Yakuza 4 – OUT NOW; Launch Trailer & Free Music Tracks

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SEGA presents, only on PlayStation 3

Genre: JRPG / Fighting Players: Single-Player Rating: CERO D, ESRB Mature, PEGI 18, BBFC 18
Released on Blu-ray Disc: March 15-18

Trailers: Launch | Story | Battle | Kazuma | Akiyama | Tanimura | Saejima | Locations | Hostess Club

Set in a fully realised, authentic recreation of Tokyo’s “Sin-City District” the deep and interweaving crime drama of Yakuza 4 unfolds through the eyes of four unique and dangerous characters. Playing as the legendary Kazuma Kiryu, the loan shark Akiyama, escaped convict Saejima or detective Tanimura, players will need to survive the dangers and temptations of the Japanese underworld.

Visit Hostess clubs, try karaoke, or experience the pachinko parlours and other adult entertainment, only found in Tokyo. Each character will take on different missions, allowing the player to interact with the city from their unique viewpoints and experience every taboo in the underground world of Tokyo. And, for the first time in the series, you can explore the spectacular backdrop of the city’s skyline in addition to the city’s intricate underground system and its rich and realistic backstreets.

• Experience the Japanese underworld under the guise of 4 characters - Each character will take on different missions, allowing you to interact with the city from their unique viewpoints and experience every taboo of Tokyo's nightlife.
• Authentic replication of Tokyo - In addition to the bright lights of downtown Tokyo, players can now go into the depths of the intricate underground, explore the backstreets of the city and take in the view from the rooftops of buildings.
• Become the ultimate fighter - Enhanced battle mechanics and a new fighter training system allow players to work on their skills and become the ultimate fighter.
• Deep and twisting crime story - An intricate storyline that incorporates all aspects of Japanese culture including hostess bars, karaoke and city exploration.

Sega Europe Special Editions Rundown | Yakuza 4 Hits The US With Free DLC Packed In

Standard Version: As you’d expect it to be…

Kuro (Black) Edition: A snazzy black steelbook version with a silver version of Kazuma’s famous tattoo over the top of it, this features new battle modes and four unlockable costumes – a similar line-up to those you received as a bonus with Yakuza 3.

Shiro (White) Edition: A white steelbook variation of the Kuro.

Kazuma Kiryu

The legendary ex-yakuza of Kamurocho and the Fourth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, also known as the "Dragon of Dojima."

After leaving the yakuza three years ago, he became manager of the Sunshine Orphanage in Okinawa. One year ago, he was embroiled in the infamous Okinawa resort deal incident. He resolved the matter to protect the locals but was stabbed and injured in the process. Although his wound was not fatal, he was forced into a long period of recuperation.

Now in 2010, he is living happily in Okinawa with Haruka after a full recovery.

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Shun Akiyama

A mysterious moneylender who was supposedly homeless in Kamurocho until a few years ago. He manages a company called Sky Finance, located on a building off of Tenkaichi Street. Commonly known as "the Lifeline of Kamurocho," Sky Finance is famous for loaning money to those who have been turned down by other loan sharks. The reason behind this is unknown.

Rumour has it prospective clients are asked to take a special test as part of the "loan terms" before they can receive a loan.

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Masayoshi Tanimura

A detective in the Community Safety Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. A cop on the take is known commonly as the "Parasite of Kamurocho," he frequents Kamurocho's many red-light establishments to receive bribes in exchange for turning a blind eye towards their illegal activities. However, Tanimura does not tolerate Japanese business owners who profit from hiring and abusing illegal aliens.

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Taiga Saejima

A former junior leader of the Tojo Clan's Sasai Family and the perpetrator of the 'Yoshiharu Ueno Assassination' of April 1985 - an incident in which 18 members of the Ueno Seiwa yakuza clan were killed in Tokyo. At the time, the Ueno Seiwa Clan had an adversarial relationship with the Tojo Clan.

Saejima received the death penalty a few months after the incident. As of 2010, he has spent 25 years in the Tokyo Penitentiary, awaiting his execution day. A prison transfer and then a chance encounter changes Saejima's fate forever.

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Lily

A mysterious woman who visits Akiyama's office at Sky Finance. Real name unknown. Age unknown. She asks for a personal loan of 100 million yen within ten days, free of a guarantor or collateral based on rumors she heard about Sky Finance.

She somehow becomes entangled in the lives of not only Akiyama, but Saejima, Tanimura, and Kiryu as well. Lily holds the key to the events that unfold in these men’s lives and becomes the catalyst for their paths to intertwine.

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