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Vol. I · No. 1397 · 2015
Yakuza 0
“Yakuza 0 is an action-adventure beat 'em up and a prequel to the Yakuza series, set in 1988 Japan during the country's e…”
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorHack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure
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Yakuza 0 is an action-adventure beat 'em up and a prequel to the Yakuza series, set in 1988 Japan during the country's economic bubble era. The game follows two protagonists: Kazuma Kiryu in Tokyo's Kamurocho district and Goro Majima in Osaka's Sotenbori district. Players alternate between their stories as they navigate the criminal underworld, engaging in street fights using multiple switchable combat styles, managing businesses, and participating in a wide variety of side activities and minigames. The game is largely credited with bringing the long-running franchise to mainstream Western attention.
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In December 1988, young yakuza Kazuma Kiryu finds himself framed for a murder that took place on a small, seemingly insignificant plot of empty land in Tokyo's Kamurocho district. The lot turns out to be the final piece needed for a powerfu…
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Steam · the verdict
Steam Score
95%
“Overwhelmingly Positive”
Reviews
77,611
“On record”
Now playing
225
“Concurrent”
IGDB
86
“Aggregate”