After being defeated by the Tokugawa clan at the historical Battle of Sekigahara which took place on October 20, 1600, Miyamoto Musashi retired from his great swordsman life to become a modest yojimbo (bodyguard) in Gion, Kyoto.

Five years after the battle, a little girl named Haruka comes to Gion seeking a local hitman known as Kazumanosuke Kiryu which is actually Miyamoto's new identity. After eventually finding Kiryū, Haruka asks for him to assassinate an impostor pretending to be Miyamoto Musashi. At first, Kiryu refuses, then when the girl goes as far as becoming an indentured servant in an opulent oiran brothel in order to pay the assassination mission he accepts the one-ryō request.

There are four fighting styles in the game; fists, one blade, two blades and two-handed blades. There are also QTE-based special moves that the player can execute, known as 'heat action' The gameplay shows minimal evolution from the first two episodes (Yakuza 1 and 2) except for the new item storage system which allows to access an unlimited amount of items from savepoints. However the graphical engine's improvement is obvious during the numerous real-time 3D cutscenes.

Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan is a spin-off game in the Yakuza series. The Japanese version was released on March 6, 2008 in both Japan and South East Asia. In late December 2009, commenting the opportunity of a western release, Sega Australia managing director Darren Macbeth said "there is nothing in the plan at this stage for Yakuza Kenzan."

This spin-off is set in Kyoto during the Edo period, in 1605. It is an account of the life of Miyamoto Musashi. The main adventure is completed with sidestories including minigames and a hundred "sub-stories".

Alternative Titles

Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan, 龍が如く 見参！

Platform

PlayStation 3

Developer(s)

Sega

Publishers(s)

Sega

Genres(s)

Action, Adventure

JP Release Date

March 6, 2008

CERO Rating

CERO D

MVGL User Score

7.7 by 10 user(s)

MVGL Difficulty

1.5000

Composer(s)

Hidenori Shoji

Website

Official Website

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