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Shadowrun

Shadowrun, based on the pen-and-paper RPG of the same name, is a futuristic sci-fi/fantasy game, taking inspiration from Neuromancer, Blade Runner, and other cyberpunk stories.

79 1 May 1993

Shadowrun is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Beam Software, released 1 May 1993 on Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Shadowrun is

Shadowrun is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Beam Software and released in 1993. It was published by Data East. It is available on Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shadowrun is a cyberpunk-fantasy action role-playing video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, adapted from the tabletop role-playing game Shadowrun by FASA. The video game was developed by Australian company Beam Software and first released in 1993 by Data East.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Shadowrun series

Shadowrun is the second of 9 entries we hold in the Shadowrun series. The next entry was Shadowrun in 2007. Its critic score of 79 is 4 points above the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Shadowrun: Dragonfall at 83.

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How it was received

Shadowrun holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 1993 averaged 64, so it scored 15 points above the year average.

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When did Shadowrun come out?
Shadowrun was released on 1 May 1993 for Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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