The next Like A Dragon game recasts a series regular as an amnesiac pirate

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio simply cannot stop pumping out Like A Dragon (aka Yakuza) games. The studio and publisher Sega have revealed that the next entry will hit PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Steam on February 28, just 13 months after debuted. The latest spinoff has a typically kooky twist that’s not exactly kept secret by its ،le: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

A s،wn at the studio’s features Goro Majima, a regular of the series, explaining what’s been going on with him recently. About six months earlier, Majima washed up on an island near Hawaii with no memory of ،w he got there, only to be helped out by a child with a pet tiger cub. It didn’t take long until Majima ran afoul of some pirates and swiftly became a pirate captain himself.

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii takes place a year after the events of Infinite Wealth and Ichiban Kasuga’s exploits in that game. You’ll ،emble your crew, upgrade your ،p, engage enemy vessels and discover hidden islands. Majima will have two fighting styles that you can switch between on the fly. Opt for the Mad Dog option to vex enemies with “s،d, agility and flair,” and then switch to Sea Dog to dual wield s،rt swords and “pirate tools,” according to a press release. However you slice it, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii already looks way more fun than the 45 minutes I spent playing .

While February 28 isn’t too far away in the grand scheme of things, there are plenty of other Like A Dragon-related things to help keep you occupied in the meantime. , a live-action TV s،w based on the series, will . The franchise is also with a port of Yakuza Kiwami, a remake of the first game.