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Shenmue II

Developer: Sega AM2 Publisher: Sega
28 October 2002
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8 Ratings /
#319 All-time
#12 for 2001
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2001 Sega AM2 Rutubo  
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JP 4 974365 501792
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XEU 5 060004 761302
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Mirror_D_80z Shenmue II 2024-01-23T08:41:48Z
Xbox • XNA
2024-01-23T08:41:48Z
5.0
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KILLITHJCC999 Shenmue II 2023-09-25T00:36:03Z
Xbox • XNA
2023-09-25T00:36:03Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
lashdaddy32 Shenmue II 2023-07-09T18:55:45Z
Xbox • XNA
2023-07-09T18:55:45Z
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josephrobert Shenmue II 2023-01-27T11:41:31Z
Xbox • XNA
2023-01-27T11:41:31Z
1
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brasilgrips Shenmue II 2023-01-19T05:21:43Z
Xbox • XNA
2023-01-19T05:21:43Z
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inunonaizo Shenmue II 2022-12-18T04:51:38Z
Xbox • XNA
2022-12-18T04:51:38Z
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ResetRPG Shenmue II 2022-07-12T20:06:12Z
Xbox • XNA
2022-07-12T20:06:12Z
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Life Simulation Open World Mystery Graphic Adventure
philtharp Shenmue II 2021-09-11T16:46:27Z
Xbox • XNA
2021-09-11T16:46:27Z
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ThePatchedVest Shenmue II 2021-07-19T11:48:50Z
Xbox • XNA
2021-07-19T11:48:50Z
3.5
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Manlington266 Shenmue II 2021-07-11T18:30:56Z
Xbox • XNA
2021-07-11T18:30:56Z
4.5
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
jermrellum Shenmue II 2021-06-17T06:16:22Z
Xbox • XNA
2021-06-17T06:16:22Z
2.0
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
NigelNNG Shenmue II 2021-05-23T20:26:44Z
Xbox • XNA
2021-05-23T20:26:44Z
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Single-player
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ESRB: T
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  • Fowlawneeshafow 2021-03-01 16:48:47.317346+00

    The music is so fucking good. Both Shenmue 1 and 2 are so atmospheric.
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  • PrivateJoker 2021-07-25 18:03:25.977038+00
    An epic odyssey of a second game in contrast to an epic disaster of a third game. Shenmue II is such a beautiful narrative achievement, which just makes the awful third game look even worse by comparison.
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  • FayWasTaken 2022-01-05 01:03:35.349391+00
    that dreamcast feeling
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  • Fowlawneeshafow 2022-02-12 22:15:42.812809+00
    a bit of advice on which version to play:
    The original English releases of the game have censorship of LGBT characters. In the original JP release, Yuan (a queer, AMAB female-presenting character) is portrayed by a male voice actor. In the Dreamcast PAL release of Shenmue II (which is Japanse dub only), they re-recorded the Japanese dub for Yuan with a female voice actress to hide their queer identity. In the English dub (Xbox version, English dub in HD Remaster), Yuan is dubbed with a female voice actress as well. These changes were reverted in the Japanese dub in the Shenmue HD collection, restoring Yuan's original voice lines and preserving their character.

    tl;dr
    Play the HD Remaster with the Japanese Dub for the most accurate and as-intended portrayal of the characters. Unless there's a version that undubs Yuan for the Dreamcast PAL version that I'm unaware of.
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    • Bengals 2024-02-06 08:56:58.103546+00
      There's no mention or even implication of Yuan being transgender in the Japanese version. He was intended to be a gay transvestite, and tbh even if they were trans I don't think giving a trans character a feminine voice as opposed to a masculine voice is erasure. The English dub is goated anyway.
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  • greengumpstump 2022-06-26 23:17:05.942425+00
    "boring version of Yakuza" imagine being so uninspired
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    • longestseason 2023-03-10 02:40:01.308887+00
      most braindead review ive ever read lol. it doesn't even make sense since yakuza came out 4 years after shenmue 2 and they're very different games theres no point in comparing them
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  • Fowlawneeshafow 2022-11-02 00:12:16.739043+00
    we really, really need to stop people from comparing Shenmue to Yakuza and Judgement lmao, they're hardly similar at all outside of superficial similarities (both martial arts games, both open world with lots of side activities, both from SEGA). It's the lowest of low hanging fruit and a lowbrow comparison to make.

    Shenmue is like a mystery life simulator sandbox adventure game with some combat sequences and minigames in-between. The point is to experiment within the environment and experience Ryo's life, find secrets, trigger events and collect shit.

    If you actually had to make comparisons, it's much closer to something like Shadow of Destiny [シャドウ・オブ・メモリーズ], Deadly Premonition, Flower Sun & Rain [花と太陽と雨と], or Mizzurna Falls [ミザーナフォールズ] but even then it's a stretch to make those comparisons. Really nothing's like it.
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  • talkingradioheads 2023-02-07 15:07:50.904482+00
    euh huh
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  • HeatherMadhouse 2023-05-14 12:19:31.305936+00
    better than the first. glorious game
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