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Yakuza 2

2006 video game
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Summary

Yakuza 2 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,962 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Screenwriter: Masayoshi Yokoyama[3]
  • Composer: Hidenori Shoji[4]
  • Publisher: Sega[5]
  • Genre: action-adventure game[6]
  • Follows: Yakuza[7]
  • Followed by: Yakuza 3[8]
  • Producer: Toshihiro Nagoshi[9]
  • Developer: Sega[10]
  • Part of the series: Yakuza[11]
  • Platform: PlayStation 2[12], PlayStation 3[13], Wii U[14]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[15]
  • Language of work or name: Japanese[16]
  • Distribution format: DVD[17]
  • Input device: DualShock[18]
  • Country of origin: Japan[19]
  • Publication date: December 7, 2006[20]
  • Characters: Kazuma Kiryu[21], Haruka Sawamura[22], Daigo Dojima[23], Ryuji Goda[24]
  • Narrative location: Tokyo[25], Osaka[26], Sōtenbori[27]
  • ESRB rating: Mature 17+[28]
  • CERO rating: D (Ages 17 and up)[29]
  • Official website: http://ryu-ga-gotoku.com/two/index.php[30]
  • PEGI rating: PEGI 18[31]
  • USK rating: USK 18[32]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Yakuza universe[33]
  • Derivative work: Yakuza Kiwami 2[34]

Why It Matters

Yakuza 2 has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

DualShock DVD Japan PlayStation 3

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . USK Classification Database. usk.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'lld', 'pt', 'ru', 'th',
    Derivative work → Yakuza Kiwami 2
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: Yakuza Kiwami 2, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791729072495"
  2. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Yakuza_2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  3. 16w ago · Teiron · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Japanese
    Usk rating → USK 18
    Developer → Sega
    Publication date → +2006-12-07T00:00:00Z
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gry-online game id: 7211, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180137615|Yakuza 2 (#180137615)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mix'n'"
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