14 DAY TRIAL // SEGA of America and SEGA Europe announced the title Yakuza (Japanese title: Ryu Ga Gotoku), a thrilling action-adventure game created by respected producer Toshihiro Nagoshi and novelist Seishu Hase. Developed exclusively for the PlayStation 2, Yakuza takes players deep into the world of Japan's infamous underground organization.
In a society where respect and honor holds great importance, there is an even higher regard for these traits within the one organization that is most feared by all: the Yakuza. Kiryu Kazuma - a former rising star in the Yakuza who is rebuilding his life after serving a 10-year prison term for murder - suddenly finds himself caught in a spiraling underworld plot involving a mysterious girl known as Haruka and 10 Billion missing Yen. Kazuma must use his fists and his wits to stay alive as he unravels the complex web of truth and lies that surrounds the notorious Yakuza.
Created specifically for Yakuza, the game's combat engine allows players to string together attack combinations to take out multiple enemies simultaneously in street brawls, grab and smash enemies against walls and tables and pick up objects to use as weapons to crush opponents. Players can increase strength, stamina, and skills through combat and experience the adrenaline of pure fighting power by maximizing the Heat Gauge to deliver skull-shattering blows.
Yakuza for the PlayStation 2 is set to launch both in Europe and in the United States in summer 2006.