Shadowrun

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

Platform: Xbox360

Category: Shooter

Rating Info

Release Date: 01/06/2007

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Number of Players: 1-16 cross platform

Shadowrun Description

Powerful mega corporations, skyscrapers, cutting edge weaponry and... elves, dwarves and trolls? Suffice to say, this is not your big brother's first-person shooter. In a (let's face it) bizarre twist on the Shadowrun franchise, FASA Studios has taken the classic series and transplanted it from its fantasy realm and the RPG genre into the near future and the FPS genre. Magic's been absent for the last five millennia, but in the year 2021, it makes a comeback. All of a sudden creatures of myth are crawling out of the woodwork and challenging the world order. The world is now in a bizarre arms race between advanced future tech and magic. You can play as the RNA, a global mega corporation, and seek to bring order and profit to the world. Or, if you're feeling a bit anarchistic, join the Lineage to keep magic free and running wild. In another break from tradition, Shadowrun is the first game to offer a cross-platform multiplayer option between Windows Vista and the Xbox 360. Up to 16 players can duke it out online to see which platform really is the greatest for the first-person shooter.

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Reviewed by: laura2007	Date: 15/07/2007	Rating:
GREAT i found this game so addictive! I couldnt stop playing. The acievments in the game really make you want to play more and atempt to unlock them! Worth renting without a doubt! BTW no single player campain.

Reviewed by: driptray	Date: 31/07/2007	Rating:
The best online multiplayer game around! By a long way. There is no single-player though (other than bot-matches) so if you're not on live, beware.

Reviewed by: Mr Lovedog	Date: 31/10/2007	Rating:
I find a few of the reviews by members a little unrealistic. Yes there is no real single player game here, buts that not what this game is about. This game is all about battling online, and its here that the game makes its mark. Dont rent or buy it thinking you are getting a single player FPS that you can also play online, its not. If you play online alot, you cannot miss this one. It really is very good.

Reviewed by: zulutango	Date: 16/06/2007	Rating:
I really like this game. But if you don't have xbox live I don't think you should play this as it's not as fun playing with the A.I. The game play is good, the mix of new age tech and magic is great. And this game on live is as much fun as Halo 2. And if you're a gamer who likes to get all 1000, this will keep you busy for a while. ZT

Reviewed by: MrChaz	Date: 06/06/2007	Rating:
Surprisingly entertaining mix of counter-strike and team fortress. Sure it's a little rough around the edges but it's certainly good fun to play.

Reviewed by: ANDTECH	Date: 12/07/2007	Rating:
THIS IS A GOOD GAME IF YOU LIKE ONLINE MULTIPLAYERS, BUT IF YOU WANT A BIT MORE LIKE A GOOD SINGLE PLAYER GAME, AVOID THIS LIKE THE PLAGUE. THIS GAME IS TOO LIMITED, IF YOU HAVE LIVE GIVE IT A TRY, IF NOT, DON'T BOTHER WITH IT. THE ONLY SINGLE PLAYER GAME ON THIS IS THE TRAINING.

Reviewed by: kizza123	Date: 21/06/2007	Rating:
Didnt really like it, after all the training all i could do was kill bots :S got rather boring as no campaign, would be good online but sucks solo although good new age spells and tricks

Reviewed by: --/\/Assasinator/\/--	Date: 24/06/2007	Rating:
I think this a really rushed game which is just a sequel of Crackdown i mean i think the xbox live marketplace hit sensation Doom is probs nearly up to scratch with this and playing with gamers on their pc is really hard we all know mouse and keyboard beats battlepad why do that?

Reviewed by: Worzel	Date: 03/09/2007	Rating:
Did they forget to build a game? Great graphics, excellent concept, good controls, enticing tutorials. Then, nothing. An online Multiplayer. Do yourself a favour, get COD3, the Online is better, AND there is a game to play aswell.

Features

Rich legacy brought to life - After a 5,000-year absence, magic has returned to the world of 2021, and global corporate might battles a relentless ancient order to harness this reawakened power. Be a part of the RNA, a global megacorporation, and bring order (and profit) to a world of chaos. Or join the Lineage to keep magic wild and free at all costs. Choose a side and wage war for the future of magic in the new world of Shadowrun.

Bending reality and changing the rules of combat - Dive into a universe where ancient magic co-exists with deadly weaponry, and experience a revolution in multiplayer FPS gaming. Purchase advanced technology and magic for each round in an extraordinary arms race to improve your abilities and open new tactics for your team. Use your cybernetic eye to spot your enemy through walls, teleport behind your opponents in the blink of an eye, trigger a hologram as a distraction, and cut them down with a burst from your rifle to clear the room before they even know you are there.

Intense cross-platform multiplayer action - For the first time ever, Xbox 360 and Windows Vista gamers can compete as a team or as foes. Experience a quantum leap in interactivity as console and Windows Vista-based PC gamers battle for supremacy online via Windows Vista and the Xbox Live� service. While Shadowrun gamers will battle endlessly for the right to be crowned the last man standing, they will also struggle to answer the question of which is the more-efficient killer: a Windows�-based PC or Xbox 360. Through the unprecedented cross-platform functionality, up to 16 gamers using both a Windows-based PC and the Xbox 360 console will participate together in the ultimate multiplayer frag-fest. Don�t be sidelined onto one platform: Control your own destiny and play on the console or the PC.

The Windows Vista experience - Windows gamers can participate in their own next generation of gaming as Shadowrun ushers in the era of Windows Vista. Through the power of the Windows Vista platform, Shadowrun promises a visually stunning, over-the-top action experience.

Classic races reinterpreted for a new world - Experience the thrill of combat as magic reawakens creatures of legend. Humans are joined by elves, dwarves and trolls in a battle for supremacy among soaring corporate towers and an ancient ziggurat of power. Strike a balance on your team with races possessing unique abilities that complement your weapons and tactics.

The ultimate online (and offline) battlefield - Fight against or alongside AI teammates or join up with friends against all comers via System Link, Split-screen, LAN and Xbox Live. Fill out your team with incredible AI characters that respond to each tactical situation and provide an unparalleled team experience. Train offline with the robust AI, or play through a host of minigames cooperatively online with your friends as you master the magic and technology of Shadowrun.

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