the game's big addition to the Yakuza landscape. Scalliwags prowl the rusted metal walkways spoiling for fights and neon ...

There are thought to be nearly 100,000 Yakuza members in Japan. When they enlist in individual gangs they are taken to a secret location where they are trained in hand-to-hand combat and meditation.

As far as hand-to-hand combat goes ... finding something that felt involved and dynamic was a welcome sign. PlayStation Pirate Yakuza’s riffs on old Yakuza ideas are where it shines the most.