and Shun Akiyama. It took Yakuza 4 a year to be released outside of Japan, finally coming to international shores in March ...

If Yakuza 4’s story got complicated with multiple protagonists ... Returning protagonist Akiyama appears to help Haruka learn who was really behind Park’s death. The last piece of the ...

The introduction of new protagonists like Akiyama and Saejima allowed the writers to breathe new life into several plots to come. Unfortunately, Yakuza 4 is held back greatly by its gameplay.

The Like a Dragon (formerly known in the West as Yakuza) franchise has had a surprising amount of playable protagonists over the years. Although the series has a clear main character in the form ...

who most players will remember as the human flamethrower often on the business end of Shun Akiyama’s loafers in Yakuza 4. And, without spoiling too much, there are some deeply satisfying moments ...