<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
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
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
main	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
protagonist	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	B-Application
second	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
next	O
chronological	O
installment	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
6	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>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
other	O
Yakuza	B-Application
titles	O
with	O
exploration	O
mixed	O
with	O
arcade	O
style	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
combat	O
with	O
ragdoll	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
new	O
Dragon	O
Engine	O
game	O
engine	O
(	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Judgment	B-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
overhauls	O
the	O
presentation	O
and	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
compared	O
to	O
past	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
advanced	O
variant	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
Dragon	O
Spirit	O
Mode	O
,	O
called	O
Extreme	O
Heat	O
Mode	O
,	O
where	O
Kiryu	O
becomes	O
resistant	O
to	O
knockback	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
his	O
Heat	O
remains	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
combo	O
finishers	O
can	O
turn	O
into	O
Heat	O
actions	O
that	O
take	O
out	O
immense	O
amounts	O
of	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
also	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
categorizes	O
experience	O
points	O
into	O
different	O
types	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
grant	O
themselves	O
various	O
upgrades	O
by	O
using	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
correct	O
type	O
;	O
experience	O
points	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
earned	O
by	O
eating	O
at	O
restaurants	O
,	O
though	O
doing	O
this	O
raises	O
the	O
hunger	O
gauge	O
which	O
limits	O
how	O
much	O
food	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
eat	O
and	O
reduces	O
itself	O
with	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
playable	O
characters	O
besides	O
Kiryu	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
unlike	O
0	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
,	O
Kiryu	O
only	O
uses	O
one	O
fighting	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
renowned	O
actors	O
voice	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
them	O
:	O
Takeshi	O
Kitano	O
as	O
Toru	O
Hirose	O
,	O
Shun	O
Oguri	O
as	O
Takumi	O
Someya	O
,	O
Hiroyuki	O
Miyasako	O
as	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Nagumo	O
,	O
Tatsuya	O
Fujiwara	O
as	O
Yuta	O
Usami	O
(	O
Miyasako	O
and	O
Fujiwara	O
both	O
being	O
recurring	O
actors	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Yoko	O
Maki	O
as	O
Kiyomi	O
Kasahara	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
artists	O
that	O
have	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recovering	O
from	O
injuries	O
sustained	O
in	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
is	O
arrested	O
for	O
past	O
crimes	O
,	O
and	O
willingly	O
spends	O
three	O
years	O
in	O
prison	O
,	O
hoping	O
for	O
a	O
peaceful	O
life	O
with	O
his	B-Application
fostered	I-Application
children	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
absence	O
,	O
an	O
arson	O
in	O
Kamurocho	O
's	O
Little	O
Asia	O
district	O
skews	O
the	O
criminal	O
underworld	O
's	O
power	O
balance	O
:	O
Daigo	O
Dojima	O
,	O
Taiga	O
Saejima	O
and	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
are	O
framed	O
for	O
the	O
arson	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
;	O
Katsumi	O
Sugai	O
and	O
Takumi	O
Someya	O
usurp	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
;	O
the	O
Chinese	O
Saio	O
Triad	O
,	O
specializing	O
in	O
heihaizi	O
human	O
trafficking	O
,	O
rises	O
to	O
power	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Jingweon	B-Application
Mafia	I-Application
resurfaces	O
,	O
occupying	O
most	O
of	O
Kamurocho	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Searching	O
for	O
Haruto	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
he	O
meets	O
prominent	O
figures	O
of	O
the	O
Onomichi	O
Yakuza	B-Application
world	O
:	O
Takeru	O
Kurusu	O
,	O
real	O
name	O
Heizo	O
Iwami	O
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
powerful	O
Yomei	O
alliance	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
son	O
Tsuneo	O
Iwami	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
his	O
front	O
company	O
,	O
Iwami	O
Shipbuilding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwami	O
later	O
betrayed	O
them	O
and	O
dispatched	O
the	O
Jingweon	B-Application
Mafia	I-Application
to	O
murder	O
the	O
eldest	O
son	O
of	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
Big	O
Lo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwami	O
later	O
orders	O
the	O
Jingweon	B-Application
Mafia	I-Application
to	O
kidnap	O
Haruto	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
Kiryu	O
and	O
his	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
scene	O
,	O
Kiryu	O
observes	O
the	O
Morning	O
Glory	O
orphanage	O
from	O
a	O
distance	O
,	O
where	O
Haruka	O
,	O
Yuta	O
,	O
Haruto	O
,	O
and	O
his	B-Application
fostered	I-Application
children	I-Application
live	O
peacefully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
during	O
the	O
Sony	O
conference	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
"	O
Autumn	O
2016	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
all	O
new	O
"	O
Dragon	O
Engine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
Virtua	O
Fighter	O
5	O
:	O
Final	O
Showdown	O
,	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
,	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
as	O
playable	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
basic	O
play	O
spots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	O
Fighter	O
5	O
:	O
Final	O
Showdown	O
and	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
include	O
two-player	O
modes	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	O
Fighter	O
5	O
:	O
Final	O
Showdown	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Version	O
B	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
this	O
version	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
Kiryu	O
's	O
orphanage	O
,	O
named	O
"	O
Sunshine	O
Orphanage	O
"	O
in	O
previous	O
western	O
releases	O
,	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
"	O
Morning	O
Glory	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
literal	O
translation	O
of	O
its	O
Japanese	O
name	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
localization	O
director	O
Scott	O
Strichart	O
explained	O
that	O
as	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
had	O
managed	O
a	O
cabaret	O
club	O
called	O
Sunshine	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
it	O
felt	O
too	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
coincidence	O
that	O
both	O
Majima	O
and	O
Kiryu	O
would	O
both	O
come	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
place	O
called	O
"	O
Sunshine	O
"	O
play	O
a	O
big	O
part	O
in	O
their	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
for	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
