<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
worldwide	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
explores	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
who	O
is	O
demoted	O
from	O
his	O
clan	O
after	O
taking	O
the	O
blame	O
for	O
his	O
boss	O
's	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
improved	O
to	O
resemble	O
the	O
prequel	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
adding	O
more	O
depth	O
to	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
had	O
ideas	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
first	O
Yakuza	B-Application
game	O
in	O
2015	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
but	O
were	O
unsure	O
about	O
developing	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
making	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
aimed	O
to	O
add	O
new	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
later	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
remake	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
titled	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
role-playing	O
elements	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>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
entirely	O
forgoes	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
;	O
its	O
combat	O
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
prequel	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Money	O
can	O
be	O
spent	O
to	O
purchase	O
equipment	O
or	O
healing	O
items	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
play	O
various	O
minigames	O
and	O
side-activities	O
such	O
as	O
gambling	O
,	O
karaoke	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
card	O
battle	O
game	O
Mesuking	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiwami	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
system	O
called	O
"	O
Majima	O
Everywhere	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
replaces	O
the	O
Mr.	O
Shakedown	O
system	O
previously	O
present	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
rival	O
character	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
will	O
appear	O
frequently	O
to	O
challenge	O
Kiryu	O
to	O
a	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
centers	O
around	O
yakuza	B-Application
lieutenant	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
,	O
who	O
takes	O
the	O
blame	O
for	O
Sohei	O
Dojima	O
's	O
murder	O
,	O
committed	O
by	O
his	O
sworn	O
brother	O
and	O
best	O
friend	O
Akira	O
Nishikiyama	O
,	O
spending	O
ten	O
years	O
in	O
prison	O
before	O
being	O
granted	O
parole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
man	O
,	O
Kiryu	O
discovers	O
that	O
Nishikiyama	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
powerful	O
but	O
cold-hearted	O
yakuza	B-Application
boss	O
,	O
his	O
childhood	O
friend	O
Yumi	O
has	O
gone	O
missing	O
,	O
and	O
everyone	O
is	O
searching	O
for	O
ten	O
billion	O
yen	O
that	O
was	O
stolen	O
from	O
his	O
former	O
organization	O
,	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majima	O
is	O
reintroduced	O
as	O
a	O
sadomasochistic	O
yakuza	B-Application
who	O
attacks	O
Kiryu	O
for	O
not	O
wanting	O
to	O
fight	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
writer	O
Masayoshi	O
Yokoyama	O
stated	O
that	O
Sega	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
Kiwami	O
in	O
2015	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
wishing	O
gamers	O
enjoy	O
the	O
first	O
Yakuza	B-Application
game	O
on	O
more	O
modern	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
busy	O
during	O
that	O
time	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
's	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
and	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
for	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
also	O
provided	O
help	O
according	O
to	O
Yokoyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
make	O
it	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
retro	O
game	O
retaining	O
the	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
made	O
similar	O
to	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
understanding	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
they	O
could	O
produce	O
with	O
a	O
next	O
generation	O
console	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
console	O
,	O
which	O
left	O
the	O
team	O
wondering	O
if	O
there	O
were	O
issues	O
with	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
like	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
original	O
Yakuza	B-Application
camera	O
worked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fighting	O
system	O
was	O
borrowed	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
grinding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
has	O
strong	O
depictions	O
of	O
violence	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
in	O
the	O
Heat	O
Action	O
sequences	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
perform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majima	O
's	O
characterization	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
previous	O
games	O
to	O
keep	O
him	O
motivated	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
strength	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
which	O
further	O
focused	O
on	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiwami	O
improves	O
the	O
resolution	O
,	O
framerate	O
,	O
textures	O
and	O
loading	O
times	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
resolve	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
confusing	O
plot	O
points	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
tie	O
the	O
story	O
more	O
closely	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
prequel	O
title	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
improvements	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
moves	O
Kiryu	O
can	O
perform	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
comparing	O
them	O
positively	O
with	O
the	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
previously	O
Yakuza	B-Application
released	O
title	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
finding	O
the	O
remake	O
as	O
appealing	O
as	O
other	O
titles	O
,	O
Destructoid	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
boss	O
fights	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
health	O
regenerating	O
during	O
combat	O
as	O
well	O
their	O
style	O
recycled	O
from	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
shorter	O
and	O
more	O
entertaining	O
than	O
the	O
ones	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
most	O
notably	O
whenever	O
Kiryu	O
interacts	O
with	O
Haruka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PC	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
retained	O
the	O
same	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vandal	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
well	O
executed	O
and	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
but	O
lamented	O
that	O
its	O
text	O
was	O
only	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
the	O
top	O
two	O
best-selling	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
their	O
release	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
103,256	O
copies	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
60,427	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
Chief	O
creative	O
officer	O
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
western	O
preorders	O
for	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
were	O
generally	O
good	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
were	O
relaunched	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Kiwami	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
best-selling	O
new	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
as	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
