Tag: Yakuza

Yakuza Kiwami 2 Review

Double Dragon

HIGH There are some amazing nods to the events of Yakuza 0.

LOW Catching occasional glimpses of Yakuza 2‘s antiquated design shining through.

WTF Virtua Fighter 2 on ‘Easy’ may be the hardest fighting game I’ve ever played.


Yakuza Kiwami Review

Ten Years In The Can

HIGH There’s been a lot more Majima added to the original content.

LOW The enemy AI makes for fairly unsatisfying fights.

WTF Those Virtua Fighter 4: Final Tuned cabinets aren’t playable, damn it to hell!


Yakuza 0 Review

Meeting Old Friends For The First Time

HIGH Putting a chicken in charge of a high-profile financial district.

LOW Enemies equipped with firearms are a time-wasting annoyance.

WTF There aren’t nearly enough scenes involving Nishitani.


Yakuza 5 Review

Don't mess with that Yakuza. He'll Kiryu.

Yakuza 5 Review Screenshot

HIGH Some of the action sequences are outstanding. If only more games paid this much attention to their martial arts direction.

LOW There's too much filler in the main story. Oh, and anything to do with "following one's dreams."

WTF The 'Stalker' revelation. Or maybe the one with the snowball.

Yakuza 3 Review

The Dragon of Dojima's Looking a bit Paunchy

Yakuza 3 Screenshot

HIGH Playing baseball with kids on the beach.

LOW The slow trickle of new moves makes combat painfully stale.

WTF "You have learned the art of pole dancing."