SEGA inks Yakuza 3 special edition plans

By Robert Purchese Published 10 February, 2010

Transfer tattoos sadly not part of the deal.

SEGA's revealed the various special edition bonuses planned for the European release of Yakuza 3 on 12th March.

Splash out on the Premium Edition and you'll take home four extra bits of downloadable content. Battle for Survival lets you take on all bosses as Kazuma; Haruka's Request has you exploring the world of Yakuza playing mini-games and entertaining Haruka; and there are All-Star tournaments for single characters and teams.

There's a 31-track music CD, and a Yakuza Who's Who guide that explains the characters of the game and how they relate to each other - it's more complicated than Karl Kennedy's affair with Sarah.

That's the Premium Edition.

Anyone who pre-orders the game will receive a Challenge Pack, which contains a Pool, Bowling, Darts and Golf mini-games. There are four extra costumes for each of the three main characters, too.

Yakuza 3 is the first game in the series to appear on PS3. But while Europe prepares for a third instalment, Japan prepares for fourth - Yakuza 4, which is also due out in March.

Head over to our Yakuza 3 Japanese import review for our thoughts on the game.

Alternatively, head to our just-published An Englishman in New Tokyo piece for an inside account of how Japanese games are falling by the wayside.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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