Yakuza 5
| Yakuza 5 | |
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| Developer(s) | Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
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| Producer(s) | |
| Programmer(s) | Koji Tokieda |
| Artist(s) | Saizo Nagai |
| Writer(s) | Masayoshi Yokoyama |
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| Series | Yakuza |
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| Release | PlayStation 3
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Yakuza 5 is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. The game is the fifth main entry in the Yakuza series. The game was released in December 2012 in Japan, and localized for North America, Europe and Australia as a PlayStation Network download in December 2015. A remaster with improved resolution and frame rate was released for the PlayStation 4 on June 20, 2019 in Japan, and worldwide on February 11, 2020 as part of The Yakuza Remastered Collection. Versions for Windows and Xbox One were released in January 2021.
The game features a new game engine, unlike previous games in the series that have been re-utilizing the same engine since Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!. For the first time in the series, it features five settings across Japan along with five playable main characters. Yakuza 5 was followed up by the spinoff Like a Dragon: Ishin! and the prequel installment Yakuza 0 in 2014 and 2015 respectively. A direct sequel titled Yakuza 6: The Song of Life was released in 2016.