Yakuza 2 finally heading to Europe News
PlayStation 2 News by Robert Purchese
SEGA has finally decided that it will release Yakuza 2 in Europe sometime this year.
The PS2-exclusive has been out in Japan since December 2006. It was well received and scored a whopping 38 out of 40 in Famitsu.
The delay to the Western release has been attributed to poor sales of the original in Europe and the US, which occurred despite the critical acclaim the game received in both territories.
Yakuza is a third-person action title based around the Japanese organised crime outfit of the same name. It challenges you with going from nobody to somebody by doing naughty things.
The sequel picks up a year after the original and sees protagonist Kiryuu Kazuma forced out of his newly found peaceful life to prevent war breaking out across Japan.
SEGA recently released its third Yakuza game for PS3 in Japan. It goes back in time to feudal Japan and the story begins when a girl approaches your peaceful identity and asks you to kill your hidden samurai identity. Tricksy.
Yakuza 3 (or Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! In Japan) received a meaty 37 out of 40 from Famitsu. There is no word on a Western release for it just yet.
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Fallschirmjaeger
25/03/08 @ 15:47
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Thank you very much Sega. Now only hoping it won't be too long before it's released.
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The_Inquisitor
25/03/08 @ 15:48
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I'm delighted to hear this, and perfectly timed while we wait for Yakuza 3.
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Vertical Stand
25/03/08 @ 15:49
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I wanted to like the first one so bad and yet it really did leave me wanting...Shenmue!
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Awesome news! I'm coming around to completing the original for the first time so lets hope that it will see its way to stores soon.
This probably means that Yakuza 3 should be in the cards too. Neat! :) So while we're in this sort of mood how about someone picking up the new PS2 twisted metal game for a PAL release? Just don't bother if you're going to cut content again though. |
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Tweakmonkey
25/03/08 @ 15:56
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I'd like something a bit more concrete before I believe it. It was announced for the US ages ago but there's been no news of it since and I think the original sold well in State-side.
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hokuto_no_rob
25/03/08 @ 18:28
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I finally finished Yakuza yesterday, so what great timing. Can't wait.
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Carroceiro
25/03/08 @ 19:37
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This is wonderful news!
Everybody buy this game! Who knows if they're waiting to see if it sells any better than the first one to decide whether they should release Yakuza 3 in the West? Besides, from what I've read, it is very superior to the first game and that one was already great (everybody should pick it up too). Now, if only they keep the original voice acting, as rumours say... That'd be perfect! |
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The_Inquisitor
25/03/08 @ 19:50
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Well if all 18 of us buy a copy, maybe this time it will sell well :-)
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Always happy for another reason to hold onto the trusty ps2.
Oh, and as I'm bored I'd like to read into the apparent connection between the Yakuza games and Burger King, the evidence being the use of the terms "whopping" and "meaty" to decribe their scores. Or is it an attack on Famitsu, saying their reviews are similarly lightweight and lacking in substance? So very, very bored... |
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Triggerhappytel
25/03/08 @ 23:33
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Fucking awesome, best news I've heard all day. Now I'll have to buy it on release just to appease Sega :)
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Markusdragon
25/03/08 @ 23:34
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I was hugely disappointed in the first one. Won't be picking this one up.
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