Yakuza Kiwami Reviews
Updated systems, fleshed out characters, and, yes, higher fidelity graphics, all mean that this original gangster epic can sit proudly alongside the rest of the family.Kelly Pask
Yakuza Kiwami on Switch offers a competent handheld experience despite visual cutbacks, and the addition of licensed music in the West is welcome.
Yakuza Kiwami has an engrossing story that's unfortunately bogged down by dull gameplay and repetitive battles.
A fantastic jumping on point for newcomers and appealing to long time fans as well. Prepare for a night on the town with Kamurocho's finest.
A concise and emotional story that cuts out the filler and perfectly mixes in varied and interesting combat. At its core, Yakuza Kiwami is still a PlayStation 2 game, but its short and sweet nature doesn't hold it back in the long run.
Yakuza Kiwami is a fantastic remake that effortlessly immerses you in the world of Kamurocho, Tokyo.
Yakuza Kiwami is a brilliant, beautiful, and brutal remake of one of Sega's finest action RPGs, now available on PC with a host of graphical options.
Yakuza 0 might be the better game, but Yakuza Kiwami is the best way to experience where the series began. Additions like 'Majima Everywhere' inject a sense of knockabout fun to proceedings, while cracking heads is a persistent, unending delight. There's no excuse not to dive right into Yakuza Kiwami this very second.
To say that Yakuza Kiwami is a great Nintendo Switch game is an understatement. It's a fantastic port of an existing remaster that serves as one of the best entry points in the Yakuza series. It might have less to "do," but that's more of a reason for SEGA to port the rest of the Yakuza games for Nintendo players in the future. Hopefully (and I sincerely mean this), Ryu Ga Gotoku brings more of its library to Switch owners…preferably at the same quality as Yakuza Kiwami.
Yakuza Kiwami is a serviceable port of a solid remake that finally gives Nintendo audiences a taste of the Japanese beat-em-up favourite.
Yakuza Kiwami shows how developers should remaster their games. It's better than the original in every aspect and that makes a must-have even if you're not a fan of the series.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Yakuza Kiwami is a worthy follow up to Yakuza 0, and a top-notch remake of the entry title into the Yakuza franchise. Majimi Everywhere is a great inclusion, adding substance and random elements to just running around the city to the narrative waypoints. Side stories feel a bit dated, but there are more than enough worthwhile ones that you'll enjoy.
Yakuza Kiwami is a great way to introduce anyone to the world of the Yakuza franchise
This is what a remake should be.
For fans of the series, the game is like a loveletter, taking Kiryu's first story, and reimagining it with modern sensibilities. For newcomers, this game represents the best place to jump in- it's a far better product than Yakuza 0, which was great in and of itself to begin with.
It probably has some rhythm problems, due to the large number of cutscenes, and is affected by a structure that is undoubtedly a child of its times, but Yakuza Kiwami really never tires us. This Switch port has been made with quite different guidelines than the vast majority of its peers: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has chosen not to come to terms with the technical limitations of the new host console, maintaining resolution, animations and audio quality at the same levels seen elsewhere, at the price of rather unstable performance and fairly frequent stutter phenomena.
Review in Italian | Read full review
It's great that the remake of Yakuza made it over here, but it releases at a strange time in terms of the history of the Yakuza series.
Another remake, but a damn good one. The perfect place to begin if you've never played Yakuza before.
And a frustration-free Yakuza Kiwami experience means more time spent at one of the many hostess bars.
Long time franchise fans and newcomers will find plenty to like with Yakuza Kiwami, even if it falls slightly short of its later entries.