Shadowrun demo hits this week. Screw the reviews!
Submitted by rapture on Mon, 06/04/2007 - 7:34pm.
FASA says that the Shadowrun demo will hit the XBOX Live Marketplace this week. Wednesday June 6th is the target date although FASA says that it may wait until June 8th to release the demo.
Perhaps it has got something with the soon-to-be-ending HALO 3 beta. After all, we've discovered that Bungie is going to refer all of the beta participants over to Shadowrun.
Some people claim this is best first person shooter on the XBOX 360. However, some major reviewers have given this game scores less than 7.0/10. I personally think it's the best FPS to be released for the XBOX 360. Gamespot users don't agree with Gamespot's review either.
I'm almost convinced to write a point-counterpoint article investigating why Shadowrun is getting low reviews. I do know the game has been knocked for having poor graphics, no campaign, and not being a role-playing game (yeah, Shadowrun has a huge backstory and a loyal fanbase that is displeased that the game wasn't called "Shadowrun - the first person shooter adapted by Microsoft". Seriously. Those guys are worked up over this game not having a subtitle). Of course, I think the graphics look great.
What say you? Try out the demo later this week and see. You'll be playing a version of the game that's very similar to the beta that several THX's got to play.
Tip: Play Elf and buy Teleport to move around the map quick and Resurrect your team members. Elf too fast for you? Play Human and make sure some buys Tree of Life in the first round.
By the way: we hear you'll be playing on Power Station:
Stay tuned for announcement about a Shadowrun LAN we are going to hold.
I dIdn't care for the game verY much, but I'm all For laNning...whO knows, I mAy grow to like this game, given time and aLoT of monsters.
Monster addict! You need to go to M.A.
Screw the reviews. I agree, go try it for yourself.
Graphics?????? It seems some of these people heard about the Betas graphics and are talking about that version without even playing the new version. I thought the maps were very well made and everything looks great now in the final release.
"Shadowrun - the first person shooter adapted by Microsoft", it sounds like these people have issues with Microsoft, not the game. I keep trying to tell all of these guys whenever I run across them that they are 300% more likely to get an RPG version of the game now than before Microsoft/FASA got ahold of it. Mark my words, if Shadowrun is a success there is a good chance for another version of it coming out in the future.
Q: Are you doing a demo for both 360 and Vista?
A: We're definitely doing a 360 downloadable demo. We haven't announced a Vista one.
Q: When will the demo come out?
A: 07 June 07 at 2am PDT. How's that for specific?
Q: What features will be in the demo?
A: We want to give players a good sense of what makes Shadowrun different / fun, but we can't give away everything, of course. The feature set we're offering is limited, but there are no time restrictions on the demo. Here's what you get:
* Training: Chapters 1, 2, and 3
* Solo Match and Public Match (so both bot play and multiplayer)
* One map: Power Station (which means only one game type: Raid)
* Two races: Elf and Human
* Magic: Tree of Life, Resurrect, Gust, and Teleport
* Tech: Glider, Enhanced Vision, and Smartlink
* Weapons: Pistol, SMG, Rifle, Shotgun, Katana, and Sniper Rifle
Q: Will the demo be playable outside of the US?
A: Yes! US, Canada, Mexico, much of Europe, and even some parts of Asia. And it is localized. We think Shadowrun sounds really cool in Chinese, especially.
Q: How long will the demo be available?
A: We don't have an expiration date at the moment. We'll update when we have one.
Q: I have a question that's not covered here. What do I do?
A: Post on the forums. If the question hasn't been answered already, we'll try to cover it.
There's going to be an expiration date for the demo of Shadowrun? :(
Downloading...
Been playing the demo. Love it. Makes me regret not playing the beta more. I wish I could try the full version before I bought it because the demo doesn't let you buy Strangle, amongst others. Also, the matchmaking option is broken. Waited ten minutes without finding one match, and the bots are predictable.
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