The Western release date for Yakuza Kiwami 2, which launched in Japan in December last year, has been confirmed. During a recently held Yakuza event at the Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California, Sega confirmed that Yakuza Kiwami 2 will be releasing for the PS4 in the West on August 28th.
Yakuza Kiwami 2, is, of course, a full remake of the 2006 PS2 title Yakuza 2, and is built using the Dragon Engine, which was also used for Yakuza 6. The game also features a new campaign which focuses on Majima, and portrays what happened to him between the events of Yakuza Kiwami and Kiwami 2 as well.
If Yakuza Kiwami 2 is as good a remake as Kiwami was last year, then we’re surely in for treat. The fact that the game is built on the Dragon Engine also definitely helps. Either way, we’ll find out this August. Till then, Yakuza 6 came out quite recently- you can read our review of the game here.