Lost Judgment – life beyond the yakuza (pic: Sega)

The latest Yakuza spin-off sees Sega return to the seedy underbelly of Tokyo and Yokohama, in this compelling new crime thriller.

Sega’s Yakuza franchise really has had a turbulent history in the West. In the early days there was a limited attempt to sell it to mainstream gamers, but when that didn’t work Sega quickly gave up and many of the subsequent spin-offs never got released here. They’ve tried again more recently and as a result the franchise has steadily built up a new audience, with Yakuza: Like A Dragon and 2019’s Judgment coming the closest yet to mainstream success.