- Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
- Release Date: May 29, 2007
- Also On: PC
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Fans of shooters will find, quickly enough, that the absolute reliance on purchased abilities over skill makes this a poor Counterstrike-style title. RPG fans will, likewise, find that there aren't enough RPG elements to make a whole game out of. And both sides should have the common sense to realize that when a company sneaks out a test game disguised as a full retail product, you don't reward it by buying it.
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Beyond its shameful lack of a single-player component, which its gameplay attributes are absolutely screaming out for, Shadowrun feels somewhat unfinished, like a beta trial for better things to come - only it is a finished offering and it is never going to deliver.
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Rent it for a bit if you're particularly interested, but what could have really been a solid game turns out as almost half of one with an obvious focus on the unorthodox abilities that is just not going to cut it.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 110 out of 159
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Mixed: 20 out of 159
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Negative: 29 out of 159
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May 10, 2011
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grantgSep 21, 2009
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SamShepherdJan 17, 2009