide	O
to	O
Who	O
's	O
Who	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
+	O
4	O
pieces	O
of	O
unlockable	O
content.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
part	O
contains	O
a	O
fully	O
animated	O
characters	O
guide	O
called	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Who	O
's	O
Who	O
;	O
like	O
the	O
OST	O
these	O
profiles	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
western	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
American	O
video	O
distributor	O
Tokyo	O
Shock	O
(	O
Media	O
Blasters	O
)	O
set	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
and	O
cover	O
art	O
of	O
its	O
licensed	O
DVD	O
version	O
for	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
local	O
marketing	O
for	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
subtitled	O
version	O
for	O
Takashi	O
Miike	O
's	O
2007	O
live-action	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Yakuza	B-Application
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
March	O
2010	O
release	O
date	O
;	O
the	O
release	O
schedule	O
was	O
eventually	O
changed	O
to	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
their	O
commercial	O
success	O
all	O
Asian	O
versions	O
had	O
bargain	O
re-releases	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	I-Device
the	I-Device
Best	I-Device
edition	O
in	O
Asia	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
BigHit	O
Series	O
edition	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
also	O
earned	O
SCEJ	O
's	O
PlayStation	O
Award	O
2009	O
Gold	O
prize	O
for	O
achieving	O
more	O
than	O
500,000	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Gold	O
Prizes	O
awarded	O
that	O
year	O
included	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
Official	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
awarding	O
it	O
9/10	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
content	O
during	O
localization	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
several	O
sub-stories.Yakuza	O
3	O
is	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
selling	O
2009	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
following	O
Square-Enix	O
'	O
s	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
but	O
outselling	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
The	O
top	O
10	O
best-selling	O
games	O
of	O
2009	O
thus	O
far	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
2009	O
's	O
best-selling	O
titles	O
in	O
this	O
market	O
with	O
499,436	O
copies	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
according	O
to	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
683,905	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
