Shenmue (series)
| Shenmue | |
|---|---|
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| Genres |
Action-adventure Interactive cinema Life simulation Social simulation |
| Developers |
Sega AM2 Ys Net |
| Publishers |
Sega Microsoft Games Studios Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Creators | Yu Suzuki |
| Platforms |
Dreamcast Xbox Mobile phones Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 |
| Platform of origin | Dreamcast |
| First release |
Shenmue December 29, 1999 |
| Latest release |
Shenmue City December 2010 |
Shenmue (Japanese: シェンムー Hepburn: Shenmū?) is an open-world action-adventure video game series created, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki. Shenmue and Shenmue II were developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for Dreamcast on December 29, 1999, and September 6, 2001 respectively; Shenmue II was ported to Xbox in 2002. Shenmue III, developed by Suzuki's company Ys Net, is due for release in December 2017 for PlayStation 4 and PC. Suzuki plans the series to span at least four games.
The Shenmue games consist of open-world 3D environments interspersed with brawler battles and quick time events. They include elements of role-playing, life simulation and social simulation games, such as a day-and-night system, variable weather effects, non-player characters with daily schedules, and interactive elements such as vending machines, arcades, and minigames. A "revenge epic in the tradition of Chinese cinema", the story follows the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki as he travels through 1980s Japan and China in pursuit of his father's killer.
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