Shenmue 2 to include special DVD bundle - a Shenmue feature film!

[bahn]

(Recently announced a few hours ago...)

Microsoft is going to include a 90-minute DVD entitled "Shenmue: The Movie". The DVD will feature English and Japanese subtitles, and is compatible with both Xbox and standard DVD players.

The full-length movie draws upon the original footage from the Sega Dreamcast release of Shenmue, recreating the experience which will be a great treat for fans who will recall the events from beginning to end.

Get a sneak peek of the Shenmue movie trailer here: http://www.xbox.com/press/shenmue_movie_announce.htm

Hm. Now i definitely want to pick up this game, hurry up November and get here!

[MVS]

Is that what they call 'the game' these days?

buwahahahhahaah.

[bahn]

haha. seriously.

a movie based upon an interactive...um, movie.

[Werewolf]

That's nice... the game would be better but at least it won't have people confused who didn't play the Dreamcast game

[burgundy]

Is this included with the Euro DC rev? I'm too lazy to actually "play" the "game" myself...

[bahn]

what...the DVD bundle? Nope, I highly doubt that. I am sure someone like BenT or Makaze could probably confirm this.

[Shinobi128]

Japanese voice-overs with english subtitles???? count me in.

[burgundy]

*didn't read closely enough*

I'd be almost certain that the DC rev didn't come with a DVD...but I do believe it had footage of the events of Shenmue. I'm wondering if this is simply that footage on a DVD or new footage.

[dorikyasu]

From Xbox.com:

The DVD is 90 minutes long and features English or Japanese voice-overs with the option for Japanese subtitles, and is playable on the Xbox with DVD remote or North American DVD players.

Japanese language voice track?
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that Shenmue: the Movie shown in Japan was in English w/ Japanese subtitles...

[Tsubaki]

For the record, Shen Mue the Movie came out in Japanese theaters in the year 2000(?) or maybe 1999. It was a chopped up version of the first game and the main problem is the transitions between scenes.
It is in English language with Japanese subtitles, though I guess for this release they'd probably add the English subtitles as well.

This is what's going to be included. It was not part of the European release. Heck, if you bought the Region 2 DVD, it'd set you back like $50-60. I guess they're just bundling it to get new people into it. But it already existed, so it's not like they're doing a whole lot.