Like a Dragon: Yakuza miniseries

"An overly long, meandering, dreary adaptation of the Sega franchise (...) Interesting character portrayals don’t do enough to make Like A Dragon: Yakuza entertaining (...) it’s utterly skippable. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 10)" 

"Yakuza not only puts a bold foot forward, making yet another worthwhile video game adaptation in the wake of Amazon’s Fallout series, but it also retains the game’s gripping drama and shades of its humor while teeing up what could be an enthralling second season." 

"There are some inspired flashes here and there (...) [but] the series is so eager to jump from scene to scene, it becomes difficult to care about any individual member of this large cast (...) Bad videogame adaptations aren’t exactly unique, but I was hoping for more from the Dragon of Dojima." 

"A Competent but Sandpapered Video Game Adaptation (...) The series is too staid to capture the idiosyncratic, fiercely political spirit of its source material (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)" 

"Like a Dragon: Yakuza Keeps the Good Video Game Adaptation Trend Going (...) Prime Video’s latest has some growing pains but turns into another strong video game-based outing." 

"As there’s a decent show buried within Like a Dragon: Yakuza. Season 1’s first three episodes are proof of that. But the longer it goes – and the further it drifts from its source material – what chances it had of being Prime Video’s next knockout video game adaptation go up in smoke." 

"An admirable effort that is far from the worst video game adaptation (...) It’s well worth a watch for fans of the series or anyone looking for a decent drama with visceral fight scenes and some corny Yakuza action (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)" 

"Aother disappointing video game adaptation (...) Reworking the hugely popular Japanese gangster franchise should have been an easy win (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"