Yakuza 3 is an adventure game that straightaway takes the player into the Japanese underworld. The game's striking visuals and Japanese comedy will mesmerize the player. The game does stagger with some combat idiosyncrasies, but there are a lot of non essential activities which allows the player to get engrossed completely in the game. For a moment the player forgets that it's just a game and not a real life thing.

Similar to the previous series of the game, brawling is the main feature which saves the player from the attackers either in the streets or in the closed arena combat scenes. The main moves that are life saviors are punch, kick and grab, in addition to throws and wrestling-style takedowns, which add to the variety.

It boasts of a new feature that is the game's downloadable content, which is free in the box, and adds a survival cage match mode as well as a mini game dare that lets the player travel around the city with a small character Haruka.

Yakuza 3's detailed and lively milieu, interesting story is sure to take the player to a fantasy ride. Moreover, it will be an addition to one's brawler collection.