I never tried the X Box version, since I don't have the console.
You gotta be kidding, when I played PSO long time ago I had to pay !!!
And I guess Shemue can be slow for some people, it is better in Japanese though. The english voice acting is sub-par, and as far as I know only on X Box.
Really ?? Uhhh, I don't live in the states man. I don't know how much it is here, but I suppose it is the same. It's games are hard to get these days, though. I'll try looking for it anyway, especially Shenmue II. The original should be cheap, mine got stuck on Disc 3 and there's no way I'm waiting til I get an X Box to finish it.
Also, I remember spending 25+ hours on Soul Calibur and it's missions. I didn't get Inferno, they say leave the game on for 20 hours and he will appear. As for part 2, I played less then 3 or even 2 hours.
Btw, check out the Hot New Trailers !!! thread I made here, look for the Shenmue Online trailer. It seems very interesting. Though I doubt it's part three. Plus, part 2 had the events which take place on the boat omitted...So part 3 must be somewhere down the line.

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