Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō (Japanese: クロヒョウ 龍が如く新章, "Black Panther: Like a Dragon New Chapter"), codenamed "Project K", is a video game developed by Sega along with Syn Sophia[1] and released by Sega for the PlayStation Portable in 2010.[2] The game was introduced on April 21, 2010 by Famitsu and is a spin-off from Sega's Yakuza series.[3] An adaptation of the game was televised from October 5 to December 21, 2010 on Tokyo Broadcasting System.
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Developer(s) | Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Syn Sophia[1] |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Producer(s) | Toshihiro Nagoshi |
Composer(s) | Hidenori Shoji Hyd Lunch Yukie Sugawara Hideki Naganuma |
Series | Yakuza |
Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Tatsuya Ukyo is an aimless youth on the streets of Kamurocho who is framed for an assault that left a young boy comatose.
The gameplay is focused on 1-on-1 brawling and martial arts rather than the beat-em-up gameplay of the main series. The combat is modeled after AKI Corporation's Def Jam Fight for NY combined with elements of the main series Yakuza titles such as heat actions, enemy encounters in the overworld and picking up weapons scattered around the arena. The camera is on a side perspective rather than the full 3d perspective of the console Yakuza games.[citation needed]
Though on PSP, the games content of Kurohyo has similar mini-games to the main series with bowling, claw machine, and batting center. Hostess clubs have returned now with an interaction for a Kiss depending on how highly hearted the hostess is. Part-time jobs have been added with the purpose of gaining money as it is purposefully scarce in the game compared to other franchise titles.[citation needed]
The game has a multiplayer mode with a custom character required to play online. The modes consist of missions to unlock items for character customization that can be played solo (though can be played with another player for co-op). A standard VS mode can also be played among other players and teams. Fighting styles and stats are carried over from whatever Tatsuya's is from the story.[citation needed]
A television series was filmed and broadcast by TBS.[4]
A sequel, Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku Ashura hen (Japanese: クロヒョウ2 龍が如く 阿修羅編, lit. "Black Panther 2: Like a Dragon Ashura Chapter") was introduced for PSP by Ryū ga Gotoku series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi in Weekly Famitsu[5] and released in Japan on March 22, 2012.[6][7]
Although the game, along with its sequel, is one of the few entries in the Yakuza series which has never received an international release, interest from fans has led to the development of fan translations for both games.[8][9][10]
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