Sega appears to have settled on a release date for their hot looking action game Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! and it’s March 6th in Japan. A spring release was all that I knew before. Series producer Toshihiro Nagoshi has told Weekly Famitsu before of his wish to get the sequel (or rather, a prequel of some sorts for Kenzan!) out as soon as possible but I am still amazed at the pace his team is having, thanks to the gorgeous screens revealed so far.

Meanwhile, the latest screens from the game can be found at Famitsu, showing off the detailed environment of Gion and its surrounding, the place is the stage at which the story begins and located at the outskirt of Kyoto.

Via OD3 (Rakuten’s products listing, which has since been taken off for some reasons)

Related: Check out the earlier screens here.

Gpara has lots of images of Sega’s PS3 project based on the Yakuza series, Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! The game made a sudden turn by traveling back to the year 1605 instead of the modern-day Japan that previous two games were based upon. It’s amazing that producer Toshihiro Nagoshi and his team managed to come out with such a great looking game in such a short time. Check out the images with a little description at the link below. Via Gpara.

For more on Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! and its story, read GameSpot detailed preview.

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