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Great fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: August 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was a little weary of purchasing this game due to the lack of good reviews on this page. However, I noticed a lot of these reviews are simply aimed at the fact the game is Vista-only. (despite being titled Games for Windows.) Since I currently run Vista, I don't really care that XP users can't run the game. Quite frankly, it bothered me that so many negative reviews weren't about the game, but simply that MSFT decided to make it Vista.

Getting past this, I installed the game on my system and it runs beautifully. My computer is heavy on the performance side, so I'm not sure how well it runs on older systems. (I assume most Vista-installed machines have decent specifications.) I also own an Xbox360, so it's great to easily load up my Xbox Live account and play with all my friends. The game matching takes a minute or two, but there are always games available, even late at night.

The gameplay is enjoyable. Note: There is no campaign or anything like that. The only single player aspect of this game is the training. You can pick up how to play the game fairly quickly, but it will take some time to really master the skills and use them competitively.

It's got a CS feel to it (since you buy your equipment/magic at the start of every game) but the magic adds an interesting level of strategy to the game. Since people can fairly easily be resurrected in the game, mowing down an enemy and moving on isn't always the best strategy.

Overall, this game is an enjoyable FPS. As I said earlier, the learning curve is slight to play but large to really get good. I recommend this game to anyone who doesn't have any gripes about it being Vista only.

An Excellent Game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 21
Date: May 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Definitely a good choice in gaming, especially for the multi-player enthusiast. Be forewarned: it only runs on vista. I dropped the overall rating for this a star because of it, but that should not be counted against the game itself. For anyone who already has vista (who bought a new computer recently or what have you), its a good purchase. Alternatively, if you own an XBoX 360, you might go with it there instead, as the online game play is equal and combined with pc users.

And Now For Something Completely Different

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 22
Date: June 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Finally! This one isn't generic! Shadow Run adds a whole new aspect to the FPS genre, magic. Although the graphics aren't my cup of tea, they are decent, with modern light effects and physics. Some of the magic really makes this game fun to play, teleporting through walls, flying!, and summoning a burning demon minion.

PROS:
Requires strategy as well as a quick trigger finger to play
Fresh, new addition to an old genre

CONS:
Some balance issues
Could have had better Graphics

Is this shadowrun?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

At first glance, I was very excited to finally see a FPS made after an RPG that really deserves one. This game was very slow paced as a pen and paper Role Playing Game. For example, if you fired you're minigun at a crowd of corporate thugs; you then had to roll 100 dice just to see if it did anything. It totally took the vindication out of "G.E. Vindicator Minigun". So I got this game, loaded it up and got ready to hook up with my trusty fixer, make some contacts, and geek some corporate thugs to make some nuyen and karma! To my horror, it wasn't "Shadowrun" at all.

The good: The artwork rocks; maps, characters, gear, weapons and spells all represent their RPG counterparts pretty well and look and behave almost exactly as I once imagined I like the minigun's behavior, even though it lacks a belt feed system. The game play and net code are also very refined and solid, with everything reacting how you would expect.

The bad; Most of the RPG's charm and diversity is missing. There are very few maps, weapons, cyber enhancements, races, and gear to choose from and this makes the game get old real quick. My favorite characters, the deckers and riggers are absent, and that means no computers or security systems to hack and vehicles and drones to drive. No paranormal animals either, not a single cockatrice, or hellhound, and you can forget dueling a dragon or feathered serpent...

Game design wise, I could write a thesis on how this game went wrong. Seriously! The concept behind this game is totally uninspired. It would have worked better as a MMRPG like World of Warcraft or a single player FPS like Metal of Honor. Instead, it has a very generic feel; like a quick and dirty Xbox adaptation of Halo, with some gimmicks thrown in for color.

The programming its self is lacking too; The AI is erratic and I've seen them teleport through doorways, since they would otherwise run into walls and get stuck in corners, which they happen to do a lot too. The controls are limited to one input device, and only 2 gamepad setups and you can't bind your own buttons and axis's.

Technically, it's been proven that this game's DX9 graphics engine works just fine on XP, so what's up with Vista being only operation system that it was released for? this is scandalous! My Saitek P990 game pad is also incompatible, and when it's plugged in; I can't play with the mouse and keyboard. It's like they programmed the game so I have to use Microsoft's Xbox controller or as an inconvenience; reach down and around the back of my case and unplug the controller so I can use mouse and keyboard. The only online choice is the Microsoft's Live service, which is too expensive for me. They could have at least given a choice to use the free Game Zone, for us less fortunate people.

The ugly: Fasa went out of business years ago, so any games made after their products aren't going to represent any of their vision or standards. This game was made simply to make Microsoft a quick buck, plus promote their pay services, Halo game platform Xbox peripherals and new OS. I'm sure the Owners of the Shadowrun license, whoever they are now, will also collect some royalties too. This product is a key example of why and how NOT to make a Shadowrun FPS game.

Games for Windows "VISTA"?!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 17 / 50
Date: June 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I own Windows VISTA and have played this game for a couple hours. I can tell you the concept of magic and weapons is nothing new and has been done much better in the Star Wars FPS games. I've also played the actual ShadowRun RPG and can tell you asside from the title, there is nothing in this game that warents the title ShadowRun.

After about an hour you begin asking yourslef "Why does it feal like im playing JediKnights2?!"

Blatent false advertising, The top of the box says "Games for Windows" but the fine print says Windows Vista only. To make these two statements implies that Windows Vista is NOT WINDOWS, so I suggest we treat it as such.

Boycot this game. There is absolutly NO REASON for it to only be playable on Vista. I highly recomend you buy Jedi Knights 2 or Jedi Knights: Academy right now. There are weapons, swords, and Magic (err, Force.).
Don't get sucked into the hype of this soon to be 9 dollar title.

What a disappointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 18
Date: June 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Wow, I was excited when first saw Shadowrun was going to be released. I played the original RPG and the Nintendo version. All I can say is what a disappointment. Other than the name and some content, this game is nothing more than a first person shooter. I am a bit upset that I had to sign up with Microsoft Windows Live in order to even play the game. I have a very robust AMD 64-bit multiprocessor dual core system with 4GB ram, 5 terabytes of hard drive space, and a 1024mb video card. Performance under Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition was mediocre at best. I am very unhappy with this product and will be selling it on e-bay.

Don't Buy This Game!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 17 / 75
Date: May 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game will only run on Windows Vista even though it was developed in an XP environment. This is a way for Microsoft to force you to upgrade. The compatibility software that will be released late July is a joke. Even when this software is released, it will never have all of the features offered to those playing on Vista. The new, rather flawed OS is too new for this kind of practice to be acceptable. I can't express this strongly enough, Do Not Buy This Game!!!!

Windows Vista Stranglehold

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: June 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

So here is a game that is called "Shadowrun" an old RPG that was great--yet it really doesnt resemble the classic RPG at all...seems to be a "common" game that uses a new technology of mixing Xbox360 players and PC players together--good idea--bad marketing scheme by making it require windows vista...

Any games that require me to purchase an entire new Operating System will not be getting my money for anything. Macintosh isnt looking too bad now if this is the future selling tactics for Microsoft.
Microsoft, check your mailbox, this game is being sent back to you.

Shadow run = Shadow nap

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is one of those games that fell far short of its potential. To start with its combination of magic/weapons is poorly implemented. Each of which has beed done far better in previous games....can anyone say Star Wars with force powers. This game feels clumsy. Damage modeling is horrible, I'm sure they prefer the longevity of players is preferred by some, but as for myself, I can't stand to pump round after round into a player and do little damage. Some of the effects are cool, like waking thru walls, but shouldnt be enuff to levitate this game from the bargin bin.

Shadow Run - First person shooter

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I used to play the Shadow Run role playing game and was excited to see it available as an online game system. I was hoping that this was an MMOG like WOW or Everquest. What I got was an online first person shooter game system that creates arena-like rapid fire duels. It attempts to create a system that combines magic with technology but it comes off as just labels for different kinds of healing vs. damage abilities. The graphics are decent and the action certainly works but it was not at all what I was expecting or hoped for. There is no story line whatsoever.

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