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With just over a week to go until the release ofLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has announced two more classic late 90s arcade titles that will be playable in the game.Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiiis a follow-up spinoff of last year’sLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealththat takes the belovedYakuzacharacter Goro Majima on a pirate adventure across the seas surrounding Hawaii.
In the lead-up toLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii’s February 21 release, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has already confirmed a number of side activities that will be on offer to players during Goro’s seafaring adventure. In December, the studio released a small teaser confirming classicYakuzaminigames that are returning, like karaoke, and some newer ones likeYakuza: Like a Dragon’s Dragon Kart andInfinite Wealth’s Crazy Delivery. Arcades have been a mainstay throughout the franchise’s 20-year history, andPirate Yakuza in Hawaiiwill continue the tradition, having alreadyconfirmedSega Racing Classic 2: Battle on the Edgelast week.
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has taken to Twitter once again to reveal two more Sega arcade games fans can look forward to enjoying inLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. One of them isVirtua Fighter 3tb, the Dreamcast port of the original 1996 Model 3 arcade game. The other is Sega’s 1998 underwater rail shooter namedThe Ocean Hunter,which seems to fit right in toPirate Yakuza in Hawaii’s ocean theme.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Confirms Two More Sega Arcade Games
Virtua Fighter 3tbis returning after making itsYakuzafranchise debut last year inLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. TheYakuzagames have often featuredVirtua Fightergames in their arcades, soVirtua Fighter 3tbisn’t much of a surprise, though it’s more fitting than ever consideringRGG Studio will be the team behindVirtua Fighter 6, as was revealed at The Game Awards in December. The practice of adding playable arcade games into theLike a Dragonseries has always been a great way to get fans of these original 90s arcade titles interested in jumping in, and the same will surely ring true forLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
Fans can look forward to playingVirtua Fighter 3tbandThe Ocean HunterinLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiion February 21. It’s about to be a very busy two weeks of game releases, asPirate Yakuza in Hawaiishares its release week with Xbox’sAvowed, and will befollowed by Capcom’sMonster Hunter Wilds, which drops a week later. With that said,Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiicertainly has enough going for it to stand out from the crowd, and its classic Sega arcade games will surely help.
