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. 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. Also has a seperate trophy list for some reason.
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