<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	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
the	O
2006	O
video	O
game	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
 '	O
second	O
remake	O
title	O
following	O
2016	O
's	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Dragon	O
game	O
engine	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
worldwide	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
cloud-based	B-Application
platform	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
spinoff	O
titles	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
and	O
Judgment	B-Application
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
mainline	O
installment	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
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>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
remake	O
title	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
,	O
Kiwami	O
2	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
plot	O
structure	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
while	O
adding	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
and	O
enhancements	O
from	O
later	O
titles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
story	O
elements	O
to	O
resolve	O
confusing	O
plot	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
and	O
tie	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
closely	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
previously	O
seen	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
though	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
new	O
moves	O
and	O
special	O
cinematic	O
'	O
Heat	O
Moves	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cabaret	O
Club	O
minigame	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
returns	O
,	O
as	O
does	O
the	O
Clan	O
Creator	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
bringing	O
in	O
New	O
Japan	O
Pro-Wrestling	O
stars	O
Keiji	O
Mutoh	O
,	O
Masahiro	O
Chono	O
,	O
Riki	O
Choshu	O
,	O
Genichiro	O
Tenryu	O
,	O
and	O
Tatsumi	O
Fujinami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
leaving	O
his	O
former	O
life	O
in	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
behind	O
,	O
ex-yakuza	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
is	O
called	O
back	O
into	O
action	O
when	O
the	O
clan	O
's	O
Fifth	O
Chairman	O
,	O
Yukio	O
Terada	O
,	O
is	O
murdered	O
by	O
assassins	O
from	O
a	O
rival	O
organization	O
,	O
the	O
Omi	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
scenario	O
,	O
entitled	O
"	O
The	O
Majima	O
Saga	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
centered	O
around	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
and	O
explains	O
how	O
he	O
came	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
following	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
patron	O
,	O
Futoshi	O
Shimano	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
and	O
form	O
a	O
legitimate	O
enterprise	O
,	O
"	O
Majima	O
Construction	O
"	O
,	O
between	O
Yakuza	B-Application
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
at	O
the	O
parlor	O
,	O
Majima	O
receives	O
service	O
from	O
Makoto	O
Tateyama	O
,	O
a	O
woman	O
whom	O
Majima	O
saved	O
from	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
18	B-Application
years	I-Application
prior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
leaked	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2017	O
via	O
a	O
listing	O
on	O
the	O
Taiwanese	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
alongside	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Online	O
,	O
and	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Engine	O
which	O
was	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>
The	O
in-game	O
arcade	O
features	O
playable	O
versions	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Troopers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
131,931	O
units	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
lowest	O
debut	O
for	O
a	O
Yakuza	B-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
noted	O
as	O
expected	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
stand-alone	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
title	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
new	O
main	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	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>
