Yakuza 0

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  • Summary: Tokyo 1988. Getting rich is easy, the women are beautiful, and everyone wants in on the action. It's time to become Yakuza.

    The glitz, glamour, and unbridled decadence of the 80s are back in Yakuza 0! Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka with protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and series regular    Tokyo 1988. Getting rich is easy, the women are beautiful, and everyone wants in on the action. It's time to become Yakuza.

    The glitz, glamour, and unbridled decadence of the 80s are back in Yakuza 0!

    Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka with protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and series regular Goro Majima. Play as Kazuma Kiryu and discover how he finds himself in a world of trouble when a simple debt collection goes wrong and his mark winds up murdered. Then, step into the silver-toed shoes of Goro Majima and explore his "normal" life as the proprietor of a cabaret club.

    Switch between three different fighting styles instantaneously and beat up all manner of goons, thugs, hoodlums, and lowlifes. Take combat up a notch by using environmental objects such as bicycles, sign posts, and car doors for bone-crunching combos and savage take-downs.

    Fighting is not the only way to kill time in 1988's Japan: from discos and hostess clubs to classic SEGA arcades, there are tons of distractions to pursue in the richly detailed, neon-lit world.

    Interact with the colourful denizens the red light district: help a budding S&M dominatrix learn her profession, or ensure a street performer can make it to the bathroom in time there are 100 incredible stories to discover.    … Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. TheXboxHub
    Mar 7, 2020
    100
    It may take a while to get going at first for new players, but get over that first hour of pretty much just cutscenes and the game completely opens up into one of the finest examples of storytelling in gaming. This, along with the sheer abundance of side activities and people asking for a punch, makes Yakuza 0 an exquisite game, and a perfect benchmark for newcomers to dive straight into.
  2. Xbox Achievements
    Feb 27, 2020
    90
    Yakuza makes its long-awaited debut on Xbox One with the best entry in the series. Yakuza 0 is a superlative game, boasting outlandish and violent combat, bizarre peripheral characters, and a story that introduces two great protagonists in Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima. Play it and you'll quickly become fully invested in all things Yakuza.
  3. GameSpew
    Mar 4, 2020
    90
    Yakuza 0 was brilliant when it released on PS4, was even better when released on PC, and remains brilliant now that it’s on Xbox One. If you’ve never played a Yakuza game before, this is the ideal place to jump in, and the budget price along with its inclusion in Xbox Game Pass means the barrier to entry is low. Yakuza 0 is addictive, zany, compelling, funny… I could go on for a very long time. All you need to know is that you should play it. So do it. Now.
  4. COGconnected
    Mar 18, 2020
    90
    Today, three years after Western release on Xbox One, Yakuza 0 still translates well as an engaging and fun experience, particularly for those who love a good story. The graphics are slightly dated but nothing to be upset about, and only the somewhat foreign notion of the invisible wall cutting off stairways and paths is the only thing to be a bother. This mechanic has been changed over the years so to see it still thriving here immediately dates the game, but none of this is enough to make for a bad experience. If you enjoy the Yakuza franchise or need a jumping off point to get into the franchise, Yakuza 0 is a fantastic place to start.
  5. Cubed3
    Apr 13, 2020
    90
    Yakuza 0 is already one of the greatest experiences on PlayStation 4, and now it is one of the best on Xbox One too. It may not have many enhancements for gamers who play on X, but it was already a looker, with a high frame rate to begin with. This is one of the glitziest and brightest games out there, and not relying on the most advanced technology meant the team could push an older engine to new heights. Dropping 40 hours means not even seeing half of what Yakuza 0 has to offer. It is a huge package of value that seemingly never stops giving.
  6. Generación Xbox
    Mar 28, 2020
    88
    A light, once tied to Sony consoles, that finally spreads its beautiful wings in a true odyssey to conquer Xbox One.
  7. ZTGD
    Mar 17, 2020
    80
    The Xbox One version looks just as good if not a little better than its PS4 counterpart. It runs at a higher resolution and the world feels alive. It still has markings of its PS3 building, but it looks great regardless. I cannot wait to play Kiwami and Kiwami 2 on Xbox as well, as I never got a chance to finish those when they originally released. If for some reason you have not experienced the series there has never been a better time. The PS4 version is always on sale, it is in Game Pass for both Xbox and PC. Do not hesitate, play Yakuza and join me in experiencing one of the most unique and interesting games of the generation.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 43
  3. Negative: 6 out of 43
  1. Perslay619
    Apr 27, 2020
    10
    Just finished the game yesterday. Great story line, game play and everything in the game! Can’t wait for kiwami 2!
  2. Mizuma
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    The best Yakuza game. It has everything. The substories and the minigames are pretty funny and interesting. The protagonists have well definedThe best Yakuza game. It has everything. The substories and the minigames are pretty funny and interesting. The protagonists have well defined personality and the main story is a masterpiece.… Expand
  4. Kaisermena
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    La serie Yakuza ya todo mundo sabe lo que trae: minijuegos, una historia interesante y sobre todo, muchas peleas; eso es lo que hace divertidaLa serie Yakuza ya todo mundo sabe lo que trae: minijuegos, una historia interesante y sobre todo, muchas peleas; eso es lo que hace divertida esta franquicia. Me enamoré de ella cuando la jugué por primera vez en la PS4 con el Yakuza Kiwami, y me enorgullece jugar a esta precuela en la Xbox One. El único punto en contra es que está solamente en inglés pero eso no debería ser un problema; por lo demás es un excelente juego.… Expand
  5. WeeAreWun
    Jul 22, 2020
    9
    Absolutely loved this game and has got me to retrospectively play all the others.
  6. B00tador
    Dec 5, 2021
    8
    Great story and writing, boring combat takes it down a few notches though. A great starting point for newcomers.
  7. curzon_dax
    Apr 7, 2023
    7
    game is very subjective if you're gonna like it. it's well designed for its genre; it offers a relatively large open world of progressivegame is very subjective if you're gonna like it. it's well designed for its genre; it offers a relatively large open world of progressive adventuring without being excessively large; its battling style is relatively complex and you can progressively become better and better at it while the story is fitting for a crime story. however for my tastes it was very excessive in vertical progression design; the game has you doing repetitive mundane tasks in order to have minor progress every time for minor benefits in battle (if you take the money system out of the picture (e.g. by using a trainer) the game feels extremely barebones for little gameplay since the repetition for more and more money is what gave a lot of its apparent depth); the battle style is subjective if you're gonna like it and you might like it if you're into that kind of genre but I personally found it cumbersome and repetitive and not worth the trouble going the full road of perfecting my gameplay for this game while the story was nothing extraordinary but I definitely can't give it a very low score because it's obviously subjectively great if you're into that kind of genre.… Expand
  8. Lordbadface
    Apr 28, 2020
    0
    Es mierda de lo mas aburrido.
    Parece una pelicula en vez de un videojuego.
    Ademas no tiene nada de interesante mas alla de los memes.    Es mierda de lo mas aburrido.
    Parece una pelicula en vez de un videojuego.
    Ademas no tiene nada de interesante mas alla de los memes.
    Porqueria que Microsoft,utiliza para llenar su Game Pass de juegos malos. Como Netflix.    … Expand

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#4 Best Xbox One Game of 2020
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#24 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2020