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Shenmue
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Overall Critic Score:3.6856
Shenmue Critic Reviews
Sega has a lot riding on Shenmue. For the past year or so, Sega has released an astounding number of first-rate titles, and in spite of this, the PlayStation 2 has dominated the spotlight to an absurd extreme. Shenmue marks Sega's big attempt to grab...read the complete Shenmue review at GameSpy
"...Those who like a nice, slow paced mystery to sink their teeth into will enjoy this title. Those who prefer something fast won’t find it...read the complete Shenmue review at Armchair Empire
Created by Yu Suzuki, Shenmue takes players into a 3D world set in 1986 Japan. Sega calls the game F.R.E.E., which stands for "Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment." By Sega's definition, F.R.E.E. means that you can "Go wherever you want to go, see whatever...read the complete Shenmue review at AllGame
During the month of April 2000, I wrote a review for Resident Evil—Code: Veronica that challenged game developers. I proclaimed that todays near photo-realistic graphics made some gaming conventions of the past seem outright ludicrous. Game...read the complete Shenmue review at Gamecritics
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Shenmue is one of those rare games that’s fated to be labeled with the pompous-sounding descriptor “important.” It’s an important game because it pushes the envelope – actually it just blows the friggin’ envelope all to hell – in terms of...read the complete Shenmue review at Electric Playground
At the outset, Shenmue appears to be a run-of-the-mill role-playing game. You wander around, search for items, talk to people, and gather clues - all in an effort to track down the elder Hazuki's killer. Appearances can be deceiving, though -...read the complete Shenmue review at GameSpot
This 4-disk epic adventure game manages to create a realistic virtual world better than any game that preceded. Your character, a Japanese teenager in search of his father's killers, can walk around town, enter buildings, and interact with people. The...read the complete Shenmue review at The Video Game Critic
Brace yourselves, everyone. You're not going to like me for this.
Shenmue, released by Sega on the Dreamcast, is most definitely a benchmark game. Taking the part of Ryo Hazuki, you are thrust into an entire world, quite literally. In your quest to...read the complete Shenmue review at RPGFan
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