Shenmue II/Reception

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Critical reception

Dreamcast version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
95	100% Consoles	2001-1x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[1]	[details]
100	576 Konzol	2001-xx-xx	HU HU		^[2]	[details]
97	Bonus	2002-01-25	YU YU		^[3]	[details]
92	Consoles +	2001-xx-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[4]	[details]
60	Digitiser	2001-12-21	UK UK		^[5]	[details]
94	Dreamcast Magazine	2001-11-29	UK UK	PAL	^[6]	[details]
80	Dorimaga	2001-09-07	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[7]	[details]
91	Dorimaga	2002-09-27	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[8]	[details]
80	Edge	2001-11-29	UK UK		^[9]	[details]
97	Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast	2002-xx-xx	RU RU		^[10]	[details]
80	Famitsu	2001-08-31	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[11]	[details]
90	GamesMaster	2001-1x-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[12]	[details]
91	MAN!AC	2001-12-05	DE DE	PAL	^[13]	[details]
92	Playbox	200x-xx-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[14]	[details]
90	[[\|Play]]	2002-xx-xx	PL PL		^[15]	[details]
90	PSX Extreme	2001-1x-xx	PL PL		^[16]	[details]
87	PSX Extreme	2002-0x-xx	PL PL	PAL	^[17]	[details]
90	Power Unlimited	2002-0x-xx	NL NL		^[18]	[details]
90	Strana Igr	2001-xx-xx	RU RU		^[19]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	19	89	60	100	40	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	3	84	80	91	11	Very positive
World	PAL	7	92	87	95	8	Very positive
JP	All	3	84	80	91	11	Very positive
JP	NTSC-J	3	84	80	91	11	Very positive
UK	All	4	81	60	94	34	Mixed
UK	PAL	2	92	90	94	4	Very positive
FR	All	3	93	92	95	3	Very positive
FR	PAL	3	93	92	95	3	Very positive
DE	All	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
DE	PAL	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
HU	All	1	100	100	100	0	Very positive
NL	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
PL	All	3	89	87	90	3	Very positive
PL	PAL	1	87	87	87	0	Very positive
RU	All	2	94	90	97	7	Very positive
YU	All	1	97	97	97	0	Very positive

Xbox version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
89	Consoles +	2003-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[20]	[details]
70	Electronic Gaming Monthly	2002-11-05	US US	NTSC-U	^[21]	[details]
100	GameNOW	2002-11-12	US US	NTSC-U	^[22]	[details]
88	GamePro	200x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[23]	[details]
85	Hyper	2003-02-05	AU AU	PAL	^[24]	[details]
80	Official Xbox Magazine	2003-xx-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[25]	[details]
83	PSX Extreme	2003-0x-xx	PL PL	NTSC-U	^[26]	[details]
80	Quit	2003-0x-xx	IT IT		^[27]	[details]
90	Super Juegos	2003-0x-xx	ES ES		^[28]	[details]
83	Xbox Zone	2003-0x-xx	DE DE	PAL	^[29]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	10	85	70	100	30	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	4	85	70	100	30	Very positive
World	PAL	4	84	80	89	9	Very positive
US	All	3	86	70	100	30	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	3	86	70	100	30	Very positive
UK	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
UK	PAL	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
FR	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
DE	All	1	83	83	83	0	Very positive
DE	PAL	1	83	83	83	0	Very positive
ES	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
IT	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
AU	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
AU	PAL	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
PL	All	1	83	83	83	0	Very positive
PL	NTSC-U	1	83	83	83	0	Very positive

Sales

Dreamcast version

Date	Japan	Europe	Worldwide

Xbox version

Date	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Dreamcast version

Dreamcast French charts

Date	Position
2002-06	2
2002-07	3
2002-08	4

Xbox version

References

↑ 100% Consoles, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 100
↑ 576 Konzol, "November 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Bonus, "1/2002" (YU; 2002-01-25), page 60
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 2001" (FR; 2001-xx-xx), page 120
↑ Digitiser (UK) (2001-12-21)
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 29" (UK; 2001-11-29), page 38
↑ Dorimaga, "2001-08 extra (2001-09-21)" (JP; 2001-09-07), page 34
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32
↑ Edge, "Christmas 2001" (UK; 2001-11-29), page 84
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 206
↑ Famitsu, "2001-09-14" (JP; 2001-08-31), page 33
↑ GamesMaster, "Xmas 2001" (UK; 2001-1x-xx), page 80
↑ MAN!AC, "01/2002" (DE; 2001-12-05), page 56
↑ Playbox, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Play, "Marzec 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 27
↑ PSX Extreme, "11/2001" (PL; 2001-1x-xx), page 23
↑ PSX Extreme, "01/2002" (PL; 2002-0x-xx), page 53
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 2, Februari 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 44
↑ Strana Igr, "Oktyabr 2001 2/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 102
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2002" (US; 2002-11-05), page 273
↑ GameNOW, "December 2002" (US; 2002-11-12), page 60
↑ GamePro, "January 2003" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 136
↑ Hyper, "March 2003" (AU; 2003-02-05), page 68
↑ Official Xbox Magazine, "February 2003" (UK; 2003-xx-xx), page 94
↑ PSX Extreme, "01/2003" (PL; 2003-0x-xx), page 71
↑ Quit, "Marzo 2003" (IT; 2003-0x-xx), page 25
↑ Super Juegos, "Junio 2003" (ES; 2003-0x-xx), page 60
↑ Xbox Zone, "02/2003" (DE; 2003-0x-xx), page 46

Shenmue II

Books: Shenmue II Premiere Guide (2001) | Shenmue II Saisoku Kouryaku Guide (2001) | Shenmue II Guide Book (2001) | Shenmue II Kanzen Kouryaku Shinsho (2001) | Shenmue II Complete Guide (2001) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Shenmue II (2002)
Music: Shenmue II (2021)

Prototypes: 2001-04-11 | 06-07 | 09-13 | 10-03

[:File:100.25Consoles_FR_09.pdf_p100-1] 100% Consoles, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 100

[2] 576 Konzol, "November 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 50

[3] Bonus, "1/2002" (YU; 2002-01-25), page 60

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_117.pdf_p120-4] Consoles +, "Octobre 2001" (FR; 2001-xx-xx), page 120

[digitiser2001-12-21-5] Digitiser (UK) (2001-12-21)

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_29.pdf_p38-6] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 29" (UK; 2001-11-29), page 38

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20010921_2001-08ex.pdf_p34-7] Dorimaga, "2001-08 extra (2001-09-21)" (JP; 2001-09-07), page 34

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p32-8] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32

[:File:Edge_UK_105.pdf_p84-9] Edge, "Christmas 2001" (UK; 2001-11-29), page 84

[10] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 206

[11] Famitsu, "2001-09-14" (JP; 2001-08-31), page 33

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_115.pdf_p80-12] GamesMaster, "Xmas 2001" (UK; 2001-1x-xx), page 80

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2002-01.pdf_p56-13] MAN!AC, "01/2002" (DE; 2001-12-05), page 56

[:File:Playbox_FR_13.pdf_p32-14] Playbox, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 32

[15] Play, "Marzec 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 27

[16] PSX Extreme, "11/2001" (PL; 2001-1x-xx), page 23

[17] PSX Extreme, "01/2002" (PL; 2002-0x-xx), page 53

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_098_200202.pdf_p44-18] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 2, Februari 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 44

[19] Strana Igr, "Oktyabr 2001 2/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_135.pdf_p102-20] Consoles +, "Avril 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 102

[:File:EGM_US_161.pdf_p273-21] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2002" (US; 2002-11-05), page 273

[:File:GameNOW_US_14.pdf_p60-22] GameNOW, "December 2002" (US; 2002-11-12), page 60

[:File:GamePro_US_172.pdf_p136-23] GamePro, "January 2003" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 136

[:File:Hyper_AU_113.pdf_p68-24] Hyper, "March 2003" (AU; 2003-02-05), page 68

[:File:OXM_UK_013.pdf_p94-25] Official Xbox Magazine, "February 2003" (UK; 2003-xx-xx), page 94

[26] PSX Extreme, "01/2003" (PL; 2003-0x-xx), page 71

[:File:Quit_IT_01.pdf_p25-27] Quit, "Marzo 2003" (IT; 2003-0x-xx), page 25

[28] Super Juegos, "Junio 2003" (ES; 2003-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:XboxZone_DE_2003-02.pdf_p46-29] Xbox Zone, "02/2003" (DE; 2003-0x-xx), page 46

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Shenmue II/Reception

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Contents

Critical reception

Dreamcast version

Ratings

Breakdown

Xbox version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Dreamcast version

Xbox version

Software charts

Dreamcast version

Dreamcast French charts

Xbox version

References