This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Yakuza: Kiwami 2, Earth Defense Force 5, more

A big week of new releases.

This week is a big one for Japanese game release. Yakuza: Kiwami 2, Earth Defense Force 5, and Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters are all due out this week.

Yakuza: Kiwami 2 is a remake of the 2006-launched PlayStation 2 title Yakuza 2 for PlayStation 4. It is built in the Dragon Engine, which powers Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, features an additional scenario in which Majima Goro is playable, never before told stories, new voice actor castings, and more. Read more about the game here. A demo is out now on the Japanese PlayStation Store.

Earth Defense Force 5 is the long-awaited fifth numbered entry in the third-person shooter series. It is set in the year 2022 and sees the Earth Defense Force in a war against alien invaders. Players take on the role of a soldier tasked with exterminating giant creatures to save the earth. The aliens behind the war will also appear for the first time, and are said to bring “a whole new level of despair” to Earth. There is also online support, as well as four-player split-screen co-op.

Get the full list of this week’s Japanese game releases below. It should be noted that Gematsu will receive a small percentage of money from purchases made through Play-Asia links. You can also save $3 using our “GEMATSU” coupon code.