Yakuza 2

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Yakuza 2
System(s): PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
Developer: New Entertainment R&D Dept. #1
Supporting companies: Avant, Digital Frontier (event scenes), Inbound (translation)
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 2006-12-07 ¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140) SLPM-66602 JP (The Best) 2007-12-06 ¥1,800 (1,890)1,800 (1,890) SLPM-74301 US 2008-09-09 SLUS-21769 DE 2008-09-19 SLES-55242 INL-P55242-GE ES 2008-09-19 SLES-55242 INL-P55242-SP FR 2008-09-19 SLES-55242 INL-P55242-FR UK (Promo) 2008 SLES-55242 UK 2008-09-19 £39.9939.99 SLES-55242 INL-P55242-UK IT 2008-09-19 SLES-55242 INL-P55242-IT AU 2008 SLES-55242 INL-P55242-AU NZ 2008 SLES-55242 CA 2008 IN 2009-04 ₹699699 KR 2006-12-21 SLKA-25280 EX 2008-09-19 SLES-55242 INL-P55242-EX

Yakuza 2, known as Ryu ga Gotoku 2 (龍が如く2) in Japan, is an action game developed by New Entertainment R&D Dept. #1 and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2 as a direct sequel to Yakuza.

Story

Taking place nearly one year after events of Yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu leaves Kamuro-cho with his adopted daughter Haruka and lives in the outskirts of the city. During a visit to cemetery which he prays for his friends who lost their lives during the "10 Billion Yen" incident, Kiryu meets Hanada, who he let to take control of Tojo Clan at the end of the first game. Hanada tells Kiryu that a gang war between Tojo Clan and Omi Alliance is immiment.

Omi Alliance is a very powerful Yakuza organization in the Kansai area and since Tojo Clan is still recovering from the civil war from the last year, a war between two clans would be disasterous. Kiryu, who wants to leave his old life behind, rejects Hanada's request of assistance at first. Immadiately after they are attacked by men with guns. Hanada is gravely wounded and eventually dies in Hospital from his wounds. Realizing that everything in Tojo Clan, and by that extension, Kamuro-cho is in danger, Kiryu decides to act as a mediator between two families and travels to Osaka. Kiryu teams up with old friends and new allies to solve the mystery, such as Kaoru Sayama, a police detective from Sotenbori who keeps him under close watch.

Kiryu eventually realizes there is another group playing with both sides from the shadows and bring two clans to brink of war for their own reasons.

Kiryu's primary rival in this game is Ryuji Goda, son of the chariman of Omi Alliance and leader of Go-Ryu family. (He can be seen in the cover with Kiryu)

Game takes place in both Kamuro-cho and Sotenbori, another fictional district, this time modelled after Osaka.

History

Legacy

A big success in Japan, Yakuza 2 received positive reviews much like its predecessor, however some parts of the story were criticized for being xenophobic, particulary anti-Korean. The game was later re-released in Japan as part of "PlayStation 2 The Best" budget range on 6 December 2007 for ¥1,800 (1,890 inc. tax), and was remastered as part of the 2012 release of Ryu ga Gotoku 1&2 HD Edition.

For a while a Western release seemed unlikely as the original Yakuza failed to live up to expectations (not to mention declining support for the PlayStation 2 console as developers and consumers moved to its successors), however an English version emerged in late 2008, nearly two years after the Japanese version, potentially spurred on by fan petitions. Yakuza 2 sold adequately in the West - while not enough for Sega to part with spin-off Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!, it appeared to justify the release of Yakuza 3 and Yakuza 4 in the years that followed.

Yuma Asami, a famous Japanese adult video star, shows up in the game as a hostess.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Yakuza 2	Yakuza 2
English (US)	Yakuza 2	Yakuza 2
Japanese	龍が如く2	Ryu ga Gotoku 2
Korean	용과 같이2

Production credits

Main article: Yakuza 2/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: Yakuza 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

European announcement press release

PDF

Fact sheet press release

Artwork

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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source (UK) 80 November 2008, p99 (JP) 95 №939, [1] (UK) 68 November 2008, p81 100 2008-09-26 85 2008-10-25

	86
Based on 5 reviews

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score (JP) NTSC-J 95 (AU) PAL 80

	88
Based on 2 reviews

Yakuza 2

PlayStation 2, US
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Disc Manual

PlayStation 2, EU
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PlayStation 2, UK (Promo)
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PlayStation 2, UK
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PlayStation 2, FR
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PlayStation 2, DE
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PlayStation 2, ES
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PlayStation 2, IT
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PlayStation 2, JP
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Disc 1 Disc 2

PlayStation 2, JP (PS2 the Best)
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Disc Preview DVD

PlayStation 2, AU
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PlayStation 2, NZ
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PlayStation 2, KR
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PlayStation 2, EX†
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PlayStation 2, CA
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
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✔	CRC32 9cbb859b MD5 7b0b24a40f30be0147dfdf8a63cf217f SHA-1 5cc0a4d5f95a60867094a43128d62ed3e74f9254	8,304,885,760		DVD-ROM(2) (JP)	SLPM-74301 (V1.00)
✔	CRC32 4872988e MD5 1e4e1ea067d8ad7cc01cfb6d4c278e5f SHA-1 64abbfa95718a3d2182be766965744e8baaaae59	4,584,734,720		DVD-ROM (JP)	SLPM-66602 (V1.04)(Disc 1)
?	CRC32 4441538b MD5 cf260c3fb467665a310e526e86413539 SHA-1 146bbf389da71233d83dfde73130914951eb80d3	4,501,733,376		DVD-ROM (JP)	SLPM-66603 (V1.04)(Disc 2)
?	CRC32 0eda9df2 MD5 0c463653e86ab8a9bbd64c2991a44032 SHA-1 139a1aeb2c8065cdbe22bd04ddd4b4e771ef1179	8,288,305,152		DVD-ROM(2) (US)	SLUS-21769 (V1.01)

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 2
• Official website on Sega.com (English)
• Official website on ryu-ga-gotoku.com (Japanese)
• Yakuza 2 on PlayStation.com: JP, JP (PS2 the Best), US, KR

References

Yakuza/Ryu ga Gotoku series of games
Yakuza (Kiwami) (2005) | Yakuza 2 (Kiwami 2) (2006) | Yakuza 3 (2009) | Yakuza 4 (2010) | Yakuza 5 (2012) | Yakuza 0 (2015) | Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (2016) | Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024)
Spin-offs
Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (2008) | Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (2010) | CR Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (2011) | Yakuza: Dead Souls (2011) | Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen (2012) | Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (2014) | CR Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! Tenshou Gion-hen (2015) | Pachislot Ryu ga Gotoku of the End (2015) | Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (2018) | Judgment (2018) | Ryu ga Gotoku Online (2018) | Streets Of Kamurocho (2020) | Lost Judgment (2021) | Like a Dragon: Ishin! (2023) | Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (2023)
Compilations
Ryu ga Gotoku 1&2 HD Edition (2012) | Yakuza 6: The Song of Life and Yakuza 0 Digital Bundle (2018) | The Yakuza Remastered Collection (2020)
Yakuza/Ryu ga Gotoku related media
	Ryu ga Gotoku 4 Densetsu wo Tsugumono Original Soundtrack Vol.1 (2010) | Ryu ga Gotoku 4 Densetsu wo Tsugumono Original Soundtrack Vol.2 (2010) | Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou Original Soundtrack (2010) | Ryu ga Gotoku of the End Original Soundtrack Vol.1 (2011) | Ryu ga Gotoku of the End Original Soundtrack Vol.2 (2011) | Majima no MajiROCK (2012) | Entenka / Shonan no Kaze (2012) | Ryu ga Gotoku 5 Yume, Kanaeshi Mono Original Soundtrack Vol.1 (2012) | Ryu ga Gotoku 5 Yume, Kanaeshi Mono Featured Songs (2012) | Ryu ga Gotoku 5 Yume, Kanaeshi Mono Original Soundtrack Vol.2 (2012) | Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin! Original Soundtrack Vol.1 (2014) | Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin! Original Soundtrack Vol.2 (2014) | Ryu ga Gotoku 0: Chikai no Basho Original Soundtrack Side A (2015) | Ryu ga Gotoku 0: Chikai no Basho Original Soundtrack Side B (2015) | Ryu ga Gotoku Kiwami Original Soundtrack (2016)
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