Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is reviving traditional Sega arcade sport The Ocean Hunter in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, marking its first launch on console.
As reported by Automaton, RGG Studio revealed on X/Twitter the wealth of minigames coming to the incoming Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii together with The Ocean Hunter as an arcade sport.
The Yakuza / Like a Dragon collection is understood for its myriad minigames and inclusion of full traditional titles by visiting precise Sega arcades in the fictional takes on Japan and Hawaii. Yakuza 0 had Out Run and House Harrier, Yakuza Kiwami 2 had Virtua Fighter 2, Yakuza 6 had Fantasy Zone, and so forth.
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Bringing over The Ocean Hunter, a 1998 on-rails shooter about killing big sea beasties like nice white sharks, was a “very tough activity that required the cooperation of many individuals,” nevertheless, in accordance to an X/Twitter submit from RGG Studio technical director Yutaka Ito.
As talked about, The Ocean Hunter has by no means been ported to console, so RGG Studio had to do the whole lot from the floor up. This included visiting precise arcades to perceive precisely the way it labored, since the sport would not exist in another, extra accessible, capability.
Ito stated the growth staff had been speaking about bringing The Ocean Hunter over for a 12 months forward of truly starting work, as a result of it is lack of license-related issues made it a super selection and it additionally very a lot suits the theme of Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
The sport, which arrives February 21, is a spin-off sequel to Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the eighth mainline entry in the Yakuza / Like a Dragon collection (or ninth together with Yakuza 0). It follows Majima as he wakes up with amnesia and turns into a pirate, exploring the likes of Hawaii alongside the approach.
A trailer launched at the October Xbox Associate Showcase revealed a correct first take a look at ship fight akin to Murderer’s Creed 4: Black Flag and the return of the beloved character Taiga Saejima, maybe teasing extra ties to the most important collection than beforehand thought.
It is going to even be a respectable bit longer than earlier Yakuza spin-off Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Title, with its story taking round 15 to 18 hours to full. Followers may gown up Majima as longtime collection protagonist Kiryu Kazuma, however provided that they enroll for e-mail notifications.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.