Last week, Microsoft announced that Shadowrun, its multiplayer-only first-person shooter, had finally gone gold and would arrive in stores on May 29th. The game, which ships simultaneously for both Xbox 360 and Windows Vista-equipped PCs, is based on the cult classic pen-and-paper role-playing game, which blended both fantasy and cyberpunk elements.
The timing of its release seems strange, coming as it does two weeks into the three-week beta trial of Halo 3's multiplayer--with any self-respecting Xbox 360 fanatic certain to be spending hours on Halo 3's trio of sample maps, how many people would be fired up to purchase Shadowrun during its first week on the market?
Second, how could Microsoft justify charging Xbox 360 gamers $60 for Shadowrun when PC gamers would only have to pay $50 for precisely the same game?
Rather than simply speculate or opine, Newsweek dashed off a few questions to Microsoft Game Studios corporate vice president Shane Kim. Check out the full story to see what he emailed back.
ShadowRun arrived in 2007 and is still played by a core audience on modern consoles and PC today, despite a bungled launch.
Played it a few months back. Not a stellar mp game at its time, but still genuine & janky fun.
I have never played Shadowrun. However, the universe of Shadowrun seems like a good setting for various game genres. The franchise combines traditional fantasy tropes with cyberpunk science fiction.
Yeah since the megadrive game I’ve always thought how cool the setting and premise is but the game never really delivers on gameplay.
Really enjoyed this back on 360. Was one of the first pc games I played as well. Nice to see it's still online I'm going to have to see about getting a copy on pc again.
Edit: is this backward compatible with series X?
The Shadowrun RPGs from Harebrained Schemes were great, but that IP is just begging for a massive, Cyberpunk 2077-style game. Open world action RPG epic with a healthy dose of immersive sim goodness.
The Xbox 360 was a fantastic console in its day with some truly classic titles, but what are the seven best games for the console?
I'll go with,
Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Culdcept Saga, Shadow Complex, Ace Combat 6 with the flight stick,A Kingdom for Keflings, A World of Keflings.
Bonus Kinect Games: Happy Action Theater and Sesame Street.
*Skyrim was so bad on PS3 that it almost deserves to be #1*
Ah yes, Shadow Complex! Good indies back in the day. Summer of Arcade. I enjoyed Trials Evolution as well.
Was this made by a.i.? No human being would put Shadowrun, Fable III, and Splinter Cell: Conviction into a list of the 7 best Xbox 360 games.
Would love to play Ace Combat6 on PlayStation, but Xbox decided to buy exclusivity and keep it off a competing platform.
The only mainline game I never played except for one level at a friends place. Game sold less than any other in the series if I remember correctly.
360 had Namco hitters AC6 and RR6... both quality titles. You should at least bust out the 360 for AC6 if you can score the flight stick. Its great.
When the current gen XBOX offering is so lacking people need to refer to games released two generations back....
It's a nostalgia peice same reason we get thousands of YouTube videos on sega genisis. Something people have fond memories for but the era is long gone.
It's xboxs golden year imo it was their genisis years the time where they stuck it to the market leaders Sony.
They stuck nothing. Sony screwed themselves giving Xbox an opening. They would have gotten the usual smack down if the PS3 had launched at $399 and was easier to develop for.
But Microsoft said no.
Well I'm paying 60 for it and don't really care what pc gamers pay! This is a very fun game that truly requires team work to succeed in winning!
I agree I'm not going to sit here and cry about it.One thing though the marketing for this game sucked
It not only costs more money to play on the 360, but you have to pay extra money to play it online? No wonder PC gamers giggle at the Xbox 360. BTW, I love how Shane failed to answer Croal's questions in any way, shape, or form.
"Shane, what's with the pricing difference?"
-"Well we have equal development costs as other publishers."-
"But, that doesn't explain the pricing difference."
-"Well, numerous titles have seen success at this price point."
"So...you're a spineless retard?"
-"Well, numerous executives have often etc.etc."
If you don't have a gaming PC or are not interested in PC gaming, then you'll be used to paying 60 bones for games anyway.
haven't PC games always cost less? Or is that just in the UK?