<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
Shenmue	B-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
open-world	O
environments	O
,	O
brawler	B-Application
battles	O
and	O
quick-time	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	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
various	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
in	O
2002	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
where	O
Microsoft	O
secured	O
console	O
exclusivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
scale	O
,	O
though	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
were	O
less	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
finding	O
its	O
graphics	O
lacking	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
sold	O
poorly	O
and	O
further	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
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
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>
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
in	O
2019	O
following	O
a	O
successful	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
teenage	O
martial	O
artist	O
Ryo	O
Hazuki	O
in	O
his	O
journey	O
for	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	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
and	O
practice	O
moves	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
adds	O
several	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
taking	O
a	O
job	O
is	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
how	O
to	O
earn	O
money	O
—	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
by	O
gambling	O
,	O
arm	O
wrestling	O
,	O
street	O
fighting	O
or	O
running	O
a	O
pachinko	O
stand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryo	O
can	O
spend	O
money	O
on	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
capsule	O
toys	O
or	O
1980s	O
arcade	O
games	O
including	O
Hang-On	B-Application
,	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
and	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
import	O
their	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
transferring	O
money	O
,	O
items	O
and	O
martial	O
arts	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Shenhua	O
's	O
family	O
home	O
,	O
a	O
tree	O
named	O
Shenmue	B-Application
(	O
Chinese	O
for	O
"	O
sedge	O
tree	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
in	O
bloom	O
;	O
she	O
explains	O
that	O
her	O
name	O
means	O
"	O
flower	O
of	O
the	O
Shenmue	B-Application
tree	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
most	O
expensive	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
is	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
cost	O
Sega	O
US$70	O
million	O
;	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
said	O
the	O
figure	O
was	O
closer	O
to	O
$47	O
million	O
including	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
IGN	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
for	O
"	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
reasonable	O
sum	O
"	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
included	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Passport	O
,	O
promoting	O
Sega	O
's	O
upcoming	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2003	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
sold	O
100,000	O
copies	O
,	O
a	O
tenth	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
secured	O
console	O
exclusivity	O
rights	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
DVD	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
film	O
comprising	O
cutscenes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Shenmue	B-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
theaters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
featuring	O
new	O
models	O
,	O
textures	O
and	O
lighting	O
was	O
canceled	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
21	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
premiered	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
found	O
that	O
it	O
greatly	O
improved	O
on	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
refined	O
"	O
nearly	O
every	O
aspect	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
epic	O
feel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
effective	O
"	O
swan	O
song	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
it	O
took	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
very	O
brink	O
of	O
its	O
capabilities	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
felt	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
some	O
uninteresting	O
elements	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
expanded	O
scale	O
and	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
were	O
less	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
English-language	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
graphics	O
lacking	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
Martin	O
Taylor	O
criticized	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
lazy	O
port	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Your	O
perseverance	O
with	O
the	O
sluggish	O
pacing	O
can	O
be	O
rewarding	O
,	O
but	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
consistently	O
proves	O
itself	O
an	O
ageing	O
game	O
with	O
ageing	O
looks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
to	I-Application
Rights	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
the	O
tenth-best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
IGN	O
readers	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
named	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
best	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2014	O
Empire	O
ranked	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
51st-best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	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
June	O
2015	O
,	O
he	O
launched	O
a	O
successful	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>
