Gaming News - July 2006

San Francisco, CA (July 31, 2006) - SEGA today announced that Yakuza has officially gone gold and is scheduled to ship in North America on Tuesday September 5 for the Sony PlayStation 2.

From SEGA:

Players will be able to take to the streets of Tokyo’s authentic nightlife and experience the thrilling lifestyle of the largest organized crime group in the world, the Yakuza. The game also features a celebrity cast including Michael Rosenbaum, Mark Hamil, Michael Madsen, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Eliza Dushku

In SEGA’s Yakuza, players will help Kiryu Kazuma, a former rising star in the Yakuza, and guide him through a twisted underworld plot involving the mysterious young girl Haruka and a missing $100 million. Players will go through an immersive cinematic story written by award-winning Japanese novelist Seishu Hase and renowned producer Toshihiro Nagoshi. The game will engage players to explore an authentic Tokyo through the hidden nightlife district and sprawling neon-lit streets and nightclubs. The game’s new fighting engine will allow players to string together attack combos so they can simultaneously take out multiple enemies and grab in-game objects to bash opponents and win the battle. Players will also be able to take part in numerous mini games and side missions including hitting balls in a batting cage, gambling at the local casinos, relaxing at the massage parlor and more.

Yakuza will be rated M for Mature by the ESRB.