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Shenmue's protagonist Ryo Hazuki practices martial arts (Photo of SEGA) LONDON — The 1999 action game "Shenmue" was on Thursday named the most influential video game of all time following a survey ...

SEGA's 1999 entry to the series has been described by Bafta as both a "pioneer" and "blueprint" for future open-world games, as ITV News reporter Charlie Frost explains Bafta has unveiled the ...

A public poll to determine the most influential video game of all time, held by the U.K. screen arts academy BAFTA, has returned an extremely surprising (if not totally unworthy) result ...

stars a young Ryo Hazuki as he seeks to avenge the death of his father, killed by a mysterious martial arts specialist. The game is split into three instalments (Shenmue I, II, and III ...

Action adventure game Shenmue, which first launched in 1999 ... Super Mario Bros and Minecraft to receive the most votes. It tells the story of Ryo Hazuki’s quest to avenge his father’s death, and is ...

Originally released on the Sega Dreamcast in 1999, Shenmue tells the story of Ryo Hazuki, a young martial artist seeking revenge against the man who ended his father’s life. The beauty of ...