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I think I first knew of Shenmue in about 2004, that was when I got a dreamcast. I had bought the old console from a local pawnshop, really cheap, with a few games like Quake III Arena and Virtua... more

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Rating Summary based on 42 reviews

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  • 57 of 57 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    scope-matthi

    5 Stars Like a trip to Japan 09/12/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages look up in the opinion

    Disadvantages Disadvantages " " " " "

    °°°°The story°°°° Ryo Hazuki's father has been murdered. The 17-years old pupil living in a Japanese town called Yamanose has to avenge his father's death. He knows the name of his killer, Lan Di. Because Ryo's Paps has been murdered right in front o'him, he dunno what to do else but avenge his unfair death. He doesn't know anything about the murderers, not even their position so he asks around his neighbourhood and his circle of friends to find out who they've been and what they're doin' and what the kill was all about. °°°°You°°°° Play the character Ryo Hazuki. Hazuki-San is a strong and ... more
  • 31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    incubus

    5 Stars Japanese Dream 06/05/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Beautiful, adictive story, gameplay etc

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Waiting around

    Shenmue is an RPG or role playing game, and for those of you who haven't already encountered the genre I’ll tell you what this involves. In an RPG you are the hero, through some sort of coincidence most probably very spurious you have a task, either to enact revenge, save a woman in distress or stop an evil dictator. At the beginning you will have very few resources, all the research, finding items, and puzzle solving is left up to you. The world revolves around the you, everyone you speak to can be useful in the right circumstance and every bit of information will most probably lead ... more
  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Snowdrift

    3 Stars It's said Kung Fu is a lost art, it is in Shenmue 30/05/2002
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Lots of interactiveness with everything, ever.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too much talking, too litte fighting.

    "RPG’s have changed" well that was the slogan the game boasted, which in a world where RPG’s are enough sell consoles it’s a big and risky statement. Shenmue is shall we say a steady game for a number of reasons, steady because that’s how the game’s pace goes, there’s a little action here and a little puzzle solving there and never at any point do you ever feel overwhelmed with things to do. A problem that surfaces within the first half hour of playing is how linear the game is, it’s a simple go here talk to him then go there and talk to her affair ... more
  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jovialduke

    5 Stars Shenmue 26/05/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Everything stated

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can't think of any.

    I think I first knew of Shenmue in about 2004, that was when I got a dreamcast. I had bought the old console from a local pawnshop, really cheap, with a few games like Quake III Arena and Virtua Fighter, decent games in their own right(especially Q3A) however I felt I needed something deeper. Iv'e alwasy been a fan of the action adventure genre, good storylines but with good gameplay, and that's what I wanted. So after looking around on internet review sites I came across Shenmue. It also happened that a friend at school had the game, in good condition and was willing to sell it to me for £4 ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bigbtommy

    5 Stars Hello Ryo 13/10/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Darn good

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Need more...

    After getting my hands on a Dreamcast, I decided to grab a copy of Shenmue, an old DC action-RPG game, which I got off the second hand shelf at GAME. Now, when you read on about this game, you'll see how much of a bargain I got for £9.99! The game is spread over 3 GD-ROM's, and comes with a 4th Disc, the Shenmue Passport. The basis of the game is that you play Ryo Hazuki, son of a martial arts master, who one day comes home to find his dad being murdered by a group of gangsters who steal a mirror from your fathers dojo. From then on you make it your duty to try and locate these gangsters and ... more

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Publisher Sega
Release Year 2000
Genre Role-Playing Game (RPG)
Platform Sega Dreamcast

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