Friday, 18 October 2013

US Shenmue: Coversational Japanese Ahoy!



The huge budget opus of Yu Suzuki requiring no introduction. Set in a Japanese town complete with Snack (hostess bar) and game centre (arcade) including Space Harrier and Hang-On. Try not to get too distracted on the quest for vengeance! US Shenmue is a curiosity item in that the game box included in the outer card sleeve is the USA version, but with Japanese subtitles to help study English. And it really is a treat to assist language study with the conversational language being the sort gamers with a keen ear for linguistics will lap up. Even if some of it has a twinge of sailor speak.



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