<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Suzuki	O
's	O
company	O
Ys	O
Net	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
consist	O
of	O
open-world	O
3D	O
environments	O
interspersed	O
with	O
brawler	B-Application
battles	O
and	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
include	O
elements	O
of	O
role-playing	O
,	O
life	O
simulation	O
and	O
social	O
simulation	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
day-and-night	B-Protocol
system	I-Protocol
,	O
variable	O
weather	O
effects	O
,	O
non-player	O
characters	O
with	O
daily	O
schedules	O
,	O
and	O
interactive	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
vending	O
machines	O
,	O
arcades	O
,	O
and	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Shenmue	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
estimated	O
production	O
and	O
marketing	O
cost	O
of	O
US$47	O
to	O
$70	O
million	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
also	O
covered	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
I	I-Application
and	O
II	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
realism	O
and	O
ambition	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
their	O
controls	O
,	O
slow	O
pace	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
realism	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
mundane	O
detail	O
divided	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
a	O
spin-off	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
,	O
Shenmue	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
social	O
game	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
high-definition	O
ports	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
multiple	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
successful	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
developed	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
independently	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
co-produced	O
by	O
Crunchyroll	O
and	O
Adult	O
Swim	O
,	O
premiered	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creator	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
joined	O
Sega	O
in	O
1983	O
and	O
created	O
several	O
successful	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Hang-On	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
began	O
developing	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
RPG	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
development	O
moved	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
upcoming	O
console	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
connection	O
was	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
titled	O
Shenmue	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
advertised	O
Shenmue	B-Application
as	O
belonging	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
genre	O
it	O
termed	O
"	O
full	B-Application
reactive	I-Application
eyes	I-Application
entertainment	I-Application
"	O
or	O
"	O
FREE	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
also	O
covered	O
some	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
completed	O
for	O
a	O
smaller	O
figure	O
,	O
and	O
possibly	O
groundwork	O
for	O
future	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
1999	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
in	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
only	O
;	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
port	O
followed	O
in	O
2002	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
attracting	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
neither	O
game	O
made	O
a	O
profit	O
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
entered	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
development	O
hell	O
lasting	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzuki	O
worked	O
on	O
various	O
projects	O
which	O
failed	O
to	O
see	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
Shenmue	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
PC	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
announced	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
Shenmue	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
a	O
social	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Mobage	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Sony	O
's	O
presentation	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
conference	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
announced	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
for	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
having	O
licensed	O
the	O
series	O
from	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
became	O
the	O
fastest-funded	O
and	O
the	O
highest-funded	O
video	O
game	O
project	O
in	O
Kickstarter	O
history	O
,	O
reaching	O
its	O
initial	O
$2	O
million	O
goal	O
in	O
just	O
over	O
nine	O
hours	O
,	O
and	O
earning	O
$6.3	O
million	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
November	O
2019	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
began	O
developing	O
remasters	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
I	I-Application
and	O
II	O
featuring	O
new	O
models	O
,	O
textures	O
and	O
lighting	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
canceled	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
working	O
with	O
original	O
animations	O
and	O
characters	O
but	O
meshing	O
them	O
with	O
enhanced	O
HD	O
visuals	O
gave	O
us	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
we	O
felt	O
would	O
not	O
meet	O
the	O
standards	O
that	O
Shenmue	B-Application
fans	O
expect	O
and	O
deserve	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
high-definition	O
ports	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	O
One.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
The	O
ports	O
include	O
new	O
graphics	O
and	O
control	O
options	O
,	O
improved	O
user	O
interfaces	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
voices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
fans	O
from	O
Suzuki	O
expressing	O
his	O
hope	O
to	O
develop	O
Shenmue	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
told	O
IGN	O
he	O
had	O
created	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
"	O
for	O
the	O
fans	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
planned	O
to	O
give	O
Shenmue	B-Application
IV	I-Application
more	O
mainstream	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
teenage	O
martial	O
arts	O
pupil	O
Ryo	O
Hazuki	O
as	O
he	O
investigates	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
feature	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
;	O
Ryo	O
can	O
fight	O
multiple	O
opponents	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
practice	O
moves	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
import	O
their	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
carrying	O
over	O
money	O
,	O
inventory	O
items	O
and	O
martial	O
arts	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plot	O
IGN	O
described	O
Shenmue	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
revenge	O
epic	O
in	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
Chinese	O
cinema	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Shenmue	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
has	O
attracted	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
with	O
Shenmue	B-Application
I	I-Application
and	O
II	O
appearing	O
in	O
several	O
"	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
released	O
almost	O
two	O
decades	O
later	O
,	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
earlier	O
games	O
;	O
some	O
critics	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
outdated	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
praised	O
its	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Shenmue	B-Application
soundtracks	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
album	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
Juke	O
Box	O
,	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
containing	O
ten	O
select	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
in-game	O
cassette	O
tapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
OST	O
:	O
Chapter	O
1	O
:	O
Yokosuka	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Data	O
Discs	O
released	O
the	O
Shenmue	B-Application
soundtrack	O
on	O
vinyl	O
in	O
three	O
separate	O
colored	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
was	O
voted	O
into	O
the	O
Classic	O
FM	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
in	O
144th	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
virtual	O
Crunchyroll	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryo	O
Hazuki	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
mascot	O
racer	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
Ryo	O
that	O
only	O
rides	O
the	O
forklift	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Steve	O
Lycett	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
,	O
encouraged	O
a	O
fan-made	O
poll	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
forums	O
to	O
determine	O
which	O
three	O
Sega	O
characters	O
the	O
fans	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
Ryo	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	O
and	O
All	O
Stars	O
Racing	O
Transformed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
Ryo	O
rides	O
an	O
arcade-themed	O
vehicle	O
that	O
switches	O
between	O
OutRun	B-Application
,	O
Hang-On	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Space	O
Harrier''	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
depending	O
on	O
its	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
