This is great!
I have some more scans of articles from Japanese magazines around that time, if any translators are interested. I posted them in large format 600 DPI in this thread:
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Miles Prower wrote: Notice the 'Magic Maze' system is mentioned in this one
http://i.imgur.com/PzfD3aN.jpg
MiTT3NZ wrote: Someone's genuinely dropped their pledge over it?
Himuro wrote:Oh yeah, man. Shenhua having magic powers is totally new and it could not ever appeal to any Shenmue fan ever.
There's especially not a part in the second game where she literally blows Dandelion seeds with her ki.