Shenmue · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
Game data
- Released
- 1999-12-29
- User rating
- 4.31 / 5
- Genres
- Adventure, RPG, Simulation
- Platforms
- PC, Dreamcast
- ESRB
- Teen
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Game details · IGDB
90Critic score · 1 ratings
86User score · 147 ratings
"He shall appear from a far Eastern land across the sea. A young man who has yet to know his potential. This potential is a power that can either destroy him, or realize his will. His courage shall determine his fate. The path he must traverse, fraught with adversity, I await whilst praying. For this destiny predetermined since ancient times... A pitch, black night unfolds with the morning star as its only light. And thus the saga, begins..." This first chapter of Shenmue kicks off Yu Suzuki's cinematic Dreamcast tour-de-force, an exploration-heavy adventure that has players immerse themse…
- Released
- 1999
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Dreamcast
- Game modes
- Single player
- Franchise
- Shenmue
- Developer
- Sega AM2
- Publisher
- Sega
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.shenmue.com
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- publication date
- 1999-12-29
- title
- Shenmue
- capital cost
- 47000000
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