Shadowrun (2007 video game)
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| Developer(s) | FASA Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Designer(s) | John Howard Sage Merrill Derek Carroll |
| Artist(s) | Evan Marc Hirsch |
| Series | Shadowrun |
| Engine | Havok |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
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| GameRankings | 70% (X360) 69% (PC) |
| Metacritic | 66 (X360) 67 (PC) |
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| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B+ |
| Edge | 6/10 |
| Game Informer | 6.5/10 |
| GameSpot | 69/100 |
| GameTrailers | 6.9/10 |
| IGN | 6.8/10 |
| OXM (US) | 7.0/10 |
| Cheat Code Central | 70/100 |
| Gamers Hell | 82/100 |
Shadowrun is a first-person shooter video game, developed by FASA Studio for Xbox 360 and Windows Vista. It was later cracked to work on Windows XP, confirming speculation that it was intentionally limited to Windows Vista.
The game features a buying system which is greatly inspired by the game Counter-Strike. The game is also inspired by the role-playing game of the same name. It is not set in the official Shadowrun timeline, but an alternate continuity invented by FASA Interactive.
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