Not so extreme.

Republished on Wednesday, 10th August, 2022: We’re bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of August’s PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows.

Coming off the back of the fantastic Yakuza 0 – which launched earlier in the year – Yakuza: Kiwami feels too much like a quick and dirty story expansion. Being the massive Yakuza fanboys that we are, that realisation has a definite sting to it, but we find it a difficult observation to deny. Kiwami still offers up hours of good, face-breaking fun, but it doesn’t come close to reaching the heights of the series’ best entries.

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