Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!
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Ryu Ga Gotoku KENZAN! is an off-shoot the main series of Ryu Ga Gotoku games by Sega. Unlike the games in the main series, which are situated in the modern day Japan, KENZAN! takes place in the Edo period Japan. This change in time period is reflected mainly in the look of the game, but also in the combat, which is heavily weapon (sword) oriented. The basic gameplay has remained the same; free roaming world with story and side quests to complete, peppered with a plethora of minigames and other distractions, f.ex. prostitutes and gambling.
KENZAN! means literally "again!", which is apparently a very common stylistic vehicle used in Japanese Samurai cinema. The influence of Japanese cinema, especially samurai themed, is very apparent in the whole series, and not the least in this off-shoot.
The main characters from RGG 1 and 2 make an expected comeback. Kazuma Kiryu returns as Kiryu Kazumanosuke and plays the part of the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. Haruka plays a girl who's seeking to avenge the death of her parens - allegedly in the hands of Musashi. Most of the faces in the game are familiar to anyone who has played a previous Ryu Ga Gotoku game. The plot follows your typical gangster intrique with its double crosses and feuds.
At launch, Famitsu reviewed the game and gave it a very respectable 37/40 points, just a point shy of the score RGG 3 got. First week sales were 178 000 copies, which is roughly the half of what Ryo Ga Gotoku 3 was able to sell on its first week. Before the release of the bargain The Best edition, the game had sold roughly 350 000 copies in Japan. To date, there has been no hint of a western release.
Kenzan is an off-shoot of Sega's Yakuza series that is set in feudal Japan.
Overview
Ryu Ga Gotoku KENZAN! is an off-shoot the main series of Ryu Ga Gotoku games by Sega. Unlike the games in the main series, which are situated in the modern day Japan, KENZAN! takes place in the Edo period Japan. This change in time period is reflected mainly in the look of the game, but also in the combat, which is heavily weapon (sword) oriented. The basic gameplay has remained the same; free roaming world with story and side quests to complete, peppered with a plethora of minigames and other distractions, f.ex. prostitutes and gambling.
KENZAN! means literally "again!", which is apparently a very common stylistic vehicle used in Japanese Samurai cinema. The influence of Japanese cinema, especially samurai themed, is very apparent in the whole series, and not the least in this off-shoot.
Characters and plot
The main characters from RGG 1 and 2 make an expected comeback. Kazuma Kiryu returns as Kiryu Kazumanosuke and plays the part of the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. Haruka plays a girl who's seeking to avenge the death of her parens - allegedly in the hands of Musashi. Most of the faces in the game are familiar to anyone who has played a previous Ryu Ga Gotoku game. The plot follows your typical gangster intrique with its double crosses and feuds.
Reception
At launch, Famitsu reviewed the game and gave it a very respectable 37/40 points, just a point shy of the score RGG 3 got. First week sales were 178 000 copies, which is roughly the half of what Ryo Ga Gotoku 3 was able to sell on its first week. Before the release of the bargain The Best edition, the game had sold roughly 350 000 copies in Japan. To date, there has been no hint of a western release.
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