<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	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
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
localized	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
download	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
with	O
improved	O
resolution	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
re-utilizing	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
since	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Kenzan	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
spinoff	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ishin	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
the	O
prequel	O
installment	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
and	O
2015	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Mode	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
different	O
areas	O
and	O
participate	O
in	O
side	O
activities	O
including	O
mini-games	O
and	O
retro	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Taiko	B-Application
No	I-Application
Tatsujin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
five	O
main	O
protagonists	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
number	O
of	O
main	O
protagonists	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
highest	O
being	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
's	I-Application
four	O
main	O
protagonists	O
(	O
With	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
A	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
surpassing	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
7	O
protagonists	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
series	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Yakuza	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
two	O
returning	O
protagonists	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
namely	O
Shun	O
Akiyama	O
and	O
Taiga	O
Saejima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
is	O
Tatsuo	O
Shinada	O
(	O
Toshiyuki	O
Morikawa	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
to	O
the	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
is	O
Sōtenbori	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
Osaka	O
district	O
based	O
on	O
Dōtonbori	O
,	O
returning	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
general	O
director	O
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
and	O
producer/writer	O
Masayoshi	O
Yokoyama	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
like	O
the	O
"	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
"	O
of	O
the	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
massive	O
expansion	O
on	O
the	O
core	O
concept	O
that	O
takes	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
new	O
heights.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
something	O
akin	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
dubbed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
New	O
Yakuza	B-Application
"	O
by	O
developers	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
having	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
scripts	O
and	O
scenarios	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
fresh	O
start	O
for	O
developers	O
,	O
who	O
treated	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
as	O
the	O
end	O
for	O
everything	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
worldwide	O
in	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
with	O
improved	O
resolution	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
,	O
alongside	O
remasters	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
re-translated	O
English	O
script	O
,	O
restored	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
togglable	O
option	O
between	O
Japanese	O
kanji	O
and	O
romaji	O
lyrics	O
and	O
English	O
translated	O
lyrics	O
for	O
the	O
karaoke	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
release	O
in	O
western	O
territories	O
,	O
while	O
receiving	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
83	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hobby	O
Consolas	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
"	O
and	O
"	O
an	O
incomparable	O
piece	O
of	O
art	O
that	O
has	O
everything	O
:	O
five	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
five	O
cities	O
,	O
an	O
attractive	O
script	O
,	O
lots	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
a	O
great	O
combat	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Scouts	O
said	O
it	O
looks	O
"	O
better	O
than	O
most	O
recent	O
next-gen	O
releases	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
facial	O
models	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
authentic	O
"	O
environments	O
,	O
stated	O
the	O
"	O
writing	O
is	O
absolutely	O
masterful	O
,	O
walking	O
a	O
fine	O
line	O
between	O
satirical	O
humor	O
and	O
serious	O
gangster	O
drama	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
"	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
"	O
right	O
next	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
as	O
a	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
candidate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
approximately	O
21,047	O
physical	O
units	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
were	O
sold	O
during	O
its	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
release	O
launch	O
week	O
becoming	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
any	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
