Shenmue II
Yu Suzuki's cinematic masterpiece returns with more spellbinding adventure and an even more immersive world. The epic continues as Ryo Hazuki arrives in Hong Kong on his quest to avenge his father's murder by…
Shenmue II is an adventure developed by Sega AM2, released 6 August 2001 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Dreamcast and Xbox.
What Shenmue II is
Shenmue II is an adventure game developed by Sega AM2 and released in 2001. It was published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Dreamcast and Xbox.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In 1987, the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki arrives from Japan in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, on the trail of his father's killer, Lan Di, of the criminal Chi You Men organization. He searches for Master Lishao Tao, the only link to the whereabouts of Yuanda Zhu, a martial arts expert who sent Ryo's father a letter warning him of Lan Di's intentions. When Ryo finds Tao, whose real name is Xiuying Hong, she refuses to help, considering his quest for vengeance reckless. The two part ways, but Xiuying continues to monitor Ryo's progress. Ryo encounters Wuying Ren, the wily leader of a street gang. Ren decides to help Ryo after deciding there may be money to be made in Ryo's mysterious phoenix…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Shenmue series
Shenmue II is the third of 19 entries we hold in the Shenmue series. It arrived 2 years after Shenmue. The next entry was Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie in 2010. Its critic score of 70 is 6 points below the series average of 76. The highest-rated entry is Shenmue at 90.
How it was received
Shenmue II holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 2 points below the year average. Players rate it 76, 6 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What it launched against
Shenmue II launched on 6 August 2001, within three weeks of Final Fantasy X, Max Payne, Devil May Cry and Golden Sun. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy X, Max Payne, Devil May Cry, Golden Sun.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Shenmue II yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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