Shenmue 1,2 & 3 coming to Xbox360

The rumour mill is in full force again after an alleged leaked document from inside Sega showed the games that are to be featured in the Tokyo Game show by the developer, and if the document is true, I will be a very happy bunny.

First released for Sega’s Dreamcast (which I still rate as one of the best consoles ever made) Shenmue told the story of Ryu Hazuki, a teenage boy who returns home to see his father get killed by the mysterious Lan Di, who is in search of the Phoenix mirror, for an as yet unknown purpose, Ryu awakes after the battle and swears revenge on the Chinese man, and heads of into town to begin his investigations. The game continues from that point and is an engaging adventure game the likes of which I have never seen before, some people were annoyed by it, but most loved it, with its mix of puzzles, gorgeous graphics (which still look good even now) and fantastic orchestral music. Shenmue was a very expensive game to make, and failed its sales targets, essentially because not enough people owned a Dreamcast, with the PS1 & PS2 dominating the console market of the time, it would have required every DC owner to buy 2 copies of the game. Shenmue 2 came out on the DC just before the consoles demise, and was resurrected for the original xbox console. Now according to this leaked document Shenmue 3 is coming, the final installment in the series where we find out the truth, not to mention they are making Shenmue 1 & 2 Plus for the Xbox360, so people who have never played the epic game can get into it.

Full details of the list follow, of note are obviously Shenmue 1,2 & 3 but also other Dreamcast ports Chu Chu Rocket (the first online multiplayer console game) and the amazing Jet Set Radio:

Tokyo Game Show 07 SEGA Game List

Alien Syndrome (Wii, PSP)
After Burner: Black Falcon (PSP)
Beijing 2008: the Official Videogame of the Olympic Games (PS2, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS, PC)
ChuChu Rocket! (XBLA, PC)
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (PSP)
Fighters Megamix 2 (Xbox 360, PS3)
Ghost Squad (Wii)
Happy Tree Friends False Alarm (XBLA, PC)
Jet Set Radio Next (Xbox 360, PS3)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms Visit (PC)
Nights: Journey of Dreams (Wii)
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (PS2, Xbox 360, PC)
Samba De Amigo Fever (PSP)
Sega Classics Collection 2 (PS2,PSP)
Sega Rally Revo (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, PC)
Sega Superstar 2 (Wii)
Shenmue 3 (Xbox 360)
Shenmue I & II Plus (Xbox 360)
Skies of Arcadia 2 (Wii)
Sonic Rivals 2 (PSP)
Sonic Rush Adventure (DS)
Sonic the RPG (Xbox 360, PS3)
Space Channel 5 Part 3 (Xbox 360, PS3)
Space Channel 5 Showtime (Wii, DS, PSP)
The Club (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
The Golden Compass (PS2, PC, DS, Xbox 360, PSP, PS3, Wii)
The House of the Dead 4 (Xbox 360, PS3)
Universe at War: Earth Assault (Xbox 360, PC)
Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360, PS3)
Virtua Fighter Kids 2 (Wii)
Worldwide Soccer Manager Live (Xbox 360, PC)
Yakuza 3 (PS3)

List Taken From Xbox 360 Rally