Yakuza (video game)

Yakuza (Japanese: 龍が如く, Ryū ga Gotoku, literally "Like a Dragon") is an action-adventure game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2, as well as the first game in the long-running Yakuza franchise. This was released in Japan in 2005, and outside Japan the following year. There would be re-releases for the PlayStation 3 (in 2012), and Nintendo Wii U (in 2013), as well as a remake for the PlayStation 4 and PC.

The story follows a, who, after spending ten years in jail for a crime he did not commit, learns that 10 billion yen has been stolen from the Tojo clan, which the criminal underworld is searching for. He finds an orphaned girl Haruka who is being targeted by the clan, as she is believed to have the key for their lost money, and he resolves to protect her. The game takes place in Kamurocho, which is a realistic recreation of Tokyo's Kabukicho.