Yakuza 0

Yakuza 0
North American PlayStation 4 cover art
Developer(s)Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio[a]
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Kazuki Hosokawa
Producer(s)Mitsuhiro Shimano
Designer(s)Koji Yoshida
Programmer(s)Yutaka Ito
Artist(s)Saizo Nagai
Writer(s)Masayoshi Yokoyama
Composer(s)Hidenori Shoji
SeriesYakuza
Platform(s)
Release
12 March 2015
  • PlayStation 3
    • JP: 12 March 2015
    PlayStation 4
    • JP: 12 March 2015
    • WW: 24 January 2017
    Windows
    • WW: 1 August 2018
    Xbox One
    • WW: 26 February 2020
    Amazon Luna
    • US: 24 June 2021
Genre(s)Action-adventure, beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Yakuza 0[b] is a 2015 action-adventure game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It is the sixth main entry in the Yakuza series and a prequel to the original game. It was released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan in March 2015,[2][3] and in North America and Europe for PlayStation 4 in January 2017.[4] It was released on Windows on 1 August 2018[5] and on Xbox One on 26 February 2020.[6] A free accompanying game application for PlayStation Vita, titled Yakuza 0: Free to Play Application for PlayStation Vita,[c] was released in Japan in February 2015.[3]

Set in late 1988 during Japan's bubble era, and seventeen years before the events of the first game, the story follows Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima as they get embroiled in a conflict between various Yakuza factions for control of a patch of land known as the "Empty Lot".

The game received generally favorable reviews from critics, and is largely responsible for the franchise's rise in popularity and sales in the West, the series being deemed obscure beforehand.[7][8] Yakuza 0 was followed up by a remake of the original game, Yakuza Kiwami, the next chronological installment of the series.

  1. ^ "Lab42 Games on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "龍が如く０ 誓いの場所 | セガ公式サイト" [Yakuza 0 Oath Place | Sega Official Site]. Ryu-Ga-Gotoku.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "『龍が如く0 誓いの場所』ゲーム内容の一部を基本無料でプレイできるアプリが、PS Vita向けに配信決定" [An application that allows you to play part of the "Yakuza 0" game content free of charge is decided for PS Vita]. Famitsu. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ^ Romano, Sal (27 July 2016). "Yakuza 0 launches January 24 in the west". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ Roberts, Samuel (11 June 2018). "Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami coming to PC". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ^ McWhertor, Michael (18 February 2020). "Yakuza 0, Kingdom Hearts 3 come to Xbox Game Pass in February". Polygon. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  7. ^ Kim, Matt (16 October 2018). "Strong Yakuza Sales Prompt Sega to Improve Localization for Simultaneous International Releases". USgamer. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. ^ Wolinsky, David (24 September 2020). "Sega Developing Yakuza Movie Adaptation". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.


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