First Person View: When pressing the DualShock 3's R3 button during the adventure mode, the standard third person view switches to a brand new first person mode.

Learned Heat Actions are posted on Kazuma's personal blog, called 'Kamuroblo', which uses the same template as producer Toshihiro Nagoshi's own blog. These are acquired through hints and incidents spotted in First Person View. This time Kazuma uses the built-in camera on his cell phone to record new moves and techniques.

Revelation (天啓, tenkei): Ten revelations, spread throughout the game, will allow Kazuma Kiryu to learn new Heat Actions ( ヒートアクション) in Adventure mode it is similar to the system introduced in the previous game Ryū ga Gotoku: Kenzan!.

During the game a minor character, Mack Shinozuka, will train Kiryu to improve his running performance. When the stamina gauge is empty the exhausted character stops the chase. Both the chaser and chased have a stamina gauge that decreases naturally as the character runs, by being hit with a thrown object or by colliding with a passer-by.

Chase Battle (チェイスバトル, cheisu batoru): Chase Battle is a new battle mode which replaces the regular brawling ( Kenka) with a running sequence set within a certain area.

Seamless Battle (シームレスバトル shimuresu batoru): Seamless Battle is a streaming data-based loading-free system that allows the game to directly connect the adventure mode and the battle mode (called 'Kenka') without the usual loading black screen.

Yakuza 3 introduces PlayStation Network Trophies to the series with 45 trophies (50 in the Eastern releases).

Yakuza 3 remastered