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Game entry

Shenmue II

2001 · Action RPG, Action-adventure, Sandbox · PlayStation 4, Xbox, Xbox One, Dreamcast · Microsoft Game Studios

After 97 duels settled by the community, Shenmue II stands no. 571 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,672 ELO points and 60% of wins. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: 4 duels settled, 2 to 2. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 16 out of 104 (2001).

World rank

no. 571

ELO score

1,672

Wins

60%

Duels played

97

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About 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 the warlord Lan Di and unravel the mystery of the Phoenix mirror. Set in Hong Kong, Kowloon, and Guilin, you'll travel through breathtaking scenery, rich with mountainous wilderness, traditional Taoist temples, and stunning tropical landscapes. As you move through massive, highly-detailed 3D worlds, you'll interact with almost every facet of your environment as well as a whole new cast of characters.

Originally released on Dreamcast in Europe and Japan, this Xbox edition marks the sequel's debut in the US and includes the Shenmue Movie chronicling the first episode in the series.

The community says

I barely remember the plot now, just the feeling of being somewhere far from home, and that alone makes me want to defend it a little.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,672 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Shenmue II sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 568 Half-Life: Source 1,673
  2. 569 South Park: The Stick of Truth 1,672
  3. 570 Burnout Paradise 1,672
  4. 571 Shenmue II 1,672
  5. 572 Mega Man 7 1,672
  6. 573 Untitled Goose Game 1,671
  7. 574 Golden Sun: The Lost Age 1,671

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The standing

Where Shenmue II ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Shenmue II stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 16 out of 104 (2001).

Where Shenmue II ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 571 5,035
Action RPG 67 510
2000s 168 1,308
2001 16 104

The community

The debate

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  1. ziemann_eudora

    I barely remember the plot now, just the feeling of being somewhere far from home, and that alone makes me want to defend it a little.

    Coop_Ferrer

    Frente a Skyrim, este gana en atmósfera igual.

  2. PixelOwl1997

    Guilin still shows up in my head sometimes, out of nowhere, years later.

    SilentRunner

    fue solo una tarde para ti también, o volviste más veces después de esa primera vez?

    PixelPilot2

    Replying to SilentRunner

    Just one afternoon, and yet here we are years later still typing about it, funny how that works, did it hit you the same way after?

  3. VinylOwl

    Next to something like Psychonauts it plays a completely different game, slower, quieter, and honestly that's what keeps me coming back to it...

    Save_Waters

    Replying to GhostBard9

    Nostalgia aside, the game still asks a lot of patience from people who never got to grow up with it.

    GhostBard9

    I showed a bit of Guilin to my daughter once, just to see her reaction, and she asked more questions than I had answers for.

  4. Bayer15

    Only put in maybe fifteen hours total, spread over a summer, but the streets stuck with me longer than the story did.

  5. LuckyLegend2

    Every time it comes up against something bigger it loses, and yet here it still is, still climbing back...

    GhostPhoenix

    intéressant comme angle mais Skyrim l'écrase en échelle, pas en ambiance.

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