A former gangster who left the yakuza underworld several years ago said putting his criminal past behind him and living a normal life has proved “as hard as living on a different planet.” ...

Of course, shaky nervous Majima doesn’t stick around for long as finds his inner fire and goes on to kick butt. Once he ...

Formerly known as Yakuza, the franchise is stacked with top-tier titles to the point where I'm often asked which game ...

A few of the Yakuza franchise's games still deserve a second chance. These titles could be fit for a remake or re-release. The game also features both turn-based and real-time combat, with these ...

Since 2005, the franchise (formerly known as Yakuza), has seen nine mainline entries ... with older titles taking up swaths of digital real estate from virtual bargain-bin sales and Netflix ...

Pirate Yakuza can drift into these waters — it’s not so inspired as to float divinely above all others in its genre — but just as often as the developers add an item to the quest list, they also ...

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii has all the minigames you'd expect from a JRPG. But could it be too much for a new player?

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii continues to show RGG's prowess at dynamic transitions, weaving its way into music, choreography, and ...

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii' doesn't go all the way with its nautical ambitions, but its infectious energy and oddball premise ...

New story aside, in typical fashion for the Yakuza games, RGG has carried over a lot of the gameplay from the main series: Running around fighting street goons in real-time combat, shopping at ...

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is the latest entry in the series, an eccentric tale with the long-awaited return of Goro Majima as the playable protagonist. This was an answered prayer for ...