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Yakuza Kiwami 2 (龍が如く極2, Ryū ga Gotoku: Kiwami 2, lit. "Like a Dragon: Extreme 2") is a complete overhaul of the original PlayStation 2 game. The remake was released in Japan for PlayStation 4 on December 7, 2017, and was released worldwide on August 28, 2018 with the PC release following over a year later on May 9, 2019.

Plot

SPOILER WARNING: Plot details for Yakuza 1/Kiwami follow. (Skip)

Taking place a year after the first game (both Yakuza and Yakuza Kiwami), The Dragon of Dojima, as expected, finds himself in yet another precarious situation involving the schemes of the Tojo Clan.

Since the passing of Akira Nishikiyama in the first installment, the Tojo Clan has been slowly falling apart, internal power struggles running riot. This inevitably leads to conflict with Osaka's Omi Alliance, which happens to be backing the late Nishikiyama. Kiryu must travel to Sotenbori, Osaka in an attempt to broker peace between the rival clans, but Ryuji Goda, known as the Dragon of Kansai, will stop at nothing to get his war. In this world, there can only be one dragon.

Majima Saga

A new addition for Kiwami 2, "Majima Saga" is relatively short, with 3 new prequel chapters. Taking place in February 2006, the Tojo Clan's Fifth Chairman Yukio Terada announces that he will recruit new blood to rebuild the Tojo Clan after the 10 billion yen incident.

In order to fill the vacant position of Clan captain, Terada rules that the patriarch deemed to have contributed the most to the Tojo Clan financially will be appointed as the Clan captain. Two individuals are gunning for the position: Akinobu Uematsu and Goro Majima.

Chapters

The are 15 chapters in this game:

Chapter 1: Letter of Blood
Chapter 2: The Dragon of Kansai
Chapter 3: The Yakuza Huntress
Chapter 4: The Four Kings of Omi
Chapter 5: Hidden Past
Chapter 6: Schemes
Chapter 7: The Foreign Threat
Chapter 8: Suspect
Chapter 9: The Omi Invasion
Chapter 10: Survivors
Chapter 11: The Iron Creed
Chapter 12: Osaka Castle
Chapter 13: Settling Accounts
Chapter 14: The Go-Ryu March
Chapter 15: Blood and Bonds

Majima Saga

Chapter 1: Tojo Clan Reform
Chapter 2: Prodigal Son
Chapter 3: Mad Dog of Shimano

Gameplay

The game mainly follows series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, who retains his "Dragon" brawling style from the previous entries. A brand new side story mode (titled "Majima Saga") allows series regular Goro Majima to be playable as he attempts to quell the war between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance.

The game also sees the addition of the Majima Construction and Cabaret Club minigame.

The game uses the improved Dragon Engine that was previously used for Yakuza 6.

Where the PS4 version is locked at 30fps and runs at 900p (1080p on PS4 Pro), the PC version adds features and enhanced gameplay structures such as 4K resolution, unlocked framerates, and customizable controls. Kiwami 2 also features a field-of-view slider for the first time in the series. This facilitates the use of ultra-wide monitors or allows the FOV to be turned down for those who suffer from vertigo when playing games with high FOVs.

Mini-games

Trivia

The original Yakuza 2 had an Osaka district called Shinseicho, which was cut from the remake entirely.
The game files for Kiwami 2 contain a considerable amount of development assets for Judgment, including Case File placeholder pictures, food/drink icons, and even an early model of Takayuki Yagami.

Gallery

Videos

Reception

Yakuza Kiwami 2 received "generally favorable" reviews on Metacritic getting a metascore of 85/100 on PS4 based on 69 critic reviews^[1] and 82/100 on PC based on 17 critic reviews.^[2] On whatoplay.com, it receives an aggregate score (playscore) of 8.86 on PS4^[3] and 8.80 on PC.^[4]

references

↑ Metascore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PS4, Metacritic, Retrieved March 19, 2020
↑ Metascore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PC, Metacritic, Retrieved March 19, 2020
↑ playscore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PS4, whatoplay.com, Retrieved March 19, 2020
↑ playscore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PC, whatoplay.com, Retrieved March 19, 2020

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[1] Metascore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PS4, Metacritic, Retrieved March 19, 2020

[2] Metascore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PC, Metacritic, Retrieved March 19, 2020

[3] yscore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PS4, whatoplay.com, Retrieved March 19, 2020

[4] yscore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PC, whatoplay.com, Retrieved March 19, 2020

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-A remake of the [[Yakuza 2|second ''Yakuza'' game]], titled '''''Yakuza Kiwami 2''''' (龍が如く 極2, ''Ryū ga Gotoku: Kiwami 2'', lit. "Like a Dragon: Extreme 2") was released in Japan for PlayStation 4 on December 07, 2017, it was released worldwide on August 28, 2018 with the PC release on May 9, 2019.
+'''''Yakuza Kiwami 2''''' (龍が如く 極2, ''Ryū ga Gotoku: Kiwami 2'', lit. "Like a Dragon: Extreme 2") is a complete overhaul of the [[Yakuza 2|original PlayStation 2 game]]. The remake was released in Japan for PlayStation 4 on December 7, 2017, and was released worldwide on August 28, 2018 with the PC release following over a year later on May 9, 2019.
-The game follows the main series protagonist [[Kazuma Kiryu]], but Kiwami 2 adds [[Goro Majima]] as a playable character in a separate side story, "Majima Saga" (also known as "The Truth of Majima Goro"). The game also sees the addition of the Majima Construction and Cabaret Club minigames, returning from previous entries.
-The game uses the improved Dragon Engine that was previously used for ''[[Yakuza 6]]''.
-Where the PS4 version is locked at 30fps and runs at 900p (1080p on PS4 Pro), the PC version adds features and enhanced gameplay structures such as 4K resolution, unlocked framerates, customizable controls.
 == Plot ==
 {{Spoilers||Yakuza 1/Kiwami}}Taking place a year after the first game (both ''[[Yakuza]]'' and ''[[Yakuza Kiwami]]''), The [[Kazuma Kiryu|Dragon of Dojima]], as expected, finds himself in yet another precarious situation involving the schemes of the Tojo Clan.
-Since the passing of [[Akira Nishikiyama]] in the first installment, the [[Tojo Clan]] has been slowly falling apart, internal power struggles running riot. This inevitably leads to conflict with Osaka’s Omi Alliance, which happens to be backing the late Nishikiyama. Kiryu must travel to [[Sotenbori]], Osaka in an attempt to broker peace between the rival clans, but Ryuji Goda, known as the Dragon of Kansai, will stop at nothing to get his war. In this world, there can only be one dragon.
+Since the passing of [[Akira Nishikiyama]] in the first installment, the [[Tojo Clan]] has been slowly falling apart, internal power struggles running riot. This inevitably leads to conflict with Osaka's Omi Alliance, which happens to be backing the late Nishikiyama. Kiryu must travel to [[Sotenbori]], Osaka in an attempt to broker peace between the rival clans, but [[Ryuji Goda]], known as the Dragon of Kansai, will stop at nothing to get his war. In this world, there can only be one dragon.
-=== Majima Saga (The Truth of Goro Majima) ===
+=== Majima Saga ===
-A new feature for the ''Kiwami 2'', the Majima "Saga" is in reality more of a short story, being 3 chapters long. Taking place in February 2006, the [[Tojo Clan]]'s Fifth Chairman [[Yukio Terada]] announces that he will recruit new blood to rebuild the Tojo Clan after the 10 billion yen incident.
+A new addition for ''Kiwami 2'', "Majima Saga" is relatively short, with 3 new prequel chapters. Taking place in February 2006, the [[Tojo Clan]]'s Fifth Chairman [[Yukio Terada]] announces that he will recruit new blood to rebuild the Tojo Clan after the 10 billion yen incident.
+In order to fill the vacant position of Clan captain, Terada rules that the patriarch deemed to have contributed the most to the Tojo Clan financially will be appointed as the Clan captain. Two individuals are gunning for the position: [[Akinobu Uematsu]] and [[Goro Majima]].
-The scene opens at Tojo Clan's HQ. A heated argument ensues between the Clan's patriarch over their refusal to do shady business practices.
-In order to fill the vacant position of Clan captain, Terada ruled that the one who has the most financial contribution will be appointed as the Captain. Two people are gunning for the position: [[Akinobu Uematsu]] and [[Goro Majima]].
 == Chapters ==
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 *[[Chapter 15: Blood and Bonds]]
-=== Majima Saga (The Truth of Goro Majima) ===
+=== Majima Saga ===
 *[[Chapter 1: Tojo Clan Reform]]
 *[[Chapter 2: Prodigal Son]]
+*[[Chapter 3: Mad Dog of Shimano]]
 == Gameplay ==
+The game mainly follows series protagonist [[Kazuma Kiryu]], who retains his "Dragon" brawling style from the previous entries. A brand new side story mode (titled "Majima Saga") allows series regular [[Goro Majima]] to be playable as he attempts to quell the war between the [[Tojo Clan]] and the [[Omi Alliance]].
-Structurally, Yakuza Kiwami 2 still follows the action-adventure game set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective.
+The game also sees the addition of the [[Majima Construction]] and [[Cabaret Club Czar|Cabaret Club minigame]].
-=== Explore ===
-You head into [[Osaka]] and experience the realistic atmosphere from the rows of shops and streets to the pedestrians and sense of hustle and bustle in updated graphics. Coming in contact with people on the street could trigger a sub-story as well. There are a variety of restaurants and eateries available, some new and some that are already familiar from the game's first installment.
+The game uses the improved Dragon Engine that was previously used for ''[[Yakuza 6]]''.
-=== Battle ===
-* Rush Combo
+Where the PS4 version is locked at 30fps and runs at 900p (1080p on PS4 Pro), the PC version adds features and enhanced gameplay structures such as 4K resolution, unlocked framerates, and customizable controls. ''Kiwami 2'' also features a field-of-view slider for the first time in the series. This facilitates the use of ultra-wide monitors or allows the FOV to be turned down for those who suffer from vertigo when playing games with high FOVs.
-* Finish Combo
 === Mini-games ===
 * [[Karaoke]]
-* Golf
+* [[Golf]]
-* Pool
+* [[Billiards|Pool]]
-* Darts
+* [[Darts]]
-* Battling Center
+* [[Batting Cages|Battling Center]]
 * [[Cabaret Club Grand Prix]]
-* Kart Racing
+* [[Kart Racing]]
 * [[Mahjong]]
-* Shogi
+* [[Shogi]]
-* Poker
+* [[Poker]]
-* Drafts
 * [[wikipedia:Virtual On: Cyber Troopers|Virtual-On]]
 * [[wikipedia:Virtua Fighter 2|Virtua Fighter 2]]
-* Toylets
+* [[Toylets]]
-* Gravure Photo Studio
+* [[Gravure Photoshoot]]
 == Trivia ==
-* The original ''[[Yakuza 2]]'' game had an Osaka district called [[Shinseicho]], which was cut on this game.
+* The original ''[[Yakuza 2]]'' had an Osaka district called [[Shinseicho]], which was cut from the remake entirely.
+* The game files for ''Kiwami 2'' contain a considerable amount of development assets for ''[[Judgment]]'', including Case File placeholder pictures, food/drink icons, and even an early model of [[Takayuki Yagami]].
-* This is the first game in the series to be released on PC when it was still current on PlayStation.
 == Gallery ==
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 === Videos ===
 <gallery hideaddbutton="true">
+Yakuza Kiwami 2 Announcement Trailer
 Yakuza Kiwami 2 Trailer (JP)
-Yakuza 2 Localization Announcement Trailer
 Yakuza Kiwami 2 PC Trailer
 </gallery>
+== Reception ==
+''Yakuza Kiwami 2 ''received "generally favorable" reviews on Metacritic getting a metascore of 85/100 on PS4 based on 69 critic reviews<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/yakuza-kiwami-2 Metascore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PS4], ''Metacritic'', Retrieved March 19, 2020</ref> and 82/100 on PC based on 17 critic reviews.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/yakuza-kiwami-2 Metascore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PC], ''Metacritic'', Retrieved March 19, 2020</ref> On whatoplay.com, it receives an aggregate score (playscore) of 8.86 on PS4<ref>[https://whatoplay.com/ps4/yakuza-kiwami-2/ playscore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PS4], ''whatoplay.com'', Retrieved March 19, 2020</ref> and 8.80 on PC.<ref>[https://whatoplay.com/pc/yakuza-kiwami-2/ playscore for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PC], ''whatoplay.com'', Retrieved March 19, 2020</ref>
+== references ==
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+[[Category:Xbox One]]