
I started off against a chump in black briefs, a furry vest, and an axe.

Majima is delighted to see Kiryu-chan and decides – for whatever reason – that Kiryu should enter a quick combat tournament to see if the Dragon of Dojima still has what it takes. I was dropped into the story right when Kiryu meets up again with his friend/rival Majima, who is now running a construction site from his base of operations in the underground base, Purgatory. That all sounds great, but how does it play? I was fortunate enough to sneak in a gameplay session before the announcement, and I felt right at home. It’s not quite as big as it was in 0, because it’s based off the original version of Yakuza 2." And then in addition there’s a whole other city, Sotenbori, like 0. So Kamurocho is a little bigger than it was in 6, actually.

"All the stuff that got left out at the back end of Kamurocho is back in, the champion district and all that stuff. "There’s a lot of different stuff that originally was in Kiwami that they rebuilt in the Dragon Engine now as well," says localization producer Scott Strichart. Audio has been rerecorded for the update, and the localization team has revisited the original script to ensure that it's as faithful to the Japanese original as possible. Majima can build his own clan, too, similar to the new mode introduced in Yakuza 6. Kiwami 2 includes new minigames, including golf bingo arcade games Virtua Fighter 2, Virtua Fighter 2.1, and Virtua On and the cabaret minigame from Yakuza 0. The game follows in the footsteps of last year's Yakuza Kiwami, which was a remake of the first game in the series.

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The update includes visual updates, additional minigames, and an all-new three-chapter campaign starring Goro Majima. As part of the event, the publisher revealed it is bringing the Yakuza 2 remake Yakuza Kiwami 2 to the West. Sega hosted an art exhibit at a Los Angeles gallery today, celebrating the art, including the designs created by tattoo artist Horitomo, for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, That game is still a month away from release, but Sega isn't about to let the franchise lose any momentum.
