EL33TONLINE: News tag archive: yakuzadeadsouls
Zombies are the new World War II. A few years ago every game was set in World War II. Then there was a period of no war stories left to be told. Variety was common (yes, that sounds like a paradox), until the arrival of zombies. Every game had to have a zombie mode while some developers released entire zombie expansion packs!
Some developers were a little slow and just got the tail end of the fanatic zombie support. By now we have seen it all and zombies really do not intrigue us nearly as much, so rather than release a simple zombie expansion to its Yakuza series, SEGA developed a whole game based around a zombie invasion and it’s unfortunately almost as soulless as the horde found within.
Continue reading El33tonline’s review of Yakuza Dead Souls.
These Japanese mobsters have fought through gang wars, survived assassination attempts, dealt with kidnappings, endured family betrayals and even rocked the local bar on Karaoke night - do you really think a measly zombie outbreak is a match for the mighty Yakuza?
No way. Not this gang.
The thing is, if zombies were all they had to deal with in this launch trailer for Yakuza: Dead Souls, it would be a walk in the park, but there are other, much larger and much more horrendous creatures to contend with…
English-speaking fans of the Yakuza series have been spoilt for choice in recent years, with a new Yakuza game releasing every March in Western territories. This trend looks set to continue with the imminent release of Yakuza: Dead Souls - a PS3 exclusive set after the events of Yakuza 4 and featuring a likeable cast of gun-toting yakuza pitting their expertise against hordes of clambering undead.
Earlier this year I wrote a hands-on preview for Yakuza Of the End - the follow-up to Yakuza 4 featuring a zombie-overrun Kamurocho with a greater focus on action and survival than previous entries in the series.
The game has finally been announced for the West, and will release sometime in March 2012 exclusively for PS3. ‘Yakuza: Dead Souls’ is the new title for the English version, which will include all the downloadable content from the Japanese game as well as a brand new Pachislot mini-game.
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