A mischievous Yakuza / Like a Dragon fan has tricked Google Maps into together with the online game sequence’ iconic Millennium Tower Rooftop as a vacationer attraction in its actual world Tokyo map.
Reddit person waasup noticed the Millennium Tower Rooftop location alongside a picture of it from the Yakuza / Like a Dragon video games, which might simply be (and was) mistaken for a real photograph of Tokyo.
It is unclear how lengthy the Millennium Tower Rooftop has been an official location on Google Maps, however followers of the motion and role-playing recreation sequence have had a little enjoyable after it was flagged on the Reddit web page.
“A enjoyable spot to go together with your kyodais,” mentioned one in every of its “clients” on Google Maps. “Obtained shot in the leg and somebody dumped a ton of money out of a helicopter,” mentioned one other, referencing occasions from the Yakuza / Like a Dragon sequence.
“Had a unbelievable showdown with a politician up right here as soon as,” one other mentioned, and another person posted: “I swear this place has some motion happening inside. I managed to see the tower explode not as soon as however freaking twice, a helicopter with a gatling gun shot at the tower, 4 males in fits (I feel one in every of them was an escaped convict however I did not need to verify out of concern) stroll in direction of it prefer it was some closing battle, and freaking brawls erupt right here once in a while.”
The Millennium Tower Rooftop not flagging any alarm bells for Google was probably as a result of it, and the entirety of Yakuza / Like a Dragon’s Kamurocho and different cities, are fairly genuine recreations of real-world areas.
Kamurocho is a recreation of Kabukicho, for instance, Tokyo’s actual leisure district, and followers of the video games might successfully navigate its streets as the map structure is virtually a one for one recreation. Fewer shirtless punch ups between excessive rating yakuza members presumably happen in the actual world variations although.
The Yakuza / Like a Dragon sequence enjoys dipping into the weird too, in fact, and the subsequent entry actually leans in that route. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii arrives February 25 as a spin-off sequel to Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the eighth mainline entry in the Yakuza / Like a Dragon sequence (or ninth together with Yakuza 0). It follows fan favourite character Goro Majima as he wakes up with amnesia and turns into a pirate, exploring the likes of Hawaii alongside the manner.
A trailer launched at the October Xbox Associate Showcase revealed a correct first have 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 foremost sequence than beforehand thought.
It should even be a first rate 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 finish. Followers may also gown up Majima as longtime sequence protagonist Kiryu Kazuma, however provided that they join electronic mail notifications.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.