Description
Shenmue 2 is the sequel to the innovative free-roaming RPG
Shenmue. Continuing on exactly from where the original left off,
Shenmue 2 furthers the story of Ryo Hazuki and his search for his fathers murderer, Lan-Di, as well as the events surrounding the murder.
Taking place in China,
Shenmue 2 contains a real world gameplay system first seen in the original
Shenmue. This puts you in a world where hundreds of people live out their daily lives around you, day turns to evening and on into night. It rains and snows, you can get part time jobs to earn extra money for rent or even gamble or play real classic arcade games like Outrun at the local video arcade all within a living breathing city. There is also a battle mode for those occasions when Ryo gets himself into fights as well as quick time events that require you to act quickly in the heat of some tense situations.
The Xbox version of the game came with an additional DVD called
Shenmue: The Movie, which contained a summation of the first
Shenmue game made into a feature length movie. This was to help people who didn't own a Dreamcast understand the plot from the previous game, since it was never released for the Xbox.
Alternate Titles
- "莎木二" -- Chinese title (traditional)
- " シェンムーＩＩ" -- Japanese title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Netjak |
Jul 28, 2002 |
9.8 out of 10 |
98 |
| Gamezone (Germany) |
Sep 07, 2001 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) |
Dec 30, 2001 |
94 out of 100 |
94 |
| GamesAreFun.com (GAF) |
Apr 05, 2003 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Nov 29, 2001 |
18 out of 20 |
90 |
| Kingdom of Desire |
May 11, 2008 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Planet Dreamcast |
Oct 31, 2002 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Power Unlimited |
Feb, 2002 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Gaming Target |
Jan 22, 2002 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Armchair Empire, The |
2001 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
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Trivia
Shenmue I and II both feature bad endings that appear if it takes you too long to beat the game. In Shenmue I, you have to wait for 15th April, 1987 and in Shenmue II for June 31st to see the bad endings.
