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In an effort to keep the ‘ish going on a semi-regular basis we invited (read: hassled) a Texas friend of the show, Jeremy Lowe, to talk some games with Carlos today. They dig into some LittleBigPlanet, Tekken 6, God of War “sacrifices” and bunch of other Tokyo Game Show related news. Also, notice how we disregard Jeremy’s daughter, Victoria, first podcast appearance in the background.
The third game in the Kingdom Hearts series, which has been long overdue for a sequel, should be announced at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, according to a rumor posted on Kotaku.
Disney and Square Enix collaborated on what, at the time, seemed like a weird combination of licenses but proved to steal our hearts with its action-RPG stylings. The post makes no mention of a release date but it’s likely to be out, at the earliest, Summer 2009 and it will be exclusive to Sony’s PS3.
Via Kotaku
Many gamers still say the PS2 has some fight left in him. I mean it was only a few years ago, that Grand Theft Auto III, God of War and Metal Gear Solid 3 were all EXCLUSIVES on the PlayStation 2 console. Now in it’s 8th year, we may be seeing the end of the PS2 as more games port over to the PS3. (i.e. Metal Gear Solid 4, God of War 3)
With the above said, this brings me to one of THE last great games on the PS2. Yakuza 2 will be released on the PS2 on September 9th, 2008. Yakuza 2 or Ryu Ga Gotoku 2 (JPN).
Platform: PlayStation 2
Category: Action Adventure
Developer: SEGA Studios
Release: September 9, 2008
Yakuza 2 plunges you once more into the violent Japanese underworld where respect and honor holds great importance. In intense brutal clashes with rival gangs, the police, and the Korean mafia, you will have opportunities to dole out more brutal punishment. Play as Kazuma Kiryu, the hero from the original Yakuza and explore Tokyo and now Osaka. Wander through the back alleys of Japan’s underworld while trying to prevent an all-out gang war. Endless conflicts and surprise plot twists will immerse you in a dark shadowy world where only the strongest will survive.
[UPDATE] - Our prediction of the “end of an era with the PS2″ looks more concrete as Yakuza 3 looks to be ported to the PS3.
Yakuza 3 (known in Japan as Ryū ga Gotoku 3 (龍が如く3?)) is the third installment in the Yakuza video game series. It was revealed in the July 2008 issue of Famitsu that Yakuza: Kenzan!, the third installment to the series, was actually a spin-off and this latest installment will continue the adventures of Kiryu Kazuma from Yakuza and Yakuza 2. The game will take place both in fictional Kamuro-cho from the first two games and in Okinawa. The game will be released in Japan in Spring 2009, exclusively for the PlayStation 3.
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The movie adaptation of the PlayStation 2 game, Yakuza, will be screening tomorrow at the IFC Center in New York for the Asian Film Festival at 2:10PM. How does it fare?
Usually, when a game is rated by the ESRB it means that the title will see release shortly thereafter, which might be the case with Yakuza 2. The “Mature” rated PS2 game will follow up on the gang-riddled events of the first game and GameStop has it slated for a Sept. 9 release date for the impulse buy price of $29.99.
The first game, released in Sept. 2006 for PS2, was a great brawler which replicated Tokyo’s nightlife district admirably as the backdrop for the engaging Japanese mafia story. Not only that, but the English voice acting was all done by professional actors (such as Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, and Kill Bill’s Michael Madsen) which will be absent from the sequel. Yakuza 2 will keep the original Japanese voices intact and provide English subtitles, but trust us, judging by the poor acting in the first, it wont be missed.
The next change for the series? Taking the setting a few centuries back in Japan’s history for Yakuza 3, which was released overseas in March.
Via Siliconera (Through Kotaku)
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