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Yakuza 4 demo shaking down PSN this month

Brendan Sinclair
By Brendan Sinclair, Senior Editor

Sega sampler to feature all four playable characters; available February 16 for PlayStation Plus subscribers, February 23 for all PS3 users.

March is shaping up to be a pretty big month for game releases, including the 3DS launch lineup, Dragon Age II, Homefront, Okamiden, Shogun 2: Total War, Darkspore, Shift 2 Unleashed: Need for Speed, Crysis 2, PlayStation Move Heroes, and Yakuza 4. That's a slew of different ways for players to divide their gaming dollars for the month, but Sega is looking to help them make at least one decision on that front.

The Yakuza 4 demo will feature all four of the game's protagonists.

The Yakuza 4 demo will feature all four of the game's protagonists.

The publisher today announced that it will release a demo for Yakuza 4 on the PlayStation Network later this month. In the latest installment in the organized crime saga, main character Kazuma Kiryu is joined by equally pugnacious combatants Masayoshi Tanimura, Shun Akiyama, and Taiga Saejima. The demo will let players try out all four of the characters and their respective fighting styles. PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to download the demo starting February 16, with all PlayStation Network users getting access to it on February 23.

Sega localized Yakuza 1, 2, and 3 but elected to skip the westward migration process for series spin-off Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!, which was released in Japan in 2008. A fifth installment set amid a zombie apocalypse, Ryu ga Gotoku: Of the End, is expected to launch in Japan in March. A global release for that game has yet to be announced.

For more on Sega's latest, check out GameSpot's previous coverage of Yakuza 4.

Brendan Sinclair
By Brendan Sinclair, Senior Editor

Brendan Sinclair has been a games journalist since 1999. His tastes are eclectic, though he has a definite affinity for games with arcade roots. He's Canadian, but has also been at home in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, and San Francisco.

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Everiez
Everiez

As usual, the demo won't do justice to this game

x-2tha-z
x-2tha-z

Why hasn't Yakuza gone away? The first three games were crap, do we really need a fourth?

agpickle
agpickle

The one game that makes me want my PS3 back.

digi-demon
digi-demon

Sega need to make these games on xbox as collection - then they may finally make some profit $ :D

thisranks
thisranks

Sha-Ruze Posted Feb 3, 2011 1:01 am ET Yakuza gangsters. The last one was great and this one looks to continue its awesome streak. I can't wait to get my hands on it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- It may have been great except for one glaring issue....no English VA. I haven't checked to see if Yakuza 4 has had this issue remedied, but i'm betting it won't as well as me not purchasing it like Y3.

coldsauce09
coldsauce09

damn now i got to get the hell out of here Fing Michiru is gonna chase me

Jedilink109
Jedilink109

Holy crap. They're coming out with a 4th game and I haven't even finished the first one yet! And I even bought the second game and it's sitting in my game collection waiting!

kavadias1981
kavadias1981

Should be nice to give it a go. I hope it showcases many of Y4's new features. i loved 3 but I dont really want to play the same game over again.

PodXCOM
PodXCOM

is this for the psp2?

Sha-Ruze
Sha-Ruze

Yakuza gangsters. The last one was great and this one looks to continue its awesome streak. I can't wait to get my hands on it!

zzamaro
zzamaro

another great game on PS3 and iit doesn't need to be an FPS. can't wait to try it but I'm not + so I'll have to wait 1 week.

Mattyrock
Mattyrock

If it comes to Australia, I'm instantly downloading the demo because I want this game so bad!

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