Shadowrun

by FASA Interactive

Product Details

• ASIN: B00002ST8W
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,824 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

Manufacturer Description
The year is 2050 and the megacorps rule by the power of information. Everyone is on file in the global main frame... everyone but you and a handful of ' invisible' outlaws called shadowrunners. Move through the grim and magical realities of futuristic Seattle and uncover a diabolical plot that could destroy the world. Team up with spell casting mages wire-headed deckers or mythic orcs and trolls of the distant past. Take on a variety of shadowruns including: Cleaning up the streets jacking into the Matrix for a big time cyber-heist or pulling off a risky ' Corporate Extraction.' Stalk the cities in real time combat and glide through the virtual battlefield of the Matrix where an encounter with Black ICE may be your last.

Product Description
Comes with game and box only. No manual.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best scifantasy RPG ever made., December 2, 2000

By	Shadowfire (College Park, MD) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

You must solve the mystery of your brother's death.

You must go to Seattle of the middle of the next century and interact with dozen of unique characters.

You are a Shadowrunner.

In all honesty, Shadowrun is an console RPG that is as unique as they come. It is fairly non-linear, since you can accomplish sub-plots in no particular order. You select one of three classes: a samurai brute, an agile mage, and the hacker. Instead of increasing in level, you can (and must!) tweak your atributes and the pre-equipped skills with Mana points, which accumulate slowly over time (preventing overkill). You can hire partner Shadowrunners to cancel out your failings (hire a mage if you are a warrior, or hire a proficient hacker-class character if you are a mage who doesn't want to get "equipped"). If you have the equipment, you can even go into the 3D virtual reality and hack private files for some extra funds (that is, if you can avoid the traps!). You can ally with gangs and hunt hellhounds for pelts. Since Seattle and its surroundings are the "overworld", the game places an added emphasys on plot. There are literally dozens of unique character throghout the game: innkeepers, "contractors", gang members, everyone you could think of in a megacorporation-run, dark-future Seattle.

You can equip yourself with a variety of realistic firearms and bullet-proof jackets. Spells are purchased and upgrades are available. You can even purchase cybernetic upgrades. Combat is in real time directly in the field. Money is usually earned by taking on certain jobs (ranging from simple deliveries to complex VR heists) from "Mr. Johnsons", some of whom pay particularly well.

The best part of Shadowrun is the ambience. Some equipment is illegal and you can get into a run-in with the law. Most characters are complete with portraits. The game keeps tabs on you: shoot a passer-by and you have a higher chance of being questioned by the police (although you can delete your police record- not for free, of course!). You may gain certain useful contacts over the course of your investigation. The music fits exceptionally well. The menus glow green, like low-quality computer screens. The denizens even have a jargon of their own.

If you don't mind the unimpressive graphics and you can appeciate the charm of a Genesis game, Shadowrun will make for an unbelievable experience.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Old school cyberpunk, December 4, 1999

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Back in the day - waaaay back in the day, before anyone had ever heard of Diablo, Shadowrun was the epitome of the top-down-view, real-time RPG. With a mix of real-time street combat, menu-driven decking, and stealthy infiltration of megacorporations, Shadowrun was and is one of the best console games made, based around perhaps the best p&p RPG available.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good adventure RPG!, July 9, 2001

By	Allexus (SoCal) - See all my reviews

This game is based on the pen and pencil game of the same name. It keeps more to the game play as the pen and pencil game more than the SNES version, which has a totally differnt story line. This is a very fun game to play. I just love the cyberpunk genre. You start out as a dead beat, spending your last cash to go to Seatle to find out why your brother was killed outside a shrine. Well, with back rent due at the motel your brother stayed at, you gotta make some fast cash. How do you do that? Dive into the shadows and become a runner! You will encounter magical creatures and beasts, as well as gang bangers and cops alike. Surf the net to download info, or run the streets. Your choice, most likely you'll do both. I pity the person who misses out on this truly great game.