Shenmue/Reception

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Critical reception

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
100	576 Konzol	2000-xx-xx	HU HU		^[1]	[details]
90	Ação Games	200x-xx-xx	BR BR		^[2]	[details]
96	Bonus	2000-12-25	YU YU	NTSC-J	^[3]	[details]
80	Click!	2001-01-04	PL PL		^[4]	[details]
91	Consoles +	2000-0x-xx	FR FR	NTSC-J	^[5]	[details]
91	Consoles +	2000-1x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[6]	[details]
100	Computer & Video Games	2000-12-13	UK UK		^[7]	[details]
100	Dreamcast Monthly	2000-11-23	UK UK	PAL	^[8]	[details]
100	DC-UK	2000-11-17	UK UK	PAL	^[9]	[details]
93	Dreamcast Magazine	1999-12-24	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[10]	[details]
85	Dreamcast Magazine	2000-11-30	UK UK		^[11]	[details]
88	Dorimaga	2002-09-27	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[12]	[details]
98	Dreamzone	2000-01-xx	FR FR	NTSC-J	^[13]	[details]
80	Edge	2000-11-29	UK UK		^[14]	[details]
87	Electronic Gaming Monthly	2000-12-05	US US	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
81	Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast	2002-xx-xx	RU RU		^[16]	[details]
83	Famitsu	1999-12-24	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[17]	[details]
91	Fun Generation	2000-12-20	DE DE	PAL	^[18]	[details]
75	GameFan	2000-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[19]	[details]
97	GamePlay RPG	2000-1x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[20]	[details]
88	GamePro	200x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[21]	[details]
56	Game Informer	2000-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[22]	[details]
67	Gamers' Republic	2000-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[23]	[details]
94	Hyper	2000-12-20	AU AU		^[24]	[details]
90	Joypad	2000-0x-xx	IT IT	NTSC-J	^[25]	[details]
90	MAN!AC	2000-12-06	DE DE	PAL	^[26]	[details]
90	Man!ak	1999-xx-xx	PL PL		^[27]	[details]
90	Neo Plus	2001-xx-xx	PL PL		^[28]	[details]
100	Next Generation	2000-11-21	US US	NTSC-U	^[29]	[details]
100	Official Dreamcast Magazine	2000-11-02	UK UK	PAL	^[30]	[details]
100	Official Dreamcast Magazine	2000-10-03	US US	NTSC-U	^[31]	[details]
96	Playbox	2000-1x-xx	FR FR		^[32]	[details]
92	[[\|Play]]	2001-xx-xx	PL PL		^[33]	[details]
93	PSX Extreme	2001-0x-xx	PL PL		^[34]	[details]
78	Power Unlimited	200x-xx-xx	NL NL		^[35]	[details]
100	Strana Igr	2000-xx-xx	RU RU		^[36]	[details]
100	Strana Igr	2000-xx-xx	RU RU		^[37]	[details]
84	Video Games	2000-12-06	DE DE	PAL	^[38]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	38	90	56	100	44	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	7	91	83	98	15	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	7	82	56	100	44	Mixed
World	PAL	8	94	84	100	16	Very positive
JP	All	3	88	83	93	10	Very positive
JP	NTSC-J	3	88	83	93	10	Very positive
US	All	7	82	56	100	44	Mixed
US	NTSC-U	7	82	56	100	44	Mixed
UK	All	6	94	80	100	20	Very positive
UK	PAL	3	100	100	100	0	Very positive
FR	All	5	95	91	98	7	Very positive
FR	NTSC-J	2	95	91	98	7	Very positive
FR	PAL	2	94	91	97	6	Very positive
DE	All	3	88	84	91	7	Very positive
DE	PAL	3	88	84	91	7	Very positive
IT	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
IT	NTSC-J	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
AU	All	1	94	94	94	0	Very positive
BR	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
HU	All	1	100	100	100	0	Very positive
NL	All	1	78	78	78	0	Positive
PL	All	5	89	80	93	13	Very positive
RU	All	3	94	81	100	19	Very positive
YU	All	1	96	96	96	0	Very positive
YU	NTSC-J	1	96	96	96	0	Very positive

Sales

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Dreamcast German charts

Date	Position
2000-12	1
2001-01	1
2001-02	2
2001-03	4
2001-04	6
2001-05	3
2001-06	2

Dreamcast Spanish charts

Date	Position
2001-02	2

Dreamcast Spanish charts (units)

Date	Position
2001-03	5
2001-04	6
2001-05	6
2001-10	10

Dreamcast Spanish charts (value)

Date	Position
2001-03	4
2001-04	4
2001-05	5
2001-10	3
2001-11	3

References

↑ 576 Konzol, "December 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 2001" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 43
↑ Bonus, "9/2000" (YU; 2000-12-25), page 51
↑ Click!, "1/2001" (PL; 2001-01-04), page 20
↑ Consoles +, "Février 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 78
↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 72
↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-13), page 84
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-23), page 92
↑ DC-UK, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-17), page 42
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-01 (2000-01-07,14)" (JP; 1999-12-24), page 26
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 16" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 36
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 33
↑ Dreamzone, "Février 2000" (FR; 2000-01-xx), page 87
↑ Edge, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-29), page 86
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-05), page 196
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 204
↑ Famitsu, "2000-01-07,14" (JP; 1999-12-24), page 29
↑ Fun Generation, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-20), page 46
↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 12: December 2000" (US; 2000-1x-xx), page 25
↑ GamePlay RPG, "Décembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 48
↑ GamePro, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 98
↑ Game Informer, "December 2000" (US; 2000-1x-xx), page 122
↑ Gamers' Republic, "December 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 72
↑ Hyper, "February 2001" (AU; 2000-12-20), page 40
↑ Joypad, "Febbraio 2000" (IT; 2000-0x-xx), page 54
↑ MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 40
↑ Man!ak, "Wrzesień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 39
↑ Neo Plus, "Styczeń 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Next Generation, "December 2000" (US; 2000-11-21), page 100
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 8
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 56
↑ Playbox, "Décembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 22
↑ Play, "Marzec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 28
↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 38
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 9, Nummer 1, Januari 2001" (NL; 200x-xx-xx), page 24
↑ Strana Igr, "Fevral 2000 1/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Video Games, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 42

Shenmue

Books: Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka Saisoku Kouryaku Guide (2000) | Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka Kanzen Seiha no Sho (2000) | Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka Complete Guide (2000) | Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka World Guidance (2000) | Official Shenmue Perfect Guide (2000) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Shenmue (2000)
Music: Shenmue/Shenhua (1998) | Shenhua: Jiang Qing Ri Bao Hua Ge (1999) | Shenmue Orchestra Version (1999) | You're My Only: Shenmue no Sasayaki (1999) | Shenmue JukeBox (1999) | Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka Original Sound Track (2000) | Shenmue (2015)
Videos: What's Shenmue (1999) | Shenmue: The Movie (2001)

Demos: Project Berkley (1998) | What's Shenmue: Yukawa Senmu o Sagase (1999)

Prototypes: 2000-08-18

[1] 576 Konzol, "December 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_159.pdf_p43-2] Ação Games, "Janeiro 2001" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 43

[:File:Bonus_9_SCG.pdf_p51-3] Bonus, "9/2000" (YU; 2000-12-25), page 51

[4] Click!, "1/2001" (PL; 2001-01-04), page 20

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_097.pdf_p78-5] Consoles +, "Février 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_107.pdf_p72-6] Consoles +, "Décembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 72

[:File:CVG_UK_230.pdf_p84-7] Computer & Video Games, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-13), page 84

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_16.pdf_p92-8] Dreamcast Monthly, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-23), page 92

[:File:DCUK_UK_17.pdf.E2.80.8E_p42-9] DC-UK, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-17), page 42

[:File:DCM_JP_20000107_2000-01.pdf_p26-10] Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-01 (2000-01-07,14)" (JP; 1999-12-24), page 26

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_16.pdf_p36-11] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 16" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 36

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p33-12] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 33

[:File:Dreamzone_9_2000_Scan.pdf_p87-13] Dreamzone, "Février 2000" (FR; 2000-01-xx), page 87

[:File:Edge_UK_092.pdf_p86-14] Edge, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-29), page 86

[:File:EGM_US_138.pdf_p196-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-05), page 196

[16] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 204

[17] Famitsu, "2000-01-07,14" (JP; 1999-12-24), page 29

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_60.pdf_p46-18] Fun Generation, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-20), page 46

[:File:GameFan_US_0812.pdf_p25-19] GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 12: December 2000" (US; 2000-1x-xx), page 25

[:File:GameplayRPG_FR_04.pdf_p48-20] GamePlay RPG, "Décembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 48

[:File:GamePro_US_148.pdf_p98-21] GamePro, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 98

[:File:GameInformer_US_092.pdf_p122-22] Game Informer, "December 2000" (US; 2000-1x-xx), page 122

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_31.pdf_p72-23] Gamers' Republic, "December 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 72

[:File:Hyper_AU_088.pdf_p40-24] Hyper, "February 2001" (AU; 2000-12-20), page 40

[:File:Joypad_IT_02.pdf_p54-25] Joypad, "Febbraio 2000" (IT; 2000-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2001-01.pdf_p40-26] MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 40

[27] Man!ak, "Wrzesień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 39

[28] Neo Plus, "Styczeń 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:NextGeneration_US_72.pdf_p100-29] Next Generation, "December 2000" (US; 2000-11-21), page 100

[:File:ODM_UK_14.pdf_p8-30] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 8

[:File:ODCM_US_08.pdf_p56-31] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 56

[:File:Playbox_FR_01.pdf_p22-32] Playbox, "Décembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 22

[33] Play, "Marzec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 28

[34] PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 38

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_085_200101.pdf_p24-35] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 9, Nummer 1, Januari 2001" (NL; 200x-xx-xx), page 24

[36] Strana Igr, "Fevral 2000 1/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 46

[37] Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2001-01.pdf_p42-38] Video Games, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 42

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