Yakuza 5

Yakuza 5
Developer	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher	Sega
Platforms	PS3, PS4
Released	PlayStation 3 JP: December 5, 2012 NA/EU: December 8, 2015 PlayStation 4 JP: June 20, 2019 WW: February 11, 2020 Windows, Xbox One WW: January 28, 2021
Added to Museum	PS3: October 26, 2018 PS4: August 21, 2019

Yakuza 5, known in Japan as Ryū ga Gotoku 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono (龍が如く5 夢、叶えし者, "Like a Dragon 5: Fulfiller of Dreams"), is the fifth mainline game, and the tenth game overall, in the Like a Dragon series. It was released on PlayStation 3 in Japan on December 5, 2012, and in North America, Europe and Australia on December 8, 2015. It received a high definition port in Japan for PlayStation 4 on June 20, 2019 and worldwide on February 11, 2020. The high-definition port was released worldwide for Windows and Xbox One on January 28, 2021.

Outside of Asia, the PlayStation 3 release was only released digitally. The high-definition versions, however, were released worldwide on physical media, as well as digitally.

Plot

Kazuma Kiryu, Haruka Sawamara, Shun Akiyama, Yuki Sawada, and Taiga Saejima find themselves in a conspiracy involving the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance.

Kiryu's story

In 2012, a hostess named Mayumi wanted to make Hakura Sawamura an idol. She convinces Haruka to come on board and gets her trainers for singing and dancing.

She told Kazuma Kiryu that she would take care of Morning Glory Orphanage if he wasn't in the picture due to the bad publicity it could cause due to him being a former yakuza who was the fourth chairman of the Tojo Clan. Wanting to give the kids the best possible opportunities, Kiryu agrees and leaves Okinawa. He then changes his name to Taichi Suzuki and moves to Kyushu.

After witnessing Kiryu fighting in the Nagasugai district of Fukuoka, Yotaro Nakajima, the owner of Nagasu Taxi, offers him a job as a taxi driver.

In December, Daigo Dojima, the sixth chairman of the Tojo Clan, takes a cab in the middle of the queue so that he can talk to Kiryu. He tells him that his organization is in danger because the seventh chairman of the Omi Alliance is terminally ill and he believes that his successor may seek war with the Tojo Clan.

Kiryu lets Daigo out before he tells him the destination and lets him know that he's not interested in helping the Tojo Clan as he's just a cab driver now.

Daigo leaves, but soon afterward he disappears. The fact that the seventh chairman of the Omi Alliance is terminally ill and the sixth chairman of the Tojo Clan is missing raises tensions between the two yakuza organizations and threatens to turn into a full-blown war.

Playable games

At Club Sega, you can play arcade games:

• Gunrhein
• PrintCircle
• Taiko: Drum Master (exclusive to Yakuza 5)
• UFO Catcher 8
• Virtua Fighter 2

In addition, there are gambling parlors, casinos, and bars that allow you to play various parlor games and gamble.

• Air hockey
• Baccarat
• Batting Center
• Billiards
• Blackjack
• Bowling
• Cee-lo
• Cho-han
• Cochins Cup Classic
• Comedy Team
• Darts
• Fishing
• Golf
• Karaoke button-based rhythm game
• Koi-koi
• Mahjong
• Oicho-kabu
• Poker
• Roulette
• Shogi