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Shenmue

Retro Game Database · Dreamcast

Shenmue

Ryo Hazuki searches Yokosuka for the man who murdered his father. Asking a shopkeeper or waiting for a contact can take the investigation into another ordinary day.

Exploration shares the adventure with martial-arts fights and quick-time events. Shops, capsule toys, and the local arcade provide distractions along the route.

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Retro Replay Review

Gameplay

Question residents and consult Ryo’s notebook.

Follow clues through neighborhoods with changing daily schedules.

Respond to fights and timed action sequences when the search turns dangerous.

Graphics

Detailed streets, shops, and character faces place the investigation in a recognizable Japanese town.

Story

Lan Di kills Ryo’s father before taking a mysterious mirror.

Ryo recovers and begins looking for him.

The search uncovers a connection to the Hazuki family’s past.

Overall Experience

A quiet conversation can be the important event of an afternoon.

The town’s routines give waiting and returning a place in the adventure.

This is the original Dreamcast game rather than its sequel or remaster collection.

Retro Replay Score

8.5/10

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Retro Replay Score

8.5

Website

https://web.archive.org/web/20000229073138/http://www.shenmue.com:80/main.html

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