![]() So why is the Dragon of Dojima suddenly kitted out with hi-tech gizmos like a Japanese James Bond? Well, it’s because this time around he’s gone undercover as an agent for the Daidoji crime family, returning him to one of his old curb-stomping grounds in Sotenbori and forcing him to adopt the pseudonym ‘Joryu’ in order to protect his true identity. However, outside of the revitalised combat, almost everything in Gaiden’s toybox feels like a hand-me-down from an older sibling in the series, meaning once the fighting stops it quickly starts to feel a bit too familiar. ![]() This time the sharp side of the katana blades aren’t the only things that are on the cutting edge, as returning hero Kazuma Kiryu can employ a suite of state-of-the-art tools for taking out his tormentors as though he’s bypassed the weapons locker in favour of a trip to the Apple store. Packed with enough gadgets to cover a belt for Batman’s trousers, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name returns to the classic, combo-based street fighting that featured in earlier Yakuza games but enhances it with a fresh technological twist.
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