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Alternative Names

Ryu Ga Gotoku 3

龍が如く3

Developer

Sega

Genre

Adventure

Other Versions

PS4

Release Dates

03/09/10 Sega
02/26/09 Sega
03/12/10 Sega

Community Stats

Owners: 221
Favorite: 21
Tracked: 9
Wishlist: 40
Now Playing: 12
 
8.5

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Yakuza 3 (PS3) > Opinions (250)

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Mr Puggsly posted 30/12/2015, 07:37
Just finished this game. Not bad, better gameplay than 1 and 2. I have Yakuza 4 and 5 in the backlog as well.
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italo244 posted 01/12/2011, 04:15
1.01!!!!1
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italo244 posted 19/11/2011, 11:25
2.71k to 1 million!
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cars298 posted 09/11/2011, 12:27
cool action game..
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Troll_Whisperer posted 09/11/2011, 12:54
3,793 units to go.
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nen-suer posted 06/11/2011, 10:33
WooHoo finally a million seller!! 4th time is the charm :)
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Iveyboi posted 04/11/2011, 04:54
YAYAYAYAYAY
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The_Joker_Product posted 27/10/2011, 10:35
1 million at last
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italo244 posted 05/10/2011, 04:59
6,65!
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italo244 posted 05/10/2011, 04:59
6,65!
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paulrage2 posted 30/09/2011, 08:32
6,82!
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italo244 posted 23/09/2011, 04:52
7,19!!!
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buIlza90 posted 02/09/2011, 07:35
Once the game gets to 995,000 itll say 1 million anyway.
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paulrage2 posted 27/08/2011, 01:54
8.56!!!
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italo244 posted 25/08/2011, 09:00
8.79!!!
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italo244 posted 25/08/2011, 09:00
8.79!!!
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paulrage2 posted 17/08/2011, 02:50
9.1k!
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italo244 posted 11/08/2011, 05:57
9.2k!
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fauzman posted 20/07/2011, 10:05
They really need to up the promotion/advertising of the game in the west. Most people in EMEAA/America dont even know this series. Great game - recently bought it and am having a blast. The lack of dubbing in english (even with english subtitle) is still irritating for a game thats so cutscene and story focussed.
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italo244 posted 15/07/2011, 09:34
10.51k
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italo244 posted 08/07/2011, 04:11
12k
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zuvuyeay posted 15/06/2011, 06:19
i bought this today new for £7 with bonus soundtrack at hmv,great bargain
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sbvgc2049 posted 14/05/2011, 06:26
1mil comfirmed.
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italo244 posted 06/05/2011, 10:43
20K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Heavenly_King posted 29/03/2011, 05:25
If you like the Yakuza 3 then buy YAKUZA 4!!!
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Turkish posted 22/03/2011, 05:03
One of the greatest PS3 exclusives!
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jadakiss1217 posted 14/02/2011, 05:29
Just brought this game the other day,but haven't gotten to it yet.When I've finished the other games in my collection i'll start playing this,but it'll be awhile
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paulrage2 posted 12/02/2011, 05:52
Great PS3 Exclusive!!!
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Rafux posted 20/01/2011, 07:34
Come on America! This game is great.
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Tyr4nt posted 14/01/2011, 08:28
chalk another sale up, Like an idiot I bought FF13 when it came out instead of this. What a mistake that was... But I finally ordered it 2 days ago on amazon. Should be here on Thursday, so excited.
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ivanpgcs posted 01/01/2011, 08:42
1 million in 2 months aprox.
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italo244 posted 17/12/2010, 01:14
No one notice? Its the best selling Yakuza game in west, sold more than Yakuza 2(dont know about EMEAA) and probably will be the first Yakuza game to sell over 1 million!(Before Yakuza 4 release)
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nen-suer posted 14/12/2010, 08:37
Will i see a Yakuza game finally reach a million :)
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palitococo posted 09/12/2010, 01:35
WOW it gonna reach the million!!!
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ivanpgcs posted 09/12/2010, 10:18
a million in February
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whatz3rname posted 09/12/2010, 08:46
OLDf5k: Couldn't agree more
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OLDf5k posted 05/12/2010, 09:42
@Boutros yep i must admit that japan boxart is waaaay better.
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Boutros posted 04/12/2010, 04:27
@OLDf5k And if the boxart wasn't so freaking ugly :/
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OLDf5k posted 03/12/2010, 10:38
my concern is that game coud achive higher sales number if sega shipped more copies becouse those king of games have other target audience and i dont even see many copies of Y2. maybe with Y3 will be better
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whatz3rname posted 02/12/2010, 07:25
Maybe a million after christmas! :)
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postofficebuddy posted 25/10/2010, 11:39
Sega said they're happy with sales in the west. This should be able to cross a million. Glad they're bringing Yakuza 4 over.
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Marco posted 29/05/2010, 12:23
I want yakuza 4. yakuza 3 is awesome. the best game in this generation. buy it@shenmue,japan and ps3-story-fans!
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leatherhat posted 28/05/2010, 10:38
I wonder if this can crawl to a million
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whatz3rname posted 26/05/2010, 11:35
Better than Red Dead =)
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sykk posted 26/05/2010, 10:34
Really a good game, highly recommend..Awesome story and BGM...
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Heavenly_King posted 21/05/2010, 02:02
BUY THIS GAME!!!

I WANT YAKUZA 4!!!!!
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huaxiong90 posted 19/05/2010, 01:29
160k?

Not bad.
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Marco posted 14/05/2010, 03:59
guys, buy the game. it is so awesome. my favourite games are Metal Gear Solid 4 and then yakuza 3. it is a shenmue-highlight. guys, gooo. sega need help. this fantastic game is a must have, i think.
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Skeeuk posted 12/05/2010, 03:00
got it for £15 super game
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Zlejedi posted 10/05/2010, 07:10
I got mine on that week too :)
But with 200-250k in west Yakuza 4 seems to be sure bet for release trough i wouldn't count on it coming before next march.
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nen-suer posted 09/05/2010, 03:17
100K in NA, 160K in the west

Being an exclusive gave this game a chance in the west.
It made alot of people interested
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velocista posted 08/05/2010, 09:30
160k!!! we are going!!!
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Barozi posted 07/05/2010, 11:41
Yakuza 3 for £15: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=108692

GET IT !!!
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The_God_of_War posted 06/05/2010, 12:01
What the hell happened in Others this week?
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NanakiXI posted 05/05/2010, 11:15
This game WILL sell 1 million copies. Yakuza 4 will come to EU and Americas!!!
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nen-suer posted 05/05/2010, 03:31
up in others this week
awesome, hope it keep it up :)
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badgenome posted 03/05/2010, 07:21
It deserves ten times these sales.
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Vashyo posted 30/04/2010, 03:17
It's a solid beat em up/sandbox game. This game should have been advertized more.

Very dissapointed in the sales numbers so far, it may have great legs when it starts dropping in price though.
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roccerfeller posted 21/04/2010, 06:41
90k is not bad for Americas, considering its a niche game.


This game is awesome
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scottsdone posted 19/04/2010, 03:58
Hopefully Sega is pleased with the sales thus far. Really wish we knew what they think about it so far.
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velocista posted 16/04/2010, 05:13
130k!!! great!! willing to reach first 150 mark then 200k mark. Enogh to bring 4??
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taq1109 posted 16/04/2010, 06:34
hope spin off of featured Majima
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Frazzl posted 16/04/2010, 02:21
I think that it is a RPG. You play the role of Kazuma Kiryu. You gain experience just like you would in any RPG by fighting pseudo-random battles on the world map and doing sidequests. You can upgrade your move set, equip armor and accessories, oh and most importantly, the game is very story driven.

Regardless of whether or not you agree that it is an RPG, Yakuza 3 is definitely worth checking out. The game has so much to offer (too much for the likes of a short demo which is most probably why people have found the demo to be underwhelming). Take a chance on it. You just might be very surprised :).
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Marco posted 15/04/2010, 06:04
very good VGchartz Review. the game is awesome
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Ghazi4 posted 14/04/2010, 09:47
i decided not to buy this :(
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-girgosz- posted 14/04/2010, 01:37
jonnhy: Ok, but thats not an RPG. ;)
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jonnhytesta posted 13/04/2010, 03:02
i like jrpgs. i might buy this
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charbelmkarkour posted 12/04/2010, 03:32
Excellent game. Way beyond my expectations. I've been hooked for hours after hours and tears have fallen in some scenes
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italo244 posted 11/04/2010, 09:29
Agreed.

Sega should bring us Yakuza 4 as soon as possible.
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nen-suer posted 11/04/2010, 10:02
Glad to see the series finally getting some fan base in the west

Am hoping for good legs
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Ping_ii posted 11/04/2010, 03:08
Really good game!!
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Marco posted 09/04/2010, 07:11
All buy it, Shenmue-Fans! Yakuza 3 is a GODgame
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italo244 posted 08/04/2010, 03:24
0,71m next week
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Frazzl posted 06/04/2010, 02:23
A phenomenal game! My favourite PS3 exclusive.
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jrlalas77 posted 05/04/2010, 11:20
This game is awesome and the more sales we get the better chance Yakuza 4 will make it to the states. Definetly a must buy for fans
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SMT posted 04/04/2010, 10:18
Amazing game, the combat is awesome regardless of being outdated! Returning characters from previous games are always nice to see.
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TT Makaveli posted 03/04/2010, 10:00
i dont think this will reach 1 mill...maybe if the americans show some love but a main problem is Europe...but its Segas own fault not subbing the european version...there are not that many people who wanna play a game only in english...same problem with Valkyria Chronicles...with subs it would have sold so much moe and would be a million seller...
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snyperdud posted 02/04/2010, 06:22
I'm thinking this game will have good legs in NA. Perhaps holding 10k-ish a week.

Others not so much.
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Riachu posted 02/04/2010, 02:27
Add 1+ to those sales. Just got the game at GameStop.
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paulrage2 posted 02/04/2010, 02:19
I hope at least 1 million for this game. I bought the Uk version.
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GetALife posted 01/04/2010, 08:33
this game is the shiznit boys and girls. you gotta love how this game can be stretched with enjoyment like ff games, i put in 35 hours on yakuza 2, comon man yakuza is worth your money , go out there and get it now.
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Porcupine_I posted 01/04/2010, 10:27
The Graphics are great, especially the Faces and the Engine does a lot, it could have used some AA though
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LdyBug posted 31/03/2010, 07:18
With the people saying graphics is bad, don't forget that this game is a year old.
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velocista posted 30/03/2010, 11:44
Yes! its selling a lot better! 3weeks and sold 110k! its a good number...i hope keep selling good around 15 to 20k per week in one month if manage to gets 200k life time will be very good!! I dont agree that the grafics its crap...its not! the cutscenes are exelente! the in game look its simple compare to a lot of games out there...but this game its not grafics at all...its like rpg...its gameplay, story and caracters! the graf. its a lot of detales...
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DaBuddahN posted 30/03/2010, 06:36
Well.. at least it's selling better than the first two did.
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FantasySky posted 28/03/2010, 02:30
@gekkokamen you should never compare a normal game to an open world game in terms of graphics as they are almost never on the same level. just look at crysis u could get those kinds of graphics pretty easily if it was a normal game with those graphics but because its open world the specs neede g through the roof
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Porcupine_I posted 27/03/2010, 10:06
@shaqpack609: Apart from the Main Storyline there are more then 80 substories, some of them quite long, you can play golf, darts, bowling, karaoke, there is a batting cage, you can go to sega arcades, there are Casinos, a Colosseum. You can take girls out for dinner or any of the mentioned activities. There are 100 hidden Locker-keys to find throughout the game, and that is just what i remember from the top of my head i probably forgot most. its a Content-Monster
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shaqpack609 posted 27/03/2010, 06:55
I heard this game has a lot of content. Can someone tell my about it
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Marco posted 27/03/2010, 11:59
the graphic is good, the gameplay and the story are awesome!!! i love yakuza 3! buy it guys. I'm shenmue fan and love yakuza 3
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gekkokamen posted 27/03/2010, 08:37
Yeah, the graphics don't look nice, but they never did. 13 months is nothing. We had MGS4 in June 2008, GT5 prologue in April 2008, Uncharted November 2007. etc etc. But you know what? they are still better than GTA4 graphics lol (although sub-HD too).
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huaxiong90 posted 26/03/2010, 07:54
Not too bad.
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velocista posted 26/03/2010, 02:02
100k all ready! with two weeks run...but think realease beetwen Final Fantasy and God of War...a lot of guys that dont buy on this month will buy in the next i hope some new! this game worth more than 100h of gameplay.

Hope in one month reach 150k and life time(with good legs) 250 to 300k
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italo244 posted 26/03/2010, 10:46
0.75m lifetime
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geddesmond2 posted 25/03/2010, 09:24
@ St-muscat

Aye I know its over a year old but compared to games that released around the same time and Yakuza 4 just released and that doesn't have great graphics either
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st_muscat0 posted 25/03/2010, 12:05
@geddesmond2 The game is 13 months old since its original release, so that's why the graphics are 'crap'.
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Dgc1808 posted 25/03/2010, 05:25
Pretty good sales for the west. Already better than the past 2 games.
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velocista posted 25/03/2010, 04:54
lets wait the sales in others becouse this is going well...100k in US only in No time! Hope reach 200k life time only in US
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StockoPS3 posted 24/03/2010, 11:30
american sales are far better than the orginals if this can selling 200k in USA and 100k im EU i can safely say that number would come soon after :)
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geddesmond2 posted 24/03/2010, 11:15
Great game. Graphics are crap but everything else is great so far. Why are most japanese games pretty bad looking compared to a lot of western releases. Thats something that needs to be changed because everything else in japanese games is so dam good except the graphics
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ocnkng posted 24/03/2010, 04:48
I think this game is making money. Coz if you think about it, they just needed to write the subs for this one which is far cheaper then VA.
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Shipping Total

500,000 Units
As of: March 31st, 2009

Opinion (250)

Mr Puggsly posted 30/12/2015, 07:37
Just finished this game. Not bad, better gameplay than 1 and 2. I have Yakuza 4 and 5 in the backlog as well.
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italo244 posted 01/12/2011, 04:15
1.01!!!!1
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italo244 posted 19/11/2011, 11:25
2.71k to 1 million!
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cars298 posted 09/11/2011, 12:27
cool action game..
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Troll_Whisperer posted 09/11/2011, 12:54
3,793 units to go.
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nen-suer posted 06/11/2011, 10:33
WooHoo finally a million seller!! 4th time is the charm :)
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