Shadowrun

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 11 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

4
Bad:

5

Pros:

Lots of class, weapons, and tech options. First game to let Xbox 360 and Vista owners to play together.
Balanced gameplay; dwarves are cool.

Cons:

No singleplayer; limited gametypes and maps. Requires Vista, but no DX10 support.
Sloppy, amateurish feel; surprisingly sparse amount of content for price & pedigree; unstable servers.

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Last revision on January 27, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Lots of class, weapons, and tech options. First game to let Xbox 360 and Vista owners to play together
Balanced gameplay; dwarves are cool

Reviewers Didn't Like

No singleplayer; limited gametypes and maps. Requires Vista, but no DX10 support
Sloppy, amateurish feel; surprisingly sparse amount of content for price & pedigree; unstable servers

Expert reviews and ratings

We were skeptical when Microsoft announced that Shadowrun would be the first game to support full cross-platform multiplay between PCs and Xbox 360s. Being staunch advocates of the keyboard and mouse in first-person shooters, we were worried that the...

By Maximum PC on October 12, 2007

An original idea for a shooter thats largely spoiled in the execution - mainly by the lack of a single-player option. The premise of Shadowrun is a tantalising one: a first-person shooter combining fantasy and sci-fi in the same universe. One minute...

By PC Pro on September 20, 2007

Shadowrun will offer lots of fun to anyone who enjoys online gaming. If you prefer to play solo however, theres not much here to...

By Good Gear Guide on July 20, 2007

Shadowrun is a pretty good game for a multiplayer experience and does give you a good time during your short stay. You will have to play more than just a few hours to get the feel and full effect of the games intricacies. Overall Shadowrun is worth...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on July 14, 2007

Shadowrun is entertaining, but its lacking in variety and pricey for what you get. Shadowrun is the new online shoot-em-up from Microsoft.Choose from a selection of trolls, elves and dwarves, each withtheir own abilities, pick a weapon and dive...

By Expert Reviews on July 01, 2007

Brazil in the future: Ronaldinho out, orcs...

By V3.co.uk on June 28, 2007

I was totally stoked to get this title, and admittedly, I would have preferred it on my 360, I only a have a couple of games for my new "Duo core processor" PC under the "Games for Windows" banner the mighty Microsoft is flying oh so high lately. So...

By GameZone on June 14, 2007

Shadowrun is a curious experiment, in not only taking a cult RPG IP and turning it into a multiplayer-focused first-person shooter, but in also spearheading the Games for Windows LIVE initiative and presenting a situation where PC players can now...

By GameSpy on June 07, 2007

This is a saga of baffling decisions.Back in 1989 FASA corporation designed a new tabletop RPG, Shadowrun, that married the trendy tech-noir of cyberpunk with the usual tropes of Dungeons and Dragons. This was something of a cult hit, and in...

By Trusted Reviews on June 06, 2007

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...

By IGN Gear on June 04, 2007

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