By Brian Ashcraft
The first Yakuza game debuted on the PlayStation 2. Last fall, an HD version of the game hit the PlayStation 3. This summer, it's coming to the Wii U. How does it stack up?
Today, the first screenshots for Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition for Wii U hit the internet. Via 4Gamer, there were two images: One of the in-game world and another one of a map. Here's the game image:
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Yakuza is a great action RPG series. I'd love to see Sega bring Yakuza 0 to the West and actually GIVE IT SOME HYPE!
Finally i've played a game from the series with Yakuza 4, and it was a wonderful surprise, great game with a lot of things to do, great side-quests as well.
Just waiting now for Yakuza 5 and 0
I'm really happy Sony gave Yakuza 4 in PS+, that gave me the chance to become fan.... Yakuza 5 is now my most anticipated game
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia has a solid lineup of PlayStation Plus games for Japan this December. In addition to early access to the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn trial and a Danganronpa 1 & 2 Reload demo, there are games like Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition for PlayStation 3 on the list.
WOW! That is a great lineup! Very unusual for Japan! I would love to get Killzone instead of Injustice because I'm not into fighting games. This is the very first time I actually want the PS+ Japan games :D
With KillZone now being a PS+ freebee I guess we will see it for other territories somewhere in the next year. Just wait and don't get persuaded by any sale :D
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Yakuza, Vanquish, Resonance of Fate would all be just lovely, really. I'd also like to see some Virtua Fighter. Every other fighting game is making the jump, I don't see why VF couldn't.
Yazuka Series, Vanquish, and JSRF would be awesome. They wouldn't even have to localize the non-translated Yakuza games too much, just translate all the text and give us English subs with the original voices and we're golden.
Thats because outside of Nintendo 1st party games they are just ports that aren't optimize for the system, maybe with the exception of ZombiU.
Core gamers aren't stupid, they understand a substandard port when they play it. Lego City is amazing, but there is no reason for those horrific load times other than a poorly optimized game.
The Yakuza game is clearly just a port of the ps3 HD version, maybe they will do something more to optimize it but only time will tell.
seriously, what's new?
I call BS.
There's no way that Nintendo would release a console that can't even handle PS2 ports as well as the PS3.
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The Wii U version offers no pause touch weapons switching and that for me adds more than it having a little more spit and polish on a 3DS upscaled port. Also the map on the gamepad. So I will be picking up the Wii U version over the PS3 version.
Huh, expected the wii u version to be better seeing as its abit more powerful than the PS3. Although, like the author noted, Sega has time to polish so jaggies are to be expected in early builds. Guess we'll have to wait and see.