Games to play before you die – Part 1: Shenmue
A commercial failure? Possibly. An artistic triumph? Without question.
Shenmue, Yu Suzuki's flawed masterpiece is the extremely rare result of one man’s vision being backed by almost unlimited funding and resources. The decision may have backfired from a financial standpoint thanks in part to the Dreamcast's relatively poor market share but the resultant product is quite unlike anything released before or since.
