<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
1999	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
explores	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
fighting	B-Application
opponents	O
in	O
brawler	B-Application
battles	I-Application
and	O
encountering	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environmental	O
detail	O
was	O
considered	O
unprecedented	O
,	O
with	O
numerous	O
interactive	O
objects	O
,	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
and	O
various	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
developing	O
several	O
successful	O
Sega	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
director	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
longer	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
conceived	O
Shenmue	B-Application
as	O
a	O
multi-part	O
epic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
set	O
in	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
moved	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
1997	O
and	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
connection	O
was	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
became	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
,	O
though	O
this	O
also	O
covered	O
some	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
sales	O
of	O
1.2	O
million	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
did	O
not	O
recoup	O
its	O
development	O
cost	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
further	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
entered	O
development	O
hell	O
and	O
Suzuki	O
left	O
Sega	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
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
premiered	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
Ryo	O
battles	O
opponents	O
in	O
fighting	B-Application
sequences	O
similar	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
;	O
outside	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
practice	O
moves	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
features	O
a	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
with	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
considered	O
unprecedented	O
for	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryo	O
receives	O
a	O
daily	O
allowance	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
spent	O
on	O
items	O
including	O
food	O
,	O
raffle	O
tickets	O
,	O
audio	B-Device
cassettes	I-Device
and	O
capsule	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
minigames	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
local	O
arcade	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Ryo	O
can	O
throw	O
darts	O
or	O
play	O
complete	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
arcade	O
games	O
Hang-On	B-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ryo	O
gets	O
a	O
part-time	O
job	O
at	O
the	O
docks	O
and	O
must	O
ferry	O
crates	O
between	O
warehouses	O
and	O
compete	O
in	O
races	O
using	O
a	O
forklift	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
described	O
Shenmue	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
middle	O
management	O
,	O
often	O
composed	O
of	O
the	O
unglamorous	O
daily	O
grinds	O
—	O
being	O
home	O
for	O
bedtime	O
,	O
wisely	O
spending	O
money	O
earned	O
from	O
a	O
day	O
job	O
,	O
or	O
training	O
combat	O
moves	O
through	O
lonely	O
practice	O
—	O
that	O
other	O
games	O
bypass	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryo	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Chi	O
You	O
Men	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
local	O
harbor	O
gang	O
,	O
the	O
Mad	O
Angels	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
a	O
job	O
at	O
the	O
harbor	O
as	O
a	O
forklift	B-Operating_System
driver	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
joining	O
Sega	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
created	O
several	O
successful	O
arcade	O
games	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>
To	O
test	O
camera	O
,	O
combat	O
and	O
conversation	O
systems	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
built	O
a	O
prototype	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
game	O
,	O
The	O
Old	O
Man	O
and	O
the	O
Peach	O
Tree	O
,	O
about	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
,	O
Taro	O
,	O
seeking	O
a	O
martial	O
arts	O
grandmaster	O
in	O
1950s	O
Luoyang	O
,	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
AM2	O
began	O
developing	O
a	O
3D	O
Saturn	B-Device
RPG	O
with	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Guppy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
became	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
RPG	O
:	O
Akira	O
's	O
Story	O
,	O
an	O
RPG	O
starring	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
character	O
Akira	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
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
to	O
better	O
market	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
"	O
killer	O
app	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
connection	O
was	O
dropped	O
and	O
Suzuki	O
announced	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Project	O
Berkley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
Shenmue	B-Application
was	O
so	O
unique	O
it	O
belonged	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
genre	O
it	O
termed	O
"	O
full	O
reactive	O
eyes	O
entertainment	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
FREE	O
"	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.AM2	O
focused	O
on	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
large	O
open	O
environment	O
with	O
minigames	O
and	O
subquests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cut	O
scenes	O
are	O
rendered	O
in	O
real	B-General_Concept
time	I-General_Concept
,	O
without	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
was	O
used	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
movements	O
of	O
Budō	O
(	O
Japanese	O
martial	O
arts	O
)	O
experts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fit	O
the	O
material	O
onto	O
a	O
manageable	O
number	O
of	O
discs	O
,	O
AM2	O
developed	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
data	B-General_Concept
compression	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
bug-tracking	B-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
tracked	O
bugs	O
with	O
Excel	B-Application
spreadsheets	O
;	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
tracked	O
over	O
10,000	O
unresolved	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
localizer	O
Jeremy	O
Blaustein	O
,	O
Shenmues	B-Application
English	O
localization	O
was	O
fraught	O
with	O
problems	O
exacerbated	O
by	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
became	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
game	O
ever	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
cost	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
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
amount	O
,	O
and	O
groundwork	O
for	O
future	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
game	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3tb	I-Application
,	O
also	O
directed	O
by	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
included	O
a	O
preview	O
disc	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
featuring	O
FMV	O
scenes	O
and	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
Sega	O
unveiled	O
Shenmue	B-Application
at	O
a	O
conference	O
at	O
the	O
Yokohama	O
International	O
Assembly	O
Hall	O
and	O
demonstrated	O
its	O
clock	O
,	O
weather	O
and	O
quick	O
time	O
event	O
systems	O
;	O
fans	O
could	O
watch	O
the	O
conference	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
Shenmue	B-Application
would	O
span	O
multiple	O
games	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
public	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
Sega	O
showed	O
Shenmue	B-Application
in	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
at	O
the	O
1999	O
Game	O
Developer	O
's	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
Japanese	O
consumer	O
conference	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
a	O
Shenmue	B-Application
promotion	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
price	O
drop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
distributed	O
a	O
limited-edition	O
video	O
,	O
What	O
's	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
and	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
from	O
August	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
Shenmue	B-Application
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
to	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
a	O
"	O
Shenmue	B-Application
Subway	O
Tour	O
"	O
,	O
showing	O
playable	O
demos	O
at	O
Japanese	O
train	O
stations	O
that	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
Shenmue	B-Application
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
sold	O
260,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
eventually	O
sold	O
1.2	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
became	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
fourth-bestselling	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
though	O
Shenmues	B-Application
sales	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
success	O
for	O
most	O
games	O
,	O
only	O
an	O
"	O
impossible	O
"	O
number	O
of	O
sales	O
would	O
have	O
seen	O
Shenmue	B-Application
turn	O
a	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
every	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
owner	O
would	O
have	O
needed	O
to	O
buy	O
Shenmue	B-Application
twice	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
turn	O
a	O
profit	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
"	O
ironically	O
it	O
probably	O
did	O
as	O
much	O
to	O
kill	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
as	O
it	O
did	O
to	O
cement	O
its	O
reputation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shenmue	B-Application
localizer	O
Jeremy	O
Blaustein	O
likened	O
the	O
failure	O
to	O
the	O
epic	O
1980	O
film	O
Heaven	O
's	O
Gate	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
drastically	O
over	O
budget	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
:	O
"	O
Suzuki	O
was	O
coming	O
off	O
of	O
huge	O
past	O
successes	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Moore	O
,	O
then-president	O
of	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
said	O
Shenmue	B-Application
sold	O
"	O
extremely	O
well	O
"	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
make	O
a	O
profit	O
due	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
limited	O
installed	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
engineer	O
Hideki	O
Sato	O
defended	O
Shenmue	B-Application
as	O
an	O
"	O
investment	O
 [ which ] 	O
will	O
someday	O
be	O
recouped	O
"	O
because	O
the	O
lessons	O
learnt	O
during	O
development	O
could	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
holds	O
an	O
average	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
89%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
though	O
Shenmue	B-Application
is	I-Application
"	O
far	O
from	O
perfect	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
worth	O
experiencing	O
—	O
provided	O
you	O
have	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
invest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Lomas	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
Official	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
said	O
the	O
production	O
values	O
were	O
"	O
astounding	O
...	O
 [ Shenmue ] 	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
beautiful	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
no	O
doubt	O
about	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
by	O
"	O
the	O
time	O
you	O
're	O
driving	O
forklifts	B-Operating_System
and	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
QTE-filled	O
conclusion	O
,	O
hours	O
upon	O
hours	O
of	O
boredom	O
will	O
have	O
taken	O
their	O
toll	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
received	O
the	O
Excellence	O
Prize	O
for	O
Interactive	O
Art	O
at	O
the	O
2000	O
Japan	O
Media	O
Arts	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
disappointing	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
awarded	O
it	O
the	O
prize	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Technical	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Artistic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
Xbox	B-Application
editor	O
Hilary	O
Goldstein	O
praised	O
Shenmue	B-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
great	O
ideas	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
ultimately	O
uninteresting	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
technical	O
demo	O
than	O
a	O
coherent	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
IGN	O
UK	O
's	O
Martin	O
Robinson	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
deeply	O
personal	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
opened	O
my	O
eyes	O
to	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
world	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
about	O
shooting	O
aliens	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
,	O
rescuing	O
the	O
princess	O
or	O
slaying	O
orcs	O
for	O
hours	O
on	O
end	O
—	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
about	O
real	O
people	O
in	O
a	O
real	O
place	O
...	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
mundane	O
moments	O
that	O
gave	O
Shenmue	B-Application
its	O
poetry.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Empire	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
digital	O
environment	O
created	O
by	O
Shenmue	B-Application
was	O
revolutionary	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
2010	O
book	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
,	O
David	O
McCarthy	O
wrote	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
's	O
"	O
paradigmatic	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
entire	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
"	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
McCarthy	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
appears	O
"	O
crude	O
and	O
blocky	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
modern	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
recreated	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
with	O
...	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
that	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
rivaled.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
wrote	O
:	O
"[Shenmues]	O
pacing	O
might	O
be	O
glacial	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
rollercoaster	O
tempo	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
,	O
but	O
slowing	O
things	O
down	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
greater	O
appreciation	O
of	O
everything	O
that	O
Suzuki	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
AM2	O
department	O
achieved	O
here	O
...	O
how	O
everything	O
is	O
held	O
together	O
remains	O
quite	O
exquisite	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
closest	O
scrutiny	O
,	O
even	O
by	O
2014	O
standards.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
HD	O
ports	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
were	O
less	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Peter	O
Glagowski	O
wrote	O
that	O
Shenmue	B-Application
had	O
"	O
interesting	O
concepts	O
that	O
are	O
marred	O
by	O
poor	O
execution	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
combat	O
and	O
slow	O
pacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
open-world	O
design	O
was	O
truly	O
original	O
and	O
fascinating	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
really	O
was	O
n't	O
a	O
need	O
to	O
include	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
that	O
Shenmue	B-Application
has.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
critic	O
Jim	O
Sterling	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Shenmue	B-Application
is	I-Application
dreadful	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Maybe	O
at	O
the	O
turn	O
of	O
the	O
millennium	O
when	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
worth	O
a	O
shit	O
it	O
could	O
get	O
away	O
with	O
being	O
bold	O
,	O
but	O
boldness	O
is	O
no	O
excuse	O
for	O
wasting	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
time	O
,	O
having	O
absolutely	O
no	O
respect	O
for	O
the	O
audience	O
or	O
its	O
patience	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
expecting	O
people	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
own	O
fun	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
really	O
give	O
all	O
that	O
many	O
tools	O
to	O
have	O
fun	O
with.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
attracted	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
and	O
2008	O
,	O
IGN	O
readers	O
voted	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
#81	O
and	O
#63	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
Ever	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Empire	O
ranked	O
Shenmue	B-Application
the	O
42nd-best	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
ranked	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
joint-best	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
voted	O
Shenmue	B-Application
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
UK	O
named	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
was	O
the	O
71st	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
Slant	O
Magazine	O
and	O
the	O
seventh	O
by	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
is	I-Application
credited	O
for	O
pioneering	O
several	O
game	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Top	O
5	O
Underappreciated	O
Innovators	O
"	O
,	O
1UP.com	O
credited	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
open-world	O
city	O
game	O
"	O
before	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
popularized	O
by	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
large	O
environments	O
,	O
wealth	O
of	O
options	O
and	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
have	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
later	O
sandbox	O
games	O
including	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Deadly	B-Device
Premonition	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
is	I-Application
also	O
credited	O
for	O
naming	O
and	O
popularizing	O
the	O
quick	O
time	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
games	O
including	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
would	O
incorporate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzuki	O
plans	O
Shenmue	B-Application
to	O
cover	O
at	O
least	O
four	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	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>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
for	O
PC	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Shenmue	B-Application
world	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
another	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
a	O
social	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
Mobage	O
mobile	O
service	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
late	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
E3	O
conference	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
he	O
announced	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
to	O
develop	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
with	O
Ys	O
Net	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
having	O
licensed	O
the	O
rights	O
from	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
III	I-Application
became	O
the	O
fastest-funded	O
and	O
highest-funded	O
video	O
game	O
project	O
in	O
Kickstarter	O
history	O
,	O
raising	O
$6.3	O
million	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
models	O
,	O
textures	O
and	O
lighting	O
,	O
was	O
canceled	O
in	O
2017	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
21	O
,	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
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ports	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
four	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
charts	O
with	O
37,529	O
retail	O
sales	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
Orchestra	O
Version	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
two-disc	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
OST	O
Chapter	O
1	O
:	O
Yokosuka	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
film	O
of	O
Shenmues	B-Application
cutscenes	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
theatrically	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
premiered	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
