Combat & Abilities — Yakuza Kiwami | AntMag

Yakuza Kiwami features a complex combat system from the start, with Kiryu beginning the game with four distinct fighting styles.

Yakuza Kiwami features a complex combat system from the start, with Kiryu beginning the game with four distinct fighting styles.

Yakuza Kiwami features a complex combat system from the start, with Kiryu beginning the game with four distinct fighting styles.

Yakuza Kiwami features a complex combat system from the start, with Kiryu beginning the game with four distinct fighting styles.

Yakuza Kiwami features a complex combat system from the start, with Kiryu beginning the game with four distinct fighting styles.

Yakuza Kiwami

Combat and Abilities

Learn about Yakuza Kiwami's combat system, starting with Kiryu's four distinct fighting styles. Master them from Chapter 4 onwards.

By teroqim·Originally published: September 2016·Updated Jan 2025·10 min read·Multi-source verified

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Walkthrough

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In the first chapter of Yakuza Kiwami, allow the game to introduce you to the available combat options.
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You do not need to deeply understand your combat limits or how to improve them until Chapter 2, and more significantly, Chapter 4.

Tips

Yakuza Kiwami begins with a more complex combat system compared to the original Yakuza 1.
Kiryu starts with four distinct fighting styles, a feature carried over from Yakuza 0.

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