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Yakuza 5's 17-Minute Gameplay Video Streamed

The Japanese video game news website 4Gamer began streaming a 17-minute gameplay video on Tuesday for the upcoming Ryū ga Gotoku 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono video game for the PlayStation 3. The video focuses on Kazuma Kiryu's story in the game, and features area exploration, battle, racing, and minigame footage.

The official YouTube channel for the franchise previously streamed two long trailers for the game last month. The game will allow players to explore Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Nagoya, and will feature Haruka Sawamura as a playable character. New character Tatsuo Shinada also joins the cast as a playable character as a baseball player saddled with gambling debts. Main character Kazuma Kiryu returns to the game as a taxi driver. Other playable characters include Shun Akiyama and Taiga Saejima.

Sega will release the game in Japan on December 6 for 8,800 yen (about US$111). The game will also ship in a special Emblem Edition that will bundle a 250-gigabyte PlayStation 3 model featuring gold emblems and a gold controller as well as other extras for 37,800 yen (about US$484).