Shenmue

E388063

Shenmue is a pioneering open-world action-adventure game known for its cinematic storytelling, detailed 3D environments, and life-simulation elements that heavily influenced later sandbox titles.

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Label Occurrences
Shenmue canonical 1
Shenmue I & II HD collection 1
Shenmue II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf action-adventure game
open-world game
video game
antagonist Lan Di
award Game Developers Choice Awards 2011 Best Visual Art
surface form: Game Developers Choice Award for Excellence in Visual Arts (nominated)
countryOfOrigin Japan
creator Yu Suzuki
developer Sega AM2
director Yu Suzuki
distribution physical media
estimatedBudget high production budget
feature NPC daily schedules
day-night cycle
dynamic weather system
free-roaming exploration
fully voiced dialogue
job system
mini-games
quick time events
real-time clock
firstReleaseDate 1999
followedBy Shenmue self-linksurface differs
surface form: Shenmue II
gameMode single-player
genre action-adventure
life simulation
role-playing game
hasEnglishDub true
musicBy Ryuji Iuchi
Takeshi Yanagawa NERFINISHED
notableFor cinematic storytelling
detailed 3D environments
influence on sandbox games
life-simulation elements
originalLanguage Japanese
originalPlatform Dreamcast
originalReleaseRegion Japan
partOfSeries Shenmue self-linksurface differs
surface form: Shenmue series
platform Dreamcast
PlayStation 4
Windows
Xbox
Xbox One
producer Yu Suzuki
protagonist Ryo Hazuki
publisher Sega
reRelease Shenmue self-linksurface differs
surface form: Shenmue I & II HD collection
settingCountry Japan
settingLocation Yokosuka
timePeriod 1986
usesGameEngine custom Sega AM2 engine

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Dreamcast notableGame Shenmue
Shenmue partOfSeries Shenmue self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Shenmue series
Shenmue followedBy Shenmue self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Shenmue II
Shenmue reRelease Shenmue self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Shenmue I & II HD collection