Shenmue’s Ryo Hazuki to be playable in Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing

October 7th, 2009 Posted in News, Posted by Valay, Wii

He shall appear from a far eastern land across the sea, a young man who has yet to know his potential… And he’ll be driving a badass motorcycle.

Ryo Hazuki, star of the Shenmue series returns in his first playable appearance since Shenmue 2 to join the ranks of the SEGA All-Stars as part of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing.

Ryo, protagonist of the Shenmue series and one of the most requested SEGA character to make an appearance in All-Stars Racing will be riding his borrowed motorcycle around classic SEGA themed race tracks. And when a motorcycle just can’t cut it, Ryo unleashes his All-Star move and is able to swap vehicles to his iconic forklift truck to charge and barge opponents out of the way!

The Shenmue series, the story of a son’s quest for vengeance, began life in 1999 as the killer-app for the SEGA Dreamcast. Originally developed by the legendary Yu Suzuki for SEGA, Ryo has yet to gain his revenge but he’s certainly no stranger to motorcycle racing and is sure to make a formidable adversary for Sonic, AiAi, Dr. Eggman and the other All-Stars.


  1. 2 Responses to “Shenmue’s Ryo Hazuki to be playable in Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing”

  2. By Rorschach on Oct 7, 2009

    Huh. Isn’t this old news? That, or it was leaked ages ago…

    But still, cool news. Could rekindle interest in the series like Marth and Roy did for Fire Emblem. (I’m also hoping they give Viewtiful Joe another chance after Tatsunoko vs. Capcom.)

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    By Valay on Oct 7, 2009

    Yeah, I don’t think SEGA let this info out until today, so perhaps you heard about it through some sort of rumored leak.

    In terms of the actual news though, I agree with you, and I hope this allows additional gamers to find out about Shenmue.

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