SEGA's critically acclaimed game that spawned a legend. Become Kazuma Kiryu, a rising yakuza who takes the blame for killing a crime boss, only to emerge from prison ten years later into a changed world.
10 years ago, Kazuma Kiryu takes the blame for a crime he didn't commit in order to save his best friend.
Expelled from his yakuza family, Kiryu is released from prison and sent to a city he no longer recognizes. Chaos erupts when ¥10 billion goes missing from the Tojo Clan's vault, and with Kiryu caught in the middle, he discovers that everything points to a mysterious young girl named Haruka.
Together, they must survive to find the answers they both seek.
In 2005, a legend was born on the PlayStation 2. Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, made his video game debut in Yakuza.
Now, 11 years after that release, a new generation of gamers will be able to experience the incomparable action and drama of the Yakuza series with the rebuilt HD remake from the ground up, Yakuza Kiwami.
Features: - Yakuza Kiwami is the remake of the first game in the Yakuza series, released for Nintendo Switch in 2024 and more recently for Nintendo Switch 2 with notable improvements.
- On Switch, the game brings the full historical story of Kazuma Kiryu, complete with intense confrontations, side missions and city life activities in Kamurocho.
- The Switch version includes genuine licensed music in the international version, something that doesn't always appear on other platforms.
- In the original Switch port, the title features autosave and full handheld mode support, optimizing the gaming experience on the go.
- The series offers a combination of brawler combat, varied fighting styles and an intense action system specific to the 2016 remake.
- Multiplayer is not present in Yakuza Kiwami on Switch, as it remains a narrative and open-ended single-player game.
- The release on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 marks the first appearance of the main Yakuza series in a fully portable format, making the iconic story accessible to players on hybrid consoles.
