Yakuza 3 Trophy Guide
Yakuza 3 Trophy Guide
Written by InnoSensei
Players: 1
Total Trophies: 45 (1 , 3 , 5 , 36 )
Hidden Trophies: 17 (3 , 14 )
Trophy Difficulty: 8/10
Online Trophies: None
Missable Trophies: None
Number of Required Playthroughs for :2
Suggested Number of Playthroughs: 2-3 (depending on skill)
Time to : 90+ hours
First Post:
-General Tips
-Trophy Guide
Second Post:
-Substories List
-Minigame List, with tips for requirements towards Minigame Master
-Ultimate Challenger Tips and Strategies
General Tips
-Play the first playthrough normally, there is no real reason you have to rush any of the
trophies during this playthrough, most of the trophies are obtained easier during the Post
Game (in Premium Adventure Mode)
-It's a good idea to keep a couple healing/HEAT items with you at all times, some of the
random encounters can actually be a little tough at times
-When Going for Master Environmentalist and/or the Fishing part of Minigame Master, it is
good idea to alternate between fishing and collecting garbage/stuff in boxes.
-Some of the trophies can be tracked by looking at your statistics in the Hideout.
-It is a good idea to get Walking Bank, before getting Tag Hoarder, Chip Hoarder, or certain
games for Minigame Master
-The Hardest and most annoying trophies in this game are Ultimate Challenger and
Minigame Master.
-Pretty much everything transfers between playthroughs so there is no fear in losing anything
-There are trophies for MOST chapters, there is no trophy for chapter 9 or 11.
-For Substory Completionist, having substories completed or finished still count towards
Substory Completionist. When a substory is "finished" that means you did not get the "good"
completion of that substory, but it will still count as completed. There are 2 differences
between completed and finished. Complete counts towards the overall game completion (if
you aim for 100% game completion in the Hideout) and the rewards you get from substories
-For ALL gambling games (whether in the Gambling Hall or Casino), there is a such thing as
being at a "good" or "bad" game. I would play about 5 rounds to see how my luck is doing, if
I am really losing it, then I would leave the table and come back (your luck is different every
time you join a game). If I am doing good I will stay and play it out.
-Do not be afraid to use the items that help you with gambling, I suggest you use them only if
you find a good table, to make your luck even better
Trophy List
To get Kiryu Kazuma's Bust, you must prove your worth by acquiring all the other trophies.
Package deal trophy with Mine Defeated. This is an extra complimentary trophy which is the
final story related trophy and...cannot be missed.
Difficult if you do not have a guide (as in finding the substories). This trophy is one of the
time consuming trophies of the game. There are a total of 101 substories in the North
American version and 123 in the Japanese Version. For a list of all the North American
substories, look under the Substories List spoiler which is in my second post. I highly
recommend you wait to do this trophy in Premium Adventure Mode.
-Love Letter In A Bottle (Chapter 4) (Also Available again during Chapter 10)
-Dotting the Eye (Chapter 6)
-Girl From Back Home (Chapter 6)
-2 Fathers (Chapter 10)
These are considered "missable" because you lose access to them during the main game after
certain points of time, HOWEVER they become available again during Premium Adventure.
So if you miss any of these substories, or do not feel like doing them when they first show up,
there is no rush.
-Amon has been the final side boss of all the Yakuza games to date, so basically you could
say he is the Yakuza version of Ultima Weapon
-When fighting Amon, I highly recommend you load up on healing items
-He has about 6 life bars, and they do not deplete fast at all (especially on hard), so expect a
long fight
Fighting Amon:
Here is a video to help you fight Amon, note the user in the video is fighting Amon on
EASY:
Toggle Spoiler
Once you beat Amon, you complete the final Substory and finally get this trophy, as an added
bonus, you get access to the strongest weapon in the game, the Golden Pistol. It has 800 ATK
and infinite ammo, with this you can do Testament to Strength easily.
There are 20 hitmen to apprehend. Once you meet Ibuki, you will have access to start
capturing them. More hitmen become available throughout the main story. Once you get all
20 you unlock this trophy.
Key Collector: Open all the lockers in the top row in both Kamurocho and
Downtown Ryukyu
Similar to finding the secret packages in the GTA games, but can be harder to find because
some of them require the first person perspective to find them. The keys are hidden in both
towns Kamurocho and Ryukyu, 50 each. You only have to find keys 1-10 in both towns to
get this trophy. You will get the trophy after you open lockers 1-10 in both cities.
1: In the southwest corner of the Kariyushi Arcade and Market, next to a white/green striped
awning.
2: Inside Aqua Sky
3: Inside the Weapon Van
4: On the second floor of the market inside the arcade. Once you reach the top of the stairs,
look up at the fluorescent light bulbs.
5: Across from the Monorail Station is Ryukyu Trust Bank and Ebisu Pawn Shop. Look up in
the tree out front.
6: On Kubochi Road (West of the Monorail station). Investigate one of the pillars to find the
key.
7: Atop the wooden fence on the south side of the road out front of Sunshine Orphanage
8: Inside Ryukyu Nights
9: Public Market North, in between two planters.
10: On a chair inside Smile Burger
Basically you have to eat or drink the most expensive items at all the restaurants and bars.
Some of them will require you to have the magazine Tokyo Ishukan, in order to access the
"secret" items on some restaurant and bar menus. Not sure why you HAVE to have it with
you when eating at a restaurant, you cannot put it storage and hope for it to work. Tokyo
Ishukan can be purchased at your local Poppo. Make sure you do not have full HP when
trying to eat out, doing that is no different that going to a buffet on a full stomach. Here is the
list of all the items you will have to eat or drink:
This one is easy and straightforward. All you have to do is make sure when your fighting the
random encounters is use the special HEAT actions on the last guy standing, and make sure it
kills him (it usually does for random encounters). Do this 50 times and you'll unlock this
trophy.
Note: This trophy can be tracked in the hideout. Also once you get to 50 and the trophy, the
counter no longer goes up.
To do this one you must have access to the Coliseum. You will have to win all tournaments 3
times, with a couple of exceptions:
-Bomber GP only need to win once
-Hyper GP need to win 5 times
-Magnum Force need to win 5 times
Some of the tournaments will require you to have a partner in order to fight. In order for them
to join you, you have to defeat them in the coliseum first (except Keigo). Here is a list of
partners and requirements for them to join you:
Some of the opponents in the coliseum can be very tough like Komaki (Kiryu's teacher), you
could even say some of the fights are harder than fighting Amon. To do the coliseum the
"easy" way is to look at the list of opponents and see if any of the hard challengers are on
there, if they are just quit out then try to join the tournament again. Do this until all the easier
opponents show up.
This one is easy, once you get access to weapon/equipment modding just pick up some
magazines from the weapon modder and look for an easy recipe to make. Once you get all the
materials take them to the weapon modder and he will make it for you. You will unlock the
trophy afterwords.
This trophy is practically a gimme, because as soon as you meet Mack you will run into your
first revelation. Once you get the revelation and Kazuma finishes his speed texting, you
should unlock the trophy. Here is a list of all the Revelations in the game, and some of them
are pretty funny:
Where: Kamurocho, outside of Asia (after you watch the pole dancing show in Asia)
When: Chapter 5, after the mail from Mack
Who: A drunk dude pole dancing up high
Answer: Middle Choice
Where: Kamurocho, end of street running off to the east from Senryou, north of
Shouwa
When: Chapter 6, night, after defeating Kanda
Who: Guy delivering noodles
Answer: Top Choice
There are 3 masters to "encounter." The Inner Fighter 7 is not a master, but teaches some very
helpful Essences. Once you encounter all 3 you will receive this trophy:
Mack: Your "real" encounter with him is not when you run into him for your first revelation,
not when your chasing him done, but once you meet him in Purgatory (West Park). He trains
you in running.
Yonashiro: Shows up during the main story. Teaches you weapon masteries for nunchaku,
tonfu and kali sticks.
Komaki: available after you complete the mission Ryugujo Revived. You'll get a letter from
him handed to you once you complete the mission. This mission can be found behind
Millennium Tower. Komaki is a secret arts teacher, some of the skills will become very
useful to you.
Inner Fighter 7 (IF7): IF7 is an "arcade" game, which teaches you essences. In the south-
east section of the Champion District. There will be a guy who looks like a mad scientist, talk
to him.
Easier said than done, basically when your up to throw, you have to get all 3 of your darts in
the Bull's Eye. This will require some practice. Once you get the Hat Trick you will acquire
this trophy.
Once again easier said than done, but this one was trouble for me. Comparing this to Hat
Trick, that one was a walk in the park. To get this one you have to be playing Nine-Ball pool,
your goal is to sink the 9 Ball on the Breaking Shot (the first shot of the game). The easiest,
but still pretty difficult way of doing this is to move the Cue Ball all the way left or right so
that it is near or against the table. Once there aim at the ball behind the 1 ball (the balls
behind the 1 ball is not always the same ball), but still make sure your going to hit the 1 Ball
otherwise you will scratch. It took me several tries to get this one, but you will get this one
eventually.
If you somehow managed to master the Break Ace, you can use this to Ace the Advanced and
Expert Computers when going for Minigame Master.
This one is straightforward and easy, all you have to do is sing all the songs at karaoke. Here
is a list of who sings what songs:
For those who do not know what a turkey is, it is getting 3 strikes in a row. This trophy is
pretty easy, once you got your perfect striking shot, just do it 3 times in a row.
Tag Hoarder: Earn a combined total of 10,000 points in cee-lo, cho-han, koi-koi
an noicho-kabu.
The "Supposed to be" Description: Earn a combined total of 10,000 points in cee-lo, cho-han,
koi-koi, and oicho-kabu.
Easily acquired by for those going for Minigame Master. All you have to do is earn a
combined total of 10,000 points in cee-lo, cho-han, koi-koi, and oicho-kabu.
Chip Hoarder: Earn a combined total of 10,000 points in poker, roulette, and
blackjack.
The casino version of Tag Hoarder, this trophy is also acquired easily when going for
Minigame Master. The very easy way of getting this trophy is to play roulette and put half of
your bet on Red and half on Black. Your chances of winning your money back will be 34/36
(because 0 and 00 count as something completely different). If you have the Zero Jewel you
can test your luck on 0 or 00 for a 50% chance of winning 36 times your winnings. These
tactics will also help you towards completion of Roulette for Minigame Master.
Pro Gamer: Complete trophy conditions for the games in the arcade.
This trophy can be misleading. When it says "Complete trophy conditions" this is not
intended towards Minigame Master. There are only 2 arcade minigames in Yakuza 3 (North
American version only), Crane Game and Boxcelios. For Boxcelios you only have to get top
ranking (unverified) of the high scores list. For Crane Game you have to get 10 items in the
game (they can be the same items). If you aim for Minigame Master, this trophy is easily
acquired along the way.
Skilled Hitter: Hit 2 panels with one ball in a Hard game at the batting cages.
This one is easy, all you have to do is aim between 2 panels in a Hard game and hit the ball.
If both panels light up, then this trophy is yours.
This trophy is practically a gimme. While playing the golf minigame during the main
storyline, or when on your own towards Minigame Master, your bond to hit the ball as hard
as you can. You will earn this trophy with ease.
Note: While attempting this and aiming for the requirements towards Minigame Master, you
should remember to pick up boxes and trash that appear near the fishing spot. This way you
can also aim for Master Environmentalist, and Minigame Master at the same time.
This is problem trophy #1 of 2. Whether this trophy is harder than Ultimate Challenger will
be your own opinion, but I found this one harder. There are 16 Minigames to "Master" in the
North American Version and 20 in the Japanese Version. This trophy is so much trouble I'll
have to post the requirements and tips in my Second Post, under the Minigames section.
Ultimate Challenger: Play all rounds in Ultimate Skill mode after beating the
game.
Problem trophy #2 of 2. I think this trophy should be at least a or even . Just be glad you
do not have to get an S rank on all the challenges. All you have to do is play all 35
challenges, the hard part: getting to challenge 35, which requires you to pass all other
challenges. I will post a section in the Second Post, under the Ultimate Challenger section
for tips on PASSING (not S rank) the challenges. Once you have access to the final
challenge, just play it, win or lose you will unlock the trophy afterwords.
This is the easiest in the game. First you must beat the game on Hard to unlock Extra
Hard. This trophy can be done the cheap way or the legitimate way. The legitimate way is to
play the game normally and finish it like any other game. The cheap way is to complete
Substory Completionist and get the Golden Pistol from your first playthrough (all items
transfer through playthroughs). The Golden Pistol makes the game go by in a flash.
Note: This trophy can be tracked in the hideout. Once you reach 42.195 km and the trophy,
this counter no longer goes up.
This trophy is only time consuming, this is not very hard to do. Some people are easier to
knock over than others. When going for this trophy the easiest people to knock over are the
ones who are hunched over. Just run behind them and run through them, if they fall to the
ground that will count towards this trophy. You do not have to knock over the hunched over
people and you can knock anyone over. I have failed to knock over any girls or women.
Note: This trophy can be tracked in the hideout. Once you reach 100 knocked over and the
trophy, the counter no longer goes up.
This trophy is easy. All you have to do is find the random encounter, but do not actually run
into him. Instead when you see one of the encounters (you can tell who is a random encounter
by the area the guy is walking in or around) switch to first person mode using and look at
him. The screen should automatically zoom in onto the the guy and he will run up to you and
start a battle. Do this 10 times and the trophy will unlock after you finish the 10th battle.
You might get this trophy without trying, if you end up in lots of random battles. The easiest
way of getting this trophy is to pick up any items that are lying around and use them until
they break. Once you break 100 random items the trophy should unlock.
Note: This trophy can be tracked in the Hideout. Once you reach 100 Weapons Broken and
the trophy, the counter no longer goes up.
Walking Bank: Accumulate 10,000,000 yen.
This trophy will definitely be time consuming on your part. You have to hold at least
10,000,000 yen all at once. I do not recommend doing this in real life (unless your as Bad***
as Kazuma), you probably will get jumped. Some of the random battles give a nice sum of
money (most I've seen is 50,000 yen). Completing the game gives a large amount of yen as
well (Extra Hard does not give Yen):
If you have the free DLC that comes with the game, some of the "games" within can give a
great deal of money as well. You can access these games in the House of Extras (looks like a
fortune teller). You can find them in game in Premium Adventure Mode on the Second Floor
of the Ryukyu Market or Purgatory in Kamurocho. I earned almost 400,000 Yen from
winning the first 2 battles of team battles. Once you reach at least 10,000,000 yen you will
unlock this trophy.
Note: I highly recommend that you do not attempt any of the Gambling Hall or Casino
minigame requirements towards Minigame Master, until you complete this trophy first.
This trophy can be a major pain. This trophy is purely time consuming. All you have to do is
pick up 30 pieces of trash off the beach. However most of the time you will find a box with
an item inside. This does NOT count towards this trophy. The fastest way of doing this is to
go to the fishing pole, start up the fishing minigame, but do not actually start fishing (unless
your still aiming to get the requirements towards Minigame Master). Instead back out of the
game and check the beach for boxes or trash. Trash is defined as a stick/branch, broken
umbrella, empty soda can, or empty boxes. Rinse and repeat this process until you find 30
pieces of trash. Once you get 30 trash items, you will unlock this trophy.