SEGA releases gameplay ofLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiifocused on pirate ship battles, open sea combat, and boardings.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Naval Battle Gameplay
With less than a month to go beforeLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiisets sail on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC, SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio are sharing plenty of updates about this new spin-off of the Like a Dragon series (formerly known as Yakuza).
The latest piece of content shared by the developers focuses on naval battles, a gameplay mode that is much deeper than it originally seemed. The newLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiiis taking its pirate setting seriously, offering challenging ship-to-ship combat on the open sea, with a system similar to the one popularized by Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.

Gameplay Trailer
The gameplay shown below not only features the naval battles themselves but also everything surrounding them. Players will be able to manage their ship, customizing and upgrading it with new weapons and defenses, as well as recruit a crew with special abilities. We can move around the ship and climb up to the crow’s nest to fire from there when special damage is needed.
Additionally, as inAssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, naval battles can lead to boardings, where one crew faces off against another on the deck of either ship, launching a direct action fight in true Yakuza style.

We won’t have to wait long to experience this game firsthand, asLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiisets sail on February 21 for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
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