Yakuza Kiwami

Yakuza Kiwami is a 2016 action-adventure game developed by Sega for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. It is a remake of Yakuza, the first video game in the Yakuza series. In addition to the main story, players will randomly encounter enemies on the street to battle, as well as meet people that will offer Kiryu side quests which can be completed for rewards. Similar to the prequel Yakuza 0, Kiwami features four fighting styles that the player can switch between in combat: the balanced Brawler style, the slow and heavy Beast style, the weak but quick Rush style, and Kiryu's traditional Dragon style. Money can be spent to purchase equipment or healing items, or to play various minigames and side-activities such as gambling, karaoke, and the card battle game Mesuking. Majima will appear randomly during exploration, as well as in predetermined challenges based on the player's progress in Majima Everywhere. As war erupts through the streets of Kamurocho, Kiryu makes it his mission to find Yumi and the missing money, as well as to protect Haruka, a mysterious young girl whom everyone seems to be after. Additional storyline segments added to Kiwami focus on Nishikiyama, explaining his activities during Kiryu's ten year absence and the events that led to his dark change in personality. Kiwami improved the resolution, framerate, textures and loading times compared to the original game, and additional content was added to resolve some of the more confusing plot points, as well as tie the story more closely to the events of the prequel title Yakuza 0. Sega's Chief creative officer Toshihiro Nagoshi stated that the western preorders for Yakuza Kiwami was generally good for the series.