Shenmue

Shenmue

Shenmue is a 1999 open-world adventure video game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki. Suzuki coined a genre title, "FREE" , for the game, based on the interactivity and freedom he wanted to give to the player. Suzuki intended to achieve this by simulating aspects of real life through the game, such as the day/night/sleep system, real time variable weather effects , fully voiced non-player characters with their own daily schedules, quick time events, and various other interactive elements such as vending machines, arcades, and...
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Genre:Action-adventure game
Publisher:Sega
Designer:Yoichi Takahashi, Yu Suzuki

Game genres of Shenmue

Action-adventure game
Action-adventure game

An action-adventure game can be defined as a game with a mix of elements from an action game and an adventure game, especially crucial elements like...
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Designer of Shenmue

Yoichi Takahashi
Yoichi Takahashi
Age:51

Yōichi Takahashi is a Japanese cartoonist and manga artist, best known for his work Captain Tsubasa. Yoichi Takahashi has had many items published including art books, manga, novels, and guides, most of which are of about his manga Captain Tsubasa.

Yu Suzuki
Yu Suzuki
Age:53

Yu Suzuki is a Japanese game designer and producer who has spent his entire career with Sega Enterprises. Often referred to as Sega's answer to Shigeru Miyamoto, he has been responsible for the creation of many of Sega's most important arcade games such as Hang-On, Out Run, After Burner II, Virtua Fighter, Daytona USA and Virtua Cop as well as the Shenmue series for the Dreamcast. In 2003, Suzuki became the sixth person to be inducted into the...
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Publisher of Shenmue

Sega
Sega
Headquarters:London
Founded:1951

Sega Corporation , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world. Sega previously developed and manufactured its own brand of home video...
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Frequently Asked Questions about Shenmue

  • Q:
    Which company is the publisher of "Shenmue"?
  • A:
    Sega publishes the video game.
  • Q:
    Which modes of game play are included in "Shenmue"?
  • A:
    "Shenmue" is a Single Player game.
  • Q:
    In which genre is the best-selling video game Shenmue considered?
  • A:
    Shenmue's genre categories include Console Role-Playing, Action-Adventure and Adventure.
  • Q:
    Which designers are credited for their work on the video game "Shenmue"?
  • A:
    Yoichi Takahashi and Yu Suzuki created the game.

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