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Critical reception

Ratings

Score Publication Date Region Version
77 (2006-09-12) US<img alt="United States of America" src="/web-api/iframe-proxy?url=https://segaretro.orghttps://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/20px-Flag_US.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/30px-Flag_US.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/40px-Flag_US.svg.png 2x" /> US NTSC-U [1] []
93 (2005-12-02) JP<img alt="Japan" src="/web-api/iframe-proxy?url=https://segaretro.orghttps://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/20px-Flag_JP.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/30px-Flag_JP.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/40px-Flag_JP.svg.png 2x" /> JP NTSC-J [2] []
70 UK<img alt="United Kingdom" src="/web-api/iframe-proxy?url=https://segaretro.orghttps://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/20px-Flag_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/30px-Flag_UK.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/40px-Flag_UK.svg.png 2x" /> UK [3] []
84 (2006-09-12) US<img alt="United States of America" src="/web-api/iframe-proxy?url=https://segaretro.orghttps://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/20px-Flag_US.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/30px-Flag_US.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/40px-Flag_US.svg.png 2x" /> US NTSC-U [4] []
86 (2006-08-09) AU<img alt="Australia" src="/web-api/iframe-proxy?url=https://segaretro.orghttps://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/5/53/Flag_AU.svg/20px-Flag_AU.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/5/53/Flag_AU.svg/30px-Flag_AU.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/5/53/Flag_AU.svg/40px-Flag_AU.svg.png 2x" /> AU PAL [5] []

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Region Version № reviews Average Lowest Highest Range Views
World All 5 82 70 93 23 Very positive
World NTSC-J 1 93 93 93 0 Very positive
World NTSC-U 2 80 77 84 7 Very positive
World PAL 1 86 86 86 0 Very positive
Japan JP All 1 93 93 93 0 Very positive
Japan JP NTSC-J 1 93 93 93 0 Very positive
United States of America US All 2 80 77 84 7 Very positive
United States of America US NTSC-U 2 80 77 84 7 Very positive
United Kingdom UK All 1 70 70 70 0 Positive
Australia AU All 1 86 86 86 0 Very positive
Australia AU PAL 1 86 86 86 0 Very positive

Sales


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Date Japan North America Europe Worldwide
2005-12-11 129,863[6]
2005-12-18 187,837[7]
2005-12-25 232,650[8][9]
2006-01-01 266,605[10]
2006-01-08 293,348[11]
2006-01-15 307,082[12]
2006-01-22 317,388[13]
2006-01-29 325,601[14]
2006-02-05 331,049[15]
2006-05-15 360,000[16]
2006-06-25 345,323[17][18]
2006-10-29 33,012[19]
(The Best release)
2006-11-05 55,299[20]
(The Best release)
2006-11-10 120,000[21]
2006-11-12 78,111[22]
(The Best release)
2006-11-19 102,740[23]
(The Best release)
2006-11-26 129,713[24]
(The Best release)
2006-12-03 157,022[25]
(The Best release)
2006-12-10 187,689[26]
(The Best release)
2006-12-17 216,655[27]
(The Best release)
2006-12-24 244,918[28]
(The Best release)
2006-12-31 275,340[29][18]
(The Best release)
2007-01-07 308,387[30]
(The Best release)
2007-01-14 326,841[31]
(The Best release)
2007-01-21 341,868[32]
(The Best release)
2007-02-07 370,000[33]
(The Best release)
2007-05-14 510,000[34]
(The Best release)
2007-07-01 450,462[35]
(The Best release)
2007-12-30 484,199[36]
(The Best release)
2007-12-09 1,593[37]
(The Best reprint)
2007-12-30 9,987[38]
(The Best reprint)
2008-12-28 52,810[37]
(The Best reprint)
2009-02-04 >1,000,000[39][40]
(all releases combined)
2009-07-29 ~40,000[41]
2010-01-03 101,932[42]
(The Best reprint)
2011-01-02 115,356[43]
(The Best reprint)

Software charts

References

  1. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2006" (US; 2006-09-12), page 112
  2. ↑ Weekly Famitsu, "2005-12-16" (JP; 2005-12-02), page 1
  3. ↑ GAMECENTRAL, #2006-09-19: "2006-09-19"
  4. ↑ GamePro, "October 2006" (US; 2006-09-12), page 81
  5. ↑ Hyper, "September 2006" (AU; 2006-08-09), page 46
  6. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2005-12-11 (archive.today)
  7. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2005-12-18 (archive.today)
  8. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2005-12-25 (archive.today)
  9. ↑ http://geimin.net/da/db/2005_ne_fa/index.php (archive.today)
  10. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-01-01 (archive.today)
  11. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-01-08 (archive.today)
  12. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-01-15 (archive.today)
  13. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-01-22 (archive.today)
  14. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-01-29 (archive.today)
  15. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-02-05 (archive.today)
  16. ↑ File:IR EN 2006-05-16.pdf, page 15
  17. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/updates/2006/06#25 (archive.today)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 http://geimin.net/da/db/2006_ne_fa/index.php (archive.today)
  19. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-10-29 (archive.today)
  20. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-11-05 (archive.today)
  21. ↑ File:IR EN 2006-11-10 3.pdf, page 15
  22. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-11-12 (archive.today)
  23. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-11-19 (archive.today)
  24. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-11-26 (archive.today)
  25. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-12-03 (archive.today)
  26. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-12-10 (archive.today)
  27. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-12-17 (archive.today)
  28. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/updates/2006/12#24 (archive.today)
  29. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2006-12-31 (archive.today)
  30. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2007-01-07 (archive.today)
  31. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2007-01-14 (archive.today)
  32. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/weekly/2007-01-21 (archive.today)
  33. ↑ File:IR EN 2007-02-07 2.pdf, page 16
  34. ↑ File:IR EN 2007-05-14.pdf, page 15
  35. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/updates/2007/07#01 (archive.today)
  36. ↑ http://geimin.net/da/db/2007_ne_fa/index.php (archive.today)
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 http://geimin.net/da/db/2008_ne_mc/index.php (archive.today)
  38. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/updates/2007/12#30 (archive.today)
  39. ↑ http://ameblo.jp/nag0617/day-20090204.html (Wayback Machine: 2012-03-31 03:26)
  40. ↑ http://gamez.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0902/27/news050.html (Wayback Machine: 2009-09-09 16:02)
  41. ↑ "Yakuza 2 has only sold around 40k copies in America on the PS2. The numbers for the original Yakuza aren’t much better.", http://www.examiner.com/x-12218-Providence-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d29-Yakuza-3-US-release-date-announced-Never (Wayback Machine: 2009-12-09 08:28)
  42. ↑ http://geimin.net/da/db/2009_ne_mc/index.php (archive.today)
  43. ↑ http://geimin.net/da/db/2010_ne_mc/index.php (archive.today)
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