Friday, August 28, 2009

Old School Restock - Ryu ga Gotoku 2 - Best - Import PS2 - $34.90

Price - $34.90
Release Date: 12/5/2007
UPC: 4974365831998
Genre: Action
Company: Sega
Version: Japan
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Yakuza 2 is the sequel to the video game Yakuza (Ryƫ ga Gotoku) by Sega. The title was released on December 7, 2006, for the PlayStation 2 video game console in Japan and in September 2008 in North America and Europe.

Features
  • The music score to Yakuza 2 includes the participation of seven composers: Hidenori Shoji, Hideki Sakamoto, Takahiro Izutani, Norihiko Hibino, Sachio Ogawa, Keitaro Hanada, Fumio Ito, and Yuri Fukuda. A two-disc original soundtrack album was released in Japan on January 25, 2007 by Wave Master, also including songs from the first title. The catalog number for the album is HCV-0287.
  • This is the first game in the series to feature only Japanese voice acting for its U.S. release as a response to the criticism of the English voice acting in the first game.
  • The PlayStation version of Yakuza 2 was the 98th best-selling game in Japan in 2008, selling 136,809 copies, with total lifetime sales of 850,000. 40,000 copies were sold in North America.
  • In Japan, Famitsu has given the game a score of 38 out of 40.
  • In America, IGN has given Yakuza 2 a score of 8.5 out of 10, and Diehard GameFAN has given the game a score of Very Good as well as their Best Playstation 2 Game award for 2008.
  • In Europe, Eurogamer rated the game 8 out of 10.
  • In Australia, Hyper has given the game 8 out of 10.

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