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Shenmue

Shenmue

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Overall Critic Score:3.6856

Shenmue Critic Reviews

World of Video Games
When Shenmue is released, I know that we are going to get something special from Yu Suzuki's hard-work of seven years all together. And I did....read the complete Shenmue review at World of Video Games
Game Power AU
The man behind this masterpiece, Yu Suzuki describes Shenmue as F.R.E.E, standing for Free Roaming Eyes Entertainment. Not a Roll Playing Game, nor an Action Adventure title, and rightly so. Shenmue revolutionized and rethinks the way we play video games...read the complete Shenmue review at Game Power AU
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Gaming Target
That is true of Shenmue: Chapter 1: Yokosuka, the greatest game ever made. Every once in a while a new game comes out that makes people go "ooOooO" or "AaaAaaAA" this game makes people do both. A large development staff headed by Yu Suzuki created this...read the complete Shenmue review at Gaming Target
Game Revolution
The pacing can get slow and often you'll spend a great deal of time wandering around talking to people. This is not a good game for the impatient, quick-twitch action junkie....read the complete Shenmue review at Game Revolution
Games First!
If there’s one thing that’s more impressive than Honda’s humanoid robot project, it’s the games that have come out for the Dreamcast this past month. And the barrage hasn’t stopped. But what has stopped is the anticipation of the DC’s star...read the complete Shenmue review at Games First!
World of Video Games
This review will cover the U. S. version of Shenmue. Shenmue has been in development since the Dreamcast was announced. It is produced and directed by Yu Suzuki, the creator the Virtua Fighter series, Space Harrier, and the Hang-On series of games....read the complete Shenmue review at World of Video Games
Gaming Age
Besides the absolutely stunning visuals and breathtaking soundtrack, Shenmue's most amazing feat lies in the emotional interaction between yourself and other people, and the realistic nature of everything around you....read the complete Shenmue review at Gaming Age
Cincinnati Enquirer
Graphically, Shenmue could be the best-looking game-system title of all time....read the complete Shenmue review at Cincinnati Enquirer
Just Adventure
All RPG
Shenmue is, and always will be, one of the best games I have ever had the pleasure of playing. The game may not be perfect, but the bad points of the game are extremely hard to find, even to a veteran video game critic. If you have a Dreamcast, Shenmue...read the complete Shenmue review at All RPG
Gaming Maxx
Game Rankings
Shenmue is an altogether original experience.  It's a slice of life that you get to experience and that experience transcends playing the game.  If you like adventure games stop reading the reviews and go get this.  Or ask someone to get it for you....read the complete Shenmue review at Game Rankings
IGN
"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...read the complete Shenmue review at IGN
GamerWeb Sega
Da GameBoyz
I can sit here and tell you what a wonderful, deep, emotional and entertaining game it is, but you have to actually play this masterpiece in order to appreciate it....read the complete Shenmue review at Da GameBoyz
Defunct Games
Core Magazine
Gamestyle
TotalVideoGames
Gamers Europe
One year on, it's finally here. The biggest, most expensive and ambitious videogame ever crash-lands in the UK nearly a year on from its highly successful Japanese launch. After five years of work and $70 million (£47 million; roughly) Yu Suzuki and AM2...read the complete Shenmue review at Gamers Europe
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Game Vortex
There's really nothing more to say here other than frickin' amazing... Okay, so there's a lot more to say. Shenmue sports, bar none, the most realistic graphics ever seen in a video game. You'll be stopping yourself to make sure that it's not...read the complete Shenmue review at Game Vortex
Eurogamer
GamePro
The main gripe is that Shenmue is just the first chapter of the overall story, and creator Yu Suzuki has hinted there may be as many as 16...read the complete Shenmue review at GamePro
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