

"The main drive for creating the localisation was honestly so that my friends could play the second Kurohyou game after absolutely loving the first game. In the end, though, I think the different perspectives have helped us work even better though. We're all from different backgrounds so it's been an interesting experience being from all over the world. "In the main K4L team though, there are five of us. "I think it's quite fair to say it really has been a community effort to get this out the door, especially so quickly," AugmentedSmoke, one of the people behind the localization patch tells me. You then have to transfer it to your PC as an ISO format, apply the patch, and then play it via emulation or via a modded console. TeamK4L does not support piracy, so for those hoping to use this patch, you will need to own the game yourself.

The patch is due to launch on January 7, 2022.

TeamK4L has been working on this English patch project since the beginning of the year, which will feature a fully translated main story, substories, menus, minigames, item descriptions, cutscenes, in-game dialogue, and more. Known in Japan as Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura-hen, Black Panther 2 was the second Yakuza spin-off to launch for PSP and continued the story of the first Black Panther game that followed Tatsuya Ukyo as he gets involved with the Tojo Clan and finds himself fighting in the coliseum as a result. RELATED: Without Shenmue, We Wouldn't Have Yakuza However, thanks to a team of dedicated Yakuza fans, Yakuza: Black Panther 2 will be receiving an English localization in the new year. The games are now available across multiple platforms, the Judgment spin-off proved so popular it recently received a sequel, and the fandom had grown even larger.ĭespite its growth in popularity and the demand from fans, there are a number of Yakuza spin-off titles that have yet to be localized for the West. Ryu Ga Gotoku's Yakuza series was once considered niche but has been booming in the West in recent years.
