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TGS '07: Yakuza 2 coming to US

By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UKPosted Sep 21, 2007 1:51 am PT

Sega of America announces three new titles previously only available in Japan for the US market, including Ryu go Gotoku 2.

TOKYO--Kazuma Kiryu is taking another trip to America, with the sequel to the action adventure Yakuza finally announced for the region.

Yakuza 2 follows on from the events of the first game, which saw Kazuma retiring from Yakuza life. However, the head of his former gang, the Tojo Clan, is assassinated by members of the Oni gang, and Kazuma finds himself drawn back into the violent gangster world as he attempts to prevent a full-scale gang war.

Yakuza was set in Kamuro-cho, a fictional Tokyo district, which was modeled on the real-life red-light district Kabuki-cho. Yakuza 2, however, will get an extra area--it will be set in both Western Japan and Kamuro-cho.

The sequel, which Sega is calling "fully upgraded," will have Kazuma dealing with the police, chatting up the ladies, and bashing lots more bicycles over people's heads. Already released in Japan in December 2006 as Ryu go Gotoku 2, Yakuza 2 will be for the PlayStation 2 only and should arrive on North American shelves next year.

Sega also announced two more Japanese-developed games for the US: Dinosaur King and Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer--both for the Nintendo DS. In Dinosaur King, which sounds like a Pokémon-style game, players collect more than 100 dinosaurs (each of which has its own special abilities) from five different territories across the world and then battle with the mysterious Dr. Z.

Originally released on the Super Nintendo, Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer comes from the creators of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and takes place in feudal Japan. The hero of the game is a Ronin named Shiren on a quest to discover the Land of the Golden Condor. The game will be a classic turn-based role-playing game and features a tutorial mode for new users.

As with Yakuza 2, Dinosaur King and Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer are expected to release sometime in 2008.

48 Comments

  • AndreSCP

    Posted May 9, 2008 2:07 pm PT

    can't wait for this game, i loved the first one so much...

  • DaGhOsT187

    Posted May 2, 2008 12:37 am PT

    been waiting~ i liked the first even with no guns really

  • ef8ryder

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 4:35 pm PT

    wow, i like yakuza it was awsome!i hope #2 will be more improved

  • simonpeggisace

    Posted Oct 12, 2007 3:30 am PT

    Thats good to hear =)

    But what about a UK date please? =)

  • FallenAngel

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 11:42 pm PT

    Great news, just hope they get better voice actors this time around. Apart from Michael Madsen and Mark Hammil, the others were so horrible it made me cry.

  • ivan_the_one

    Posted Sep 22, 2007 4:46 pm PT

    I'm definitely getting this game.

  • lamprey263

    Posted Sep 22, 2007 1:57 pm PT

    Of course they are, how else are they going to release Yakuza 3 on the PS3 in the US without Yakuza 2 ever showing up? Sony needs all the titles they can get on the PS3 worldwide.

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Sep 22, 2007 1:25 pm PT

    could be good, has alot of potential

  • aots_twilight

    Posted Sep 22, 2007 12:00 pm PT

    The first had characters curse so much my ears bleed

  • delema17

    Posted Sep 22, 2007 12:15 am PT

    Awsome, cant wait, Yakuza 1 was the s***!

  • WPack911

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 7:53 pm PT

    AWESOME news, thank you Sega! This will most likely be the last PS2 game I'll play since I have already moved on to the "Next-Gen" with the PS3 and Wii. Well at least I have one PS2 game to look forward to for next year, that's cool for me.

    -WPack911

  • JLuke360

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 7:10 pm PT

    Finally, we couldn't just skip to Yakuza 3.

  • C-Himura

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 7:00 pm PT

    Shenmue 3, that would be one hell of an announcement.

  • Kaare_Jay

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 7:00 pm PT

    Can't wait till I get Yakuza 2.

  • SneakyB986

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 6:50 pm PT

    peacenutman

    If Shenmue 3 was announced, I bet a whole lot of people here are gonna crap their pants lol.


    haha I thought about it and look what you made me do........

  • edubuccaneer Site moderator

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 4:55 pm PT

    I simply cannot wait for Yakuza 2... sigh.

  • C-Himura

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 4:30 pm PT

    This announcement has been the best TGS 07 moment for me. Sure MGS4 trailer is out of this world, but I know I won't miss out on playing it. But I have been waiting for this Japan-only game since I beat the first one. I even wrote to Sega of America a couple of months back and asked them about this game coming to the US (no response of course) but this has just made my day. Yakuza is an excellent game and from what I've heard, Yakuza 2 is even better. I guess it didn't bode as well internationally because it is not a GTA be-header which is what most people have the impression of this game being as, another GTA, even though they are completely different types of games.

  • el_rika

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 3:10 pm PT

    hell yeah ! Yakuza games rull !

  • V-r0cK

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 2:45 pm PT

    Yeaaaaa this is great news..i like the first one yet others have their own opinion. Too bad Yakuza 3 wont be of the same present-time style. But we'll see how that goes.

  • efg7721

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 2:12 pm PT

    finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    i waited almost a year to play the series
    hope yakuza 3 is a ps3 exclusive

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