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Shenmue (シェンムー 一章 横須賀 Shenmū Isshō: Yokosuka?, lit. "Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka") is a 1999 action-adventure video game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki. Suzuki coined a genre title for its nonlinear gameplay, "FREE" (Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment), for the game, based on the interactivity and freedom he wanted to give to the player.
Suzuki intended to achieve this by simulating aspects of real life through the game, such as the day and night system, real-time variable weather effects (unheard of in a game of this kind at the time), fully voiced non-player characters with their own daily schedules, quick time events, and various other interactive elements such as vending machines, arcades, and convenience stores.
Shenmue borrows gameplay elements from several different genres, but largely consists of open world adventure segments with real-time 3D battles interspersed throughout. It was the most expensive video game at the time, with a production cost of $47 million, equivalent to $67 million in 2014.
The game was followed by a 2001 sequel, Shenmue II, with at least one more planned as a Dreamcast series. However, production on the series ended with the second game, leaving the story at an unresolved cliffhanger.
Shenmue has been in several "greatest video games of all time" lists. In 2013, Shenmue won an online German poll contest conducted by German magazine M! Games to become "The #1 Ultimate Best Game of All Time."