Shenmue II 2001

Released: September 6, 2001
Anniversary: Turned 25 on September 6
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Platforms: Xbox · PlayStation 4 · PC · Xbox One · Dreamcast
Developer: Sega AM2
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Where to buy

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Digital: Xbox
In a collection: Shenmue I & II

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Is it still worth playing?

Sega AM2's 2001 action adventure, directed by Yu Suzuki, for the Dreamcast. It has open world environments, brawler battles and quick time events, with a day and night system, variable weather and characters with daily schedules. You control the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki on a journey for revenge that brings him to Hong Kong in 1987. Most of the game is spent exploring, searching for clues, examining objects and talking to characters for information. In the 3D fighting Ryo can take on several opponents at once, and in quick time events you press the right buttons at the right moment. You can ask passersby for directions and fast forward the clock while waiting for a scheduled event such as a shop opening. A world where people keep schedules and the weather changes still makes waiting and looking part of the game.