Fans of the realistic, gritty Yakuza series have been desperate to see the game finally make the leap to a next-gen console, and now they have the news they’ve been waiting for, with SEGA of America announcing that Yakuza 3 is coming to the PS3 in March 2010. Set in modern-day Japan, on the streets of Okinawa and Tokyo – one of the most exciting and mesmerizing cities on earth, this latest installment in the violent crime saga follows on from the events of the previous game, with Kiryu Kazuma and Haruka, his adopted daughter, having left Kamurochoto to run an orphanage in Okinawa. That’s all very nice, but it doesn’t make for a very exciting action game, so it’s not too long before Kazuma is dragged back into the shady life that he thought he’d left behind. Aside from the intense fighting on the streets of Okinawa and Tokyo that is one of the signatures of the series, what I’m really excited about is getting to explore Tokyo on foot, eating in restaurants, buying things in shops. You’ll even be able to play mini-games such as billiards and karaoke, just like a brutally bloody and violent version of Shenmue without the kitten! Cannot wait!
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