SNES

Shadowrun

Description

The SNES version of Shadowrun appeared earlier than the Genesis one, and it is an entirely different game, with different story and gameplay, although it is also based on a pen-and-paper RPG of the same name. Your hero, Jake, is attacked by assassins, and appears to be dead. However, a mysterious dog approaches his lifeless body, transforms into a woman, and casts a spell on him... After that Jake wakes up in the morgue. He doesn't know what happened to him, he doesn't even remember his own name. Wandering through the futuristic city, where monorails, computers, and street gangs armed with automatic weapons co-exist with orcs, dwarves, and vampires, you begin to discover the mystery and to learn about the dangers awaiting you around every corner.

Shadowrun for SNES is a skill-based RPG that uses real time combat. You can hire "deckers", i.e., temporary party members, but the main focus of the gameplay is on Jake and his abilities and skills. There are no random battles, but many screens with respawning enemies, where you can earn experience points and upgrade your skills. The experience points are called "karma" in this game. You need to gain karma in order to advance in one of the several skills available to you. You'll also be able to buy skills from people. The skills include firearms, computers, negotiation, leadership, and many others. You can also use the gained karma points to upgrade basic stats like hit points or charisma.

Part of the Following Groups

• Amnesia-themed games
• Pseudohacking games
• Shadowrun licensees

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User Reviews

Orcs and computer hackers of all countries, unite!	Unicorn B. Lynx (63268)
Have some iced tea, chummer.	Adzuken (163)
A neglected masterpiece!	Sam Jeffreys (3330)
In my opinion, one of the all time greats!!!	Tarzan Dan (23)

The Press Says

Netjak	Aug 27, 2002	9.1 out of 10	91
Interface	1994	90 out of 100	90
Nintendo Magazine System UK	Aug, 1993	90 out of 100	90
HonestGamers	Jul 30, 2005	9 out of 10	90
Super Play Magazine UK	Aug, 1993	85 out of 100	85
Immoral Gamers	Dec 04, 2008	8 out of 10	80
All Game Guide	2007		70
GameCola.net	Apr, 2007	5 out of 10	50

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Trivia

Sega sub-licenced the Shadowrun IP from Data East. Due to a number of factors, the Genesis version was completely different from Data East's SNES version.

One of the game's characters (in the SNES version), a charming human/fox shapeshifter girl, is called Kitsune. "Kitsune" is Japanese for "fox".