theglobeandmail.com Updated:
2014-09-13 03:46:57
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Trolls with rocket launchers, elves packing shotguns—its a veritable dream game for nerds, save the fact that you cant play alone If youve ever wondered what a J.R.R. Tolkien-style dwarf would look like clad in modern combat armour with a Japanese...
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Geoff Clarke8.5Shadowrun for the XBox 360 and PC is the latest first person shooter to be based in the popular Shadowrun universe that was originally a science fiction RPG by FASA Studios. This universe featured a cyberpunk theme which has transformed...
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We take a look at the new game hoping to unite PC and Xbox gamers...
Magic element, new gaming features, ability to play against Windows Vista gamers...
No single player missions, limited number of maps...
Overall despite our reservations on these points it’s a definite thumbs up from us...
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about.com Updated:
2014-09-13 03:46:57
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From the moment it was announced, Shadowrun on the Xbox 360 has been controversial. Fans had issues with the use of the license and gamers everywhere balked at the $60 price tag and lack of a story mode, but when you actually play it you find that Shad...
Solid gameplay; fun Xbox Live play...
No story mode; $60 for multiplayeronly is too much; only loosely based on original Shadowrun license, Story, The Shadowrun story tells of a future world where humans have learned how to use their long dormant magical powers. These abilities, combined with advancing technology, cause a new arms race where factions fight to control the magic. That is the quick and dirty version and actually...
MicrosoftOverall, Shadowrun is a very fun, very deep, well put together game that is well worth checking out. The gameplay is somewhat complex compared to most FPS games, which gives it a different feel and appeal than you’ll find with your general run...
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gaming-age.com Updated:
2014-09-13 03:46:57
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I never had the opportunity to play the original Shadowrun; my parents just did not love me enough. Whether it was actually an issue of love or finances, or probably that I was too busy playing outdoors at the time, it just never happened. Fortunately...
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Play.tm Updated:
2014-09-13 03:46:57
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Lets get two things perfectly straight between us before moving on to the critical appraisal of Shadowrun on the Xbox 360.
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ign.com
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2014-09-13 03:46:57
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What an awesome idea - an online shooter that mixes the firepower of heavy weaponry with the sheer coolness of magical abilities. Its around this premise that Shadowrun is based, and at first glance it has successfully married these two very different...
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As far as the visuals are concerned Shadowrun comes across as very average and fails to produce any real jaw dropping graphics. Simply put much of the graphics in Shadowrun look more last generation as opposed to next-generation. The textures appear mu...
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A few months back I got to preview Shadowrun and at that time I was literally blown away by the meticulously balanced gameplay and hardcore first-person action. Now that FASA and Microsoft have released the final version of the game I have been able t...
The name, Shadowrun, comes with its own legacy, but this game really trashes that history and leaves us with a slightly broken and totally incomplete multiplayer element, and when multiplayer is all your game can offer, you had better get that part rig...
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atomicgamer.com Updated:
2014-09-13 03:46:57
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One of the first RPGs that I got into was Cyberpunk. Instead of having a traditional fantasy setting where you wore armor, carried around swords and slung spells, we carried around guns, wore leather jackets and carried credsticks. It was a unique uni...
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The original Xbox was known as the shooter console with several high-profile first-person shooters being released for the console. The 360 is shaping up to be the same with even more impressive first-person shooters. One game that came out of left fiel...
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Shadowrun is a heartbreaker. It could have been a really interesting RPG with some shooter elements that brought together 360 and PC gamers; what it is is a proof-of-concept demo, crassly disguised as a retail package. There are lots of things to like...
Interesting RPG elements; clever take on Shadowrun universe.
Network issues; controls; combat design; map and mode selections; appearance; price; gunplay.
Shadowrun is a heartbreaker. It could have been a really interesting RPG with some shooter elements that brought together 360 and PC gamers; what it is is a proof-of-concept demo, crassly disguised as a retail package. There are lots of things to like...
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gamepro.com Updated:
2014-09-13 03:46:57
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Read our first-ever cross-platform review of Shadowrun, the new online shooter that enables PC players to battle Xbox 360 players over Xbox Live.
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gwn.com Updated:
2014-09-13 03:46:57
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HighsAmazingly fun gameplay; different abilities used in tandem can have interesting effects, a very balanced choice of races; RPG and FPS are blended quite nicely; cross platform play with Windows Vista users is seemless.LowsFrustrating matchmaking sy...
Amazingly fun gameplay; different abilities used in tandem can have interesting effects, a very balanced choice of races; RPG and FPS are blended quite nicely; cross platform play with Windows Vista users is seemless.
Frustrating matchmaking system; no single player mode to speak of; limited choices of weapons and game modes; no split-screen play.
Shadowrun is far from perfect and the things that are missing will definitely be missed by many, but it is a very fun take on an old FPS formula and offers addictive gameplay that will make you overlook otherwise major flaws in game design.
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ign.com
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2014-09-13 03:46:57
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From a distance, Shadowrun seems like a total calamity. The intellectual property (IP) was ripped from its pen and paper, role-playing roots, affixed to a skeletal online arena shooter, and given the visual character of an early-90s game box. It gets w...
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gamervision.com Updated:
2014-09-13 03:46:57
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Name: Shadowrun Genre: First Person Shooter Platform: Xbox 360, Windows Vista PCNot every game can be Gears of War. As a community we must accept that. I am not stating that Gears in the pinnacle of gaming, just that it shows a good example of an amazi...
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Firstly you may have heard reference to, or even played, the aeons-old SNES title developed by FASA; based on the long running traditional RPG series of the same ilk. If this is the case, it really bares no relevance to the game presented here, and it...
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June 5, 2007 - When I first heard that one of my favorite pen and paper RPGs was coming out for the Xbox 360, I got giddy. When I learned that it was going to be a shooter, I was apprehensive. When I finally got my hands on the title, I was disappointed...
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