Shenmue comparisons
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Shenmue is compared head-to-head with Phantasy Star Online, Sonic Adventure and Soulcalibur and more: 7 head-to-heads in Dreamcast Games, each with the specs and prices we checked.
9.1/10Editor score
Shenmue9.1
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Shenmue head-to-head
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Shenmue vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Genre | Players | Release year | Release regions | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shenmue | No | — | Action-adventure | Single-player | 1999 | Japan | 9.1 |
| 1 | Phantasy Star Online | No | — | — | — | 2000 | Europe, USA, Japan, Brazil | 9.4 |
| 2 | Sonic Adventure | No | — | Action-adventure | Single-player | 1998 | — | 9.3 |
| 3 | Soulcalibur | No | — | Fighting | Local multiplayer | 1999 | Japan | 9.2 |
| 5 | Fur Fighters | No | — | Action-adventure | — | 2000 | North America, Europe | 9.0 |
| 6 | Ikaruga | No | — | — | — | 2002 | Japan | 8.9 |
| 7 | Ready 2 Rumble Boxing | No | — | — | — | 1999 | US, Europe, Japan | 8.8 |
| 8 | Worms World Party | No | — | Action-adventure | — | 2001 | Europe, North America | 8.7 |
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