Shenmue City is a gaiden/sidestory style game in the Shenmue series, which currently consists of the original Shenmue (released December 1999) and Shenmue II (released September 2001).
Ys Net, a company formed by Shenmue father Yu Suzuki in November 2008, is developing the game as its first project. Sega is supervising the production. Sunsoft will be releasing and managing the game on both Yahoo! Mobage and its mobile counterpart, Mobagetown.The game kicks off in Yokosuka, the setting of the original Shenmue. Players serve as the game's main character themselves and follow a story. The game promises a number of characters, along with compelling visuals. It will have a social aspect, although Sunsoft has not shared details.
Sunsoft opened
an official site for the game today. The site shows many of the familiar faces from the first two Shenmue games along with such phrases as "Shenmue has returned" and "Come back this winter."