Yakuza 5

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Summary

Yakuza 5 is an open-world action-adventure game and the fifth main title in the Yakuza series developed by Sega. For the first time in the series, it features five settings across Japan along with five playable main characters. The game also features a brand new graphics engine, unlike previous games in the series that have been re-utilizing the same engine since Yakuza 3.

Genres

Adventure

Platforms

PlayStation 3

Developers

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios

Release Date

December 5, 2012 (12 years and 6 months ago)

Publishers

Sega

Content Rating

Franchises

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Community

Official Website Twitch Wikipedia Fandom

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Yakuza 5 arrives on PSN for the PS3 on Tuesday, December 8. The release date, confirmed during the PlayStation Experience keynote today, also comes with news of Yakuza 0 eventually coming to Western PS4 consoles.

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PublishedDecember 5, 2015

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