The Sicko Snap mini game returns in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, so you can ride around Honolulu snapping photos of strange men in strange situations. What’s not to love about it? As well as being an enjoyable way to pass your time when you’re not busy scallywagging with your pirate crew, Sicko Snap has special rewards that you can’t get anywhere else.
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Here you’ll find everything you need to know about Sicko Snap including how to play and a breakdown of all possible rewards. Have fun snapping those sickos!
How To Unlock Sicko Snap
Sicko Snap is available from Chapter Two once you have completed the substory ‘Snap Those Sickos! Again!’. You can start this substory by boarding the trolley from the Aloha Beach Trolley Stop, just north of the beach area. Once aboard, you’ll automatically be thrown into a cutscene for the substory.
After your first Sick Snap session as part of the substory, you’ll be able to play Sicko Snap at anytime by speaking with Kuroki at the Aloha Beach Trolley Stop.
How To Play Sicko Snap
Sicko Snap is a rail-shooter style mini game that sees you travelling around Honolulu by trolley, attempting to take photos of “eccentrics” called Papillon Boys that you see on the way. The more sickos you snap and the better the quality of picture, the more points you earn.
There are a set number of sickos per route that appear each time, and you want to take the best possible picture, having them centered in frame and zoomed in is best. You only have a limited number of pictures you can take, so don’t get too trigger happy and ensure you’re only snapping when it counts.
You can only take one picture of each sicko, so if you snap a bad photo, don’t bother trying to retake it.
There are three different trolley routes you can choose between after you’ve completed your first game of Sicko Snap as part of the substory. Each has its own completion score that you must meet in order to successfully complete the game and earn some points.
|
Line |
Completion Score |
Film Count |
Sicko Count |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Waikiki Resort Line |
3,000 |
50 |
30 |
|
Harbor Line |
6,000 |
75 |
40 |
|
Night Square Line |
8,000 |
99 |
50 |
The minigame ends when the trolley reaches the final stop, or when you run out of film.
Each line has set locations for each sicko appearance, so if you keep replaying them, you’ll learn where they all are and can master a perfect snapping session.
Papillon Boy Types
There are different types of sickos that will appear and the colour of their outfit dictates different behaviours. We’ve got a breakdown of all types here.
|
Sicko |
Behaviour |
Base Score |
|---|---|---|
|
White Papillon |
The most common sicko that is easily spotted posing somewhere along the roadside. |
50 |
|
Blue Papillon |
These will pop into frame for a short time from behind bushes or fences. |
150 |
|
Red Papillon |
Usually seen riding something, such as a car, trolley, or UFO, and will pass by swiftly. |
250 |
|
Gold Papillon |
The rarest kind of sicko. You will earn a big bonus if you snap them while they are in their signature pose. |
350 |
The Gold Papillon is the biggest points earner, giving you an additional 500 points for the Gold Bonus, so be sure to prioritise snapping his photo to win big.
Point Score, Explained
At the end of each game, providing you have met the minimum completion score, you’ll earn points based on:
- The base score of each Papillon Boy you snapped successfully.
- An additional 50 points for each ‘Good’ photo you took.
- An additional 150 points for each ‘Excellent’ photo you took.
- An additional 500 points for each Gold Bonus photo you took.
Your score will then be multiplied further if you reach the highest rank.
Snap Point Exchange Rewards
Once you’ve been snapping up a storm and earning lots of points, you can spend them by speaking to Kuroki at the Aloha Beach Trolley Stop. Here’s a complete list of all rewards.
|
Item |
Cost (Points) |
|---|---|
|
Silver Treasure Chest |
29,000 |
|
Crewmate: Papillon Boy Papillon Boy will join the Goro Pirates. |
3,300 |
|
Crewmate: Patriarch Gondawara Patriach Gondawara will join the Goro Pirates. |
11,000 |
|
Scourge of the Night (Top) Upper body apparel. |
3,500 |
|
Scourge of the Night (Bottom) Lower body apparel. |
3,500 |
|
Scourge of the Night Feet apparel. |
2,000 |
|
Scourge of the Night (Makeup) Makeup for Majima. |
2,000 |
|
Border Break Soundtrack CD 1 Includes the track ‘Roukan’. |
300 |
|
Border Break Soundtrack CD 2 Includes the track ‘Catch the Future-Re:Union-‘. |
300 |
|
Border Break Soundtrack CD 3 Includes the track ‘Soft Landing Experiments’. |
300 |
|
Border Break Soundtrack CD 4 Includes the track ‘Rannou’. |
300 |
|
Bronze Plate Can be sold at a Pawn Shop to get money. |
260 |
|
Silver Plate Can be sold at a Pawn Shop to get money. |
2,600 |
|
Gold Plate Can be sold at a Pawn Shop to get money. |
13,000 |
|
Platinum Plate Can be sold at a Pawn Shop to get money. |
26,000 |
|
Swiss Watch Can be sold at a Pawn Shop to get money. |
52,000 |
|
Vintage Luxury Watch Can be sold at a Pawn Shop to get money. |
130,000 |
|
Golden Ball Required for the ‘When You Wish Upon Some Balls’ substory. Note: Only appears in the store once you have started the above substory. |
3,333 |
What’s In The Snap Points Exchange Silver Treasure Chest?
While all treasure might seem equal in the eyes of some, I imagine many players will want to track down the Treasure Rings first and foremost as these can actually be utilised by Majima. You’ll be pleased to hear then that unlike the Fortune Exchange Silver Treasure Chest, the Sicko Snap chest yields a new ring.
It’s the Ring of Flowers, which grants an increase to the power of Heat Actions that use nearby terrain. It can be worn on the index, middle, or ring finger.
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