- The US version was originally to be released on the Sega Dreamcast in 2001; however, Sega's decision to pull out of the hardware business led to its cancellation and therefore was only released in Japan and Europe. Shenmue II was released on the Microsoft Xbox in October of 2002, which included English dubbing, a screen filter mode that allows the background colors to be changed, and a snapshot feature that lets you take photos of just about anything in the game at any time.
- The Dreamcast version (which was only released in Europe and Japan.) had a few differences. For example, the language was in Japanese with English Subtitles. The character Yuan was originally a Male in female clothing. As for the Xbox version, the voice of Yuan was redubbed in English by a female voice actor. Some of the capsule toy prizes didn't make it in the final Xbox version either. Since Sega owns the rights to Shenmue, Microsoft replaces some of the prizes.
- The Dreamcast version used up to 4 discs. As for the Xbox version, it combined the whole game into 1 disc. The Dreamcast had artwork photos. After each disc was complete, it had the opportunity to view them by triggering the top buttons. Each disc also had special bonuses to view on your PC like character artwork photos, movies, animation and more.
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