New players coming to the game should expect to be in combat a lot. There's both melee brawling and ship-to-ship naval combat in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and both systems are equally deep. New players should be aware that Like A Dragon games have all the depth of your average RPG, and almost everything can be leveled up or upgraded.

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii reuses the Honolulu map from Infinite Wealth, its open world setting and design still differ quite a bit.

Welcome to IGN's Guide to Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. A spin-off action adventure set in the "Like a Dragon" or "Yakuza" series, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii takes place six months after the events of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the ninth entry in mainline series.