New information from Ryuugagotoku Official Website!

Hey, Ryûga gotoku / Yakuza series fans!
They updated the website with a lot of information.  Here's most of it!
I'll get to the video soon, too!


NEW CHARACTER ON MAJIMA'S SIDE
Member of the Fifth Generation of the Ômi Alliance
Kijin Group Head
NISHITANI Homare
(Voice Actor: FUJIWARA Keiji)

Money, women, violence--a man faithful only to himself, he is driven solely by
his own desires.

Even within the giant syndicate, the Ômi Alliance, his often-unheard-of actions
cause quite a nuisance.

When this man, who desires battles risking the lives of strong fighters above
all else, meets up with Majima, the two cannot help but come head-to-head.


GAME SYSTEM
Money, Women, Violence.
A human pattern painted by a vortex of desire.

• MONEY (Kiryû's face)

KAMURO DISTRICT
"MONEY ISLAND"

In order to overcome a certain issue, Kiryû is entrusted with the management of
the real estate company he topples, and has expectations put upon him to show
some skills.

At that time, five billionaires bankrupted residents of the area and destroyed
their lives, constantly playing their "money game" in which they bought and
sold land rights and properties to turn a profit.  In order to return the Kamuro
District to its original state of peace and to wrest it from the hands of these
five, Kiryû steps into these "money games."

- Get the shops and businesses of Kamuro in your hands and make them succeed -
As Kamuro, the largest red light district in the East, grows and grows in the
vortex of money and desires, it has become a new game element:  "Kamuro: Money
Island."  To show his prowess, Kirû has been entrusted with the management of a
real estate company.  Take Kamuro for yourself by acquiring land rights in the
district, crowded with shops and businesses, and developing them with money,
networking, and--at times--your brains!  You can develop your properties by
making use of the people you encounter in side stories and changing the economy
and security of the area.  Your "money battle story" against your rivals, the
five billionaires who scheme to take Kamuro for themselves by the power of
money, will get bigger as you gain success in your management.


SÔTENBORI
"ENTERTAINMENT ISLAND"

After meeting with a certain person, Majima, who had made a name for himself
as the manager of "Cabaret Grand," has been entrusted with the management of a
new type of customer service business that had finally begun to appear on the
scene:  the "cabaret club (hostess club)."

However, this was just the start of a fierce management battle against a group
aiming to get ahold of the money and beautiful women fluttering about Sôtenbori
at night, the "Five Stars of Sôtenbori."

- Enter into a heated hostess club management battle and test your skills -
In this new element, "Sôtenbori: Entertainment Island," expanding in this game
with Sôtenbori as the backdrop, you can have fun with the hot-blooded management
battle story, managing a hostess club to compete with the 5 wicked rival clubs,
the "Five Stars of Sôtenbori."  You'll be able to experience the thrill of
customizing the shop and girls--of which there are 30!--to your liking.  Gather
a talented cast, use support of various agencies and companies to expand your
club, and win against your rivals in a business war.  If you skillfully get the
hang of management, to amass huge sums of money in the billions is not just a
daydream.


• WOMEN (some girl's face)

CAT FIGHTS

The largest Red Light District in the East, Kamuro, has an outlet for every kind
of lusty desire.  There is an extreme sort of gambling your average person
riding on this wave of excitement in the times would not know about, but is only
known to a select "different kind of person," the "Cat Fights."

Women of the finest beauty anyone calling themselves a man has dreamed of at
least once in their life come together, displaying their perfect skin to the
assembled, lusty men, and let out their not-so-gentle sides in all-out, hot-
blooded battles seemingly unimaginable from such beautiful faces.  It's really
a different kind of atmosphere.  With their faces warped in pain, giving stares
of animalistic anger, and with strange expressions of basking in pleasure, the
women are bathed in humiliating fashion to entertain the men staring at their
punching hands, at their legs as they throw each other.  These men, who cannot
satisfy their lusty urges through normal stimulation, spend a great deal of
money on them.

Each and every one of these young women, scantily clad to show off almost all of
their naked bodies, are going for the title of champion!

- Bet on sexy women! -
As a spectator, the player can bet on the fights--but there are two distinct
ways of betting:  to predict the winner of the tournament, and to predict the
winners and losers of each match.  When you predict the winner of the tourna-
ment, your payout depends on how much you bet.  However, if during the tour-
nament you feel the next match will be too hard, you can drop out.  You will
lose some money, but you can collect winnings up to that point.  If you choose
to bet on each and every match's outcome, you cannot drop out during a match.
However, when by chance you perfectly call the tournament, the huge payoff from
carry-over winnings will be split 50/50 with the tournament winner.
You can check information such as each player's physical condition, battle
records, and match-ups, so use both analysis of their results and your own gut
instinct, and aim for your chance to strike it rich!

- Cheer on the super-sexy girls of the matches with all your heart! -
Once you bet on a fighter, it's time to watch!  You can then cheer for the girl
you've selected.  Cheering involves things like a "rock-paper-scissors" game or
a "tap the button!" game--but how good a cheer you give all depends on you.
You can wait to see the super-sexy ultimate attacks of your favorite fighter,
or you can cheer your fighter on to victory with your controller in one hand,
if you wish [gross!!!!! wth, RgG Studio?!].
This peculiar new mini-game will bring you a new kind of experience, and a
particular flavor you can't find anywhere else.


PHONE CHAT LINES

For the first time in this series, we present the new mini-game:  a hot and
sexy mini-game in which women seduce men, the Phone Chat Lines men used to meet
women that were very popular in the '80s.

When you win a struggle of getting a phone call from a girl, you can start a
conversation with her.  Your conversation progresses as you blast through the
dialogue displayed on your screen as blocks in a shooting game.

Be careful!  If you make mistakes and hit the wrong blocks, the girl might
become angry and hang up.

If you manage to liven up the conversation and lighten the mood of the girl,
you can ask her out on a date--anticipate sexy scenes!  Doing things like play-
ing mini-games while on a date, you can get a girl's side story to open up.


• VIOLENCE

NEW BATTLE SYSTEM
In this entry to the series, there is no experience points meter; in order to
become stronger, "money is everything."  The "Powering Up" screen has been
remade so that you spend money to progress.

Doing things such as defeating opponents or knocking them down will give you
more money.  You can get a lot of money by hitting enemies with as strong an
attack as you can.

Of course, you don't just get money from fighting--you can also power up by
using your money acquired through Kamuro: Money Island, Sôtenbori: Entertain-
ment Island, gambling, and such.  Get new skills by using money from whichever
way mode of gameplay you're best at!


NEW BATTLE STYLE
Fight with three styles.
Both Kiryû and Majima, the protagonists in this game, have 3 styles apiece to
use.  Both of the protagonists' three styles, called "Base," "Speed," and
"Power Style," have their own special abilities--and, what's more, they have
the special flavors you'd expect for Kiryû and Majima.  There will be a follow-
up report on the acquisition of each style later.

Kiryû's Battle Styles:
Base Style:  STREET PUNK STYLE
  This style comes from Kiryû's experience with many street fights at his youth-
  ful age.  It's effective in fights from all aspects:  punching, kicking,
  grappling, and throwing.  What's more, he possesses the ability to reverse
  attacks when he's about to be hit by an enemy attack with a technique called
  "Tough-Guy Counter-Attack."  This is a powerful style that can be used to
  topple even powerful enemies on the battlefield in a manly slugfest.
Power Style:  DESTROYER STYLE
  This is a style focused on grabbing and swinging around the various items and
  enemies littering the battlefield.  It's focused not only on powerful bare-
  handed strikes and grapples, but also uses valuable shop signs and such lying
  about the battlefield as weapons.  Mainly, the powerful aspect of this style
  is swinging around the various weapons wielded fiercely, automatically picked
  up and equipped in sort-of an "automatic armed attack."  This style can be
  used to smash up weapons and enemies even when surrounded by an overwhelming
  number of opponents.
Speed Style:  RUSH STYLE
  This style is focused on super-fast combination punches and fancy footwork
  such as swaying and weaving.  Look for your opening and unleash a fury of
  attacks, and as the opponent responds, use fancy movements to evade them.
  Your basic battle plan should be to land enough quick strikes to get your
  opponent dizzy, then unleash a charge attack upon them.  By floating like a
  butterfly and stinging like a bee, you can defeat opponents without getting
  grazed by their attacks.

Majima's Battle Styles:
Base Style:  BRAWLING ARTIST STYLE
  This is young Majima's basic style.  Although one would notice right away his
  elegant attacks such as his kicking techniques and attacks that hit in all
  directions, his style is also focused on dirty fighting, using attacks to
  extremities such as eye pokes without hesitation.  Since it also has many
  grapples, just like Kiryû's "Brewling Style" [whoops--they used the wrong
  name?], it has a response to any type of fight.  This style has a sort of
  sharpness, where it's like slashing and stabbing enemies--even though he is
  unarmed.
Power Style:  SLUGGER STYLE
  This fighting style focuses on offense and defense with a baseball bat.  It
  possesses strong defense against enemy attacks--even those wielding blades--
  and heavy attacks that break opponents' guards.  Expect attacks that use a
  bat in creative ways, such as attacks that make it seem like a sword or
  nunchakus at times--not just a regular old baseball bat swing.  This powerful
  style can overcome a vast number of opponents with its two sides of "iron
  armor" and "iron hammer."
Speed Style:  DANCER STYLE
  This fighting style uses movements from breakdancing.  With it, Majima can
  pelt his opponents with super-fast flurries of spinning attacks.  There's also
  a powerful, secret ability that damages opponents greatly--an attack in which
  he pauses during spin attacks to strike a pose called "freezing."  Besides
  attacks, this style also showcases a lot of tricky action to confuse enemies.

ESCORT BATTLE
Show your machismo with this new battle system!

This title will a new battle system, "Escort Battle"--in which you save The
Blind Girl, the new heroine, from the clutches of the wicked.

Race through the streets as Majima, grasping the hand of the girl and guiding
her to safety.  When it looks like you're going to be met with the assassins
ordered to kill her along the way, hide in the crowd or buildings, and make it
through the ordeal.

There will be times when, no matter how hard you try, you will be spotted by
the assassins.  When that happens, use your body to protect the girl at all
costs and bash the assassins!

Battle to prove your manliness!

They've also announced that the theme song will be provided by the group Shônan
no Kaze.