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Yakuza series Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Yakuza series? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The Yakuza series is primarily a turn-based RPG from the very first game.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

False. The series started as a beat-em-up action game. Turn-based combat only began with Yakuza: Like a Dragon in 2020.

2.

You can play a full version of Sega's arcade classic 'OutRun' inside Yakuza 0.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

False. Yakuza 0 includes 'OutRun' but only as a playable arcade cabinet. It's not the full game, just a shortened port.

3.

The entire Yakuza series is set in a single fictional city called Kamurocho.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

False. While Kamurocho is the main hub, games also feature other cities like Sotenbori (Osaka), Okinawa, and Yokohama.

4.

Kiryu never kills anyone in the main storyline of any Yakuza game, despite his reputation.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

True. Kiryu explicitly avoids killing, using only non-lethal force. This is a core character trait, surprising given his feared reputation.

5.

Kazuma Kiryu has a pet chicken named Nugget that can be a manager in a business mini-game.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

True. In Yakuza 0, Kiryu can hire a chicken named Nugget as a manager for his real estate business, boosting profits significantly.

6.

Goro Majima was originally meant to be a one-off villain in the first Yakuza game.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

True. Majima was designed as a minor antagonist, but his popularity led to him becoming a series staple and fan-favorite deuteragonist.

7.

The Yakuza series was banned in China for its violent depiction of organized crime.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

False. The games are available in China. However, the series was briefly banned in Japan on some platforms due to legal issues with real Yakuza groups.

8.

The Yakuza series holds a Guinness World Record for most text dialogue in a video game series.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

True. The series earned a Guinness World Record in 2015 for having over 100,000 voiced lines across its main entries.

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