by Silas » Wed May 14, 2003 5:41 am
The answer to the second question would have answered the first. Because the Passport provided a history, name, birthdate and description of every single character in Shenmue. There was also a way to check your "score" and your running time, although why you have to be connected before these features are available is beyond me! (The histories, though, were downloaded. So technically they could have changed them).
There was also a means of swapping various toy collectibles, but I just didn't think much of that system, mainly because whenever I tried it it always seemed to be offering animals in exchange for slot machine toys. Well, the animals didn't interest me and I never played the slot machines!