Shadowrun


Cool magic and tech abilities keep this shooter's multiplayer interesting for awhile, but not long. And with the complete lack of a single player campaign, you'll have nowhere else to turn when you get bored.

Available on: Xbox 360, PC
Genre: Shooter
Release date: May 29, 2007
Published by: Microsoft 
Developed by: FASA Studios 
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After getting our first look at Shadowrun - the latest first-person shooter from FASA Interactive and Microsoft Game Studios - we had several concerns. The decision to not include a single-player campaign in a game based on the popular pen and paper role-playing franchise seemed questionable at best. But more importantly, Shadowrun will be the flagship title for Windows Vistas Live Anywhere service, which allows 360 and PC players to challenge each other online; and we were worried about » Read Full Shadowrun preview
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ESRB Rating
Shadowrun is rated:
Mature
Blood, Intense Violence