The game's title is derived from a specific tree that makes a cameo near the ending of the second installment in the series. The tree is located, both literally and figuratively, at the center of the prophecy that is a constant thread throughout the saga (and which is featured in the cinematic intros to both games). The Shenmue tree resides in the same small village (Bailu, which is located in Guilin) that spawned both Shenhua and the game's notorious stone mirrors. There is further foreshadowing to this tree in Shenmue, although such references are very discreet. One example is the cassette named "Antiquity Tree", which Ryo may purchase at any point during the game. Antiquity means "ancient", hence "Ancient Tree". The musical score played from the cassette shares an uncanny resemblance to the musical score of the Main Shenmue Theme. Therefore, it is suggested that the Shenmue Tree is an ancient tree, probably reflecting the tree's mythology and its significance.
Shenmue happened in 1999.
Shenmue was created on 1999-12-29.
Shenmue II happened in 2001.
Shenmue City was created in 2010.
Shenmue City happened in 2010.
Eventually, it is rumored that sega will release shenmue 1&2 for XBOX360. Then the release of shenmue 3.
Shenmue II was created on 2001-09-06.
Shenmue - 1999 VG is rated/received certificates of: USA:T
Shenmue II - 2001 VG is rated/received certificates of: USA:T
Most original Xbox games can be played on the Xbox 360 console. Shenmue 2 is one of them games which will work, I have even played it myself. I am not sure what you mean by backwards compatibility. If you mean by the region disks, a PAL game wont play on a other region xbox.
Only the time will tell
Shenmue is a video game created by the Sega company of Japan. It was released in 1999 in Japan for the Sega Dreamcast. A worldwide release followed in 2000.