Yakuza 3

Yakuza 3 combines visual splendour with superb sound design to create an unparalleled atmosphere. Yakuza's first outing on the PlayStation 3 feels suitably next generation.

If wrote about everything in this game, you’d have a 10-page review on your hands, but the long and short of it is that Yakuza 3 is a great experience. The story’s cool, the fighting’s fun, and there’s so much to do. (Did I mention beating it opens up an adventure mode, fighting tournament and other goodies?) The game is rough around the edges – it has issues when it comes to pacing and repetition, the Japanese-only voice track will turn some people off, and it does look like a game that’s been out awhile -- but all of these issues are just bumps in the road on what should be an enjoyable ride...

Yakuza 3

Although this may be the third bout for the Dragon of Dojima, this is round one for RPGamer's staff babe, Sam

Combat works where you are running down the street and bump into a gang or Yakuza member and the screen shifts to a battle perspective that is not unfamiliar to tekken fans. In these battles you can use near any thing as a weapon. Bikes, store signs trafic cones or even pick up a gang member and swing him into another if you like and there are weapons stores with all sorts of wierd and crazy weapons to use in combat. There is an RPGtype leveling up system inplace to increase the stats you want.