okay first game review~ YAKUZA 4

Yakuza 4 Or Ryu Ga Gotoku 4 in jap (my japanese class teacher , she got play yakuza series also )

March 18, 2010 is the launching date BUT!!!!! i got the game 15th of march thanks to my friend hahaha who is now a supplier Yay~~ so i spent Rm265 for the game and it comes with a limited edition magazine Kekekekeke fun right ~ u see sometimes even though things are expensive but Ur interest for it , Ur desire for it and most importantly UR LOVE FOR THE GAME~ aha~ so u wont hold back and will just go to ATM and draw out money then pay~ SWT~

Okay This is one of my FAV games hehehe so i dun really mind about the japanese words but i can tell u i understand the story completely~ yeah ^_^

Show off abit first ~ the Limited Ed magazine hehehehehe malaysia only got a 100-200 I think less than that also cause market not big enough.

Okay lets start the reviews for those who wanna wait for the english version i have no idea when isit out so sorry ~but the yakuza 3 english one already out

Story~

Continue from Yakuza3 ~ HOWEVER!!!! u not only playing as kiryu but 4 different characters~

Kiryu Kazama(桐生 一馬)~ main character of yakuza series the legendary dragon 伝说の龍

Shun Akiyama (秋山 駿)
A former homeless gone finance worker, He gathered money fallen from the Millennium Tower the one in Yakuza 1 all the money fly off after the bomb~ then he started sky finance and also he made hell lot of money from Stock Exchange~

Masayoshi Tanimura (谷村 正義)
A police detective whom is a dropout who left police after a case involving his father and a yakuza boss~He can speak chinese and play the game then u know why~

Taiga Saejima (冴島 大河)
An old yakuza who has just broke out of prison; he was sentenced 25 years for having killed 18 enemies all by himself back in 1985. Taiga has a tiger tattoo on his back hehehe~ u realize that? TAIGA - Tiger~ this is why~

left to right~ Shun , Taiga , Kiryu and Tanimura~ this is the scene before the last battle

Gameplay and Control

Same as the old series of yakuza~ but they added rooftop system~ which is we can now wonder around rooftops instead of just running around the street~

Well the control is more like GTA however u cant drive a car LOL~ mostly u will be spending time using ur feet~ casino , club , shops , restaurant , arcade anything u can see in real life and in japan is there ^_^ because alot of shops and company advertise in this game~

New Elements

New mini-game entries are pachinko, harbour fishing, table tennis, hanafuda, onsen bath, romancing two cabaret girls at a time and karaoke duet.

For those of u who watch japanese adult video~ the famous RIO~ is also one of the cabaret girl now hehehehe ^_^

Rio~~

Soundtrack
Music Sample:
"Butterfly City (live version)"
Opening theme featuring Zeebra.
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The theme song is called Butterfly City and is sung by Japanese hip hop music artist Zeebra featuring Ryo the Skywalker, Mummy D. (Rhymester) with a music by DJ Hasebe (a.k.a. Old Nick). The CD will be released by Ariola Japan (SME) on March 17, 2010 through a regular edition (BVCL-89) and a first print limited edition including a bonus video DVD (BVCL-87). Zeebra first collaborated with the Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! spin-off's opening theme Bushido. The video was posted on Ariola Japan's official Youtube channel which revealed that R&B singer Double had contributed vocals to the song.
opening theme: Butterfly City feat. Ryo the Skywalker, Mummy D & Double by Zeebra

*above Soundtrack is copied from Wikipedia coz their explanation is detail~

This is the link of official website~ ^_^

http://ryu-ga-gotoku.com/four/index.html

well my review is quite short but i hope is good enought for u guys~

FOR those who want guide or walk through can ask from me cause easier when it is explained by a human ~ CHEERS my first review~