Yakuza 3

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Yakuza 3
Also known as:	龍が如く3 (Ryū ga Gotoku 3)
Developer(s):	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher:	SEGA
Platform(s):	PlayStation 3
Release:	JP: February 26th, 2009 NA: March 9th, 2010 EU: March 12th, 2010
Engine:	Old Old Engine
Internal name:	ogre3

Brief plot

Kiryu Kazuma decides to move out of Kamurocho to take care of the orphans, but soon interrupted by the news of trouble with Tojo Clan and political groups.

龍が如く3! (Ryu Ga Gotoku 3) is the second Yakuza game on the Sony PlayStation 3. It is practically identical to it's predecessor, "Ryu ga Gotoku: Kenzan!" when it comes to the file system.

A free demo of the game was released on the Japanese PlayStation Store on February 19, 2009, and later on the European PlayStation Store on February 18, 2010. It features a short segment from Chapter 5, along with karaoke and two arcade games as side activities.

Versions and Differences

Title	Region	ID	Release	Differences
龍が如く3	JP	BLJM-60132	02/26/09	Original Japanese version.
龍が如く3	AS	BLAS-50100	02/26/09	Same as original.
龍が如く3	KO	BCKS-10072	02/27/09	Same as original.
龍が如く3 PlayStation3 the Best	JP	BLJM-55012	02/27/09	First reprint, part of Japanese "the Best" series. Has very few minor differences in files and also has a seperate trophy list for some reason.
龍が如く3 PlayStation3 the Best	AS	BLAS-50172	11/30/09	Same as above.
龍が如く3 PlayStation3 the Best Reprint	JP	BLJM-55026	12/01/11	Second reprint, part of Japanese "the Best" series. Same thing.
龍が如く3 (BigHit Series)	KO	BCKS-10105	12/11/09	Reprint of Korean version, same as original.
Yakuza 3	US	BLUS-30494	03/09/10	Certain aspects of the game were removed: 21 Substories, Hostess Maker, AnswerxAnswer, Mahjong, Shogi, Massages.
Yakuza 3	AS	BLAS-50195	03/09/10	Same as US version.
Yakuza 3	AU	BLES-00834	03/11/10	Same as US version.
Yakuza 3	EU	BLES-00834	03/12/10	Same as the US version, but includes DLC from the Japanese release. The physical edition comes with a bonus disc featuring the soundtrack and an interactive PC game called “Who’s Who.” Preorders also included two-player minigames and four extra costumes for Kiryu, Haruka, and Rikiya.

Folder Structure

Contents of the /data/ folder, taken from the original Japanese PS3 release of the game.

Name	Description
2d	Various UI textures and other sprites.
auth	In-game cutscene data.
bootpar	Boot data and other things.
chara_arc	Additional stage models.
chara_common	Model and texture data.
effect	In-game effects, particles and a few images used ingame.
enemy_dispose	Battle data.
fontpar	All fonts used within the game.
gamedata	PS3 XMB Icons.
hact	Heat Action Cutscenes.
light_anim	Light Animation files.
map	Map related files.
minigame	Data files for all minigames.
module	PS3 module.
motion	Animation data.
movie	Pre-rendered video files used for cutscenes and other areas.
pausepar	Various sprites and data used within the menu.
pre_btl_cam	Camera data for battle intros.
reactive_obj	Various objects used across stages.
savedata	PS3 Save Data images.
scenario	Files that control various aspects of the game.
shader	Par files containing shader data.
sound	All sound and music audio, except for cutscenes.
staffrollpar	Par file containing images used for the credits.
stage	Models and textures for all areas and maps.
tougijyo	Coliseum fighter sprites & country flags.
wdr_par	All text used within textboxes, item layout for shops and pac.
chara.par	Character Models.
dip_switch.ini
dummy.txt	Empty file.
inst_img.pib
profile.ini
profileuser.ini