With the recent announcements of three new Yakuza games, I thought it's a good time to show one of the Japan exclusive entries in the series. Of course for the PSP 😅
Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura-hen (English Black Leopard 2: Like a Dragon Ashura Chapter) was published by Sega exclusively for the Sony PlayStation Portable as a spin-off of Sega's Yakuza series.
The gameplay is focused on 1-on-1 brawling and martial arts rather than the beat-em-up gameplay of the main series. The combat is modeled after Def Jam Fight for NY combined with elements of the main series Like a Dragon titles such as heat actions, enemy encounters in the overworld and picking up weapons scattered around the arena. The camera is on a side perspective rather than the full 3d perspective of the console Like a Dragon games.
The Kurohyō spinnoffs even spawned a live-action adaptation that aired in the Japanese TV.
If you are die hard fan of Yakuza, you can download an English fan patch that you see in the included trailer.
Who is a fan of the Yakuza series?
Name: Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura-hen
Platform: Sony PSP
Developer: Syn Sophia
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action-Adventure
Region: Japan
Release Year: 2012
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