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Shadowrun demo is up ... what do you think?
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Now the floodgates have opened and -- after a brief delay -- everyone's able to get their hands on (some) of FASA Studios' sci-fi/fantasy FPS, Shadowrun, via the demo on Xbox Live. The 1.1 GB freebie gives you access to three of the training chapters, bot and online matches (on one of the maps) two races and a smattering of the tech and magic abilities available in the full game.

Our time with Shadowrun has proven it to be a compelling experience, but short-lived if you're not the sort who likes to really dig deep and explore how different weapon/ability/magic combos work together. It's a stance plenty of reviewers seem to share, but we're curious what you're thinking. Everything may be peaches and lemonade in the free demo, but is the sort of experience you'd spend $60 on?Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Author: Justin McElroy
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Source: Joystiq
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The only review I've read (Gamespot) wasn't great, and I refuse to install Fista anyway.

Also, it seems like a waste to me to turn a deep RPG franchise into a simple FPS.

What do I think? I think I tried to start the download before leaving for work this morning and my console couldn't contact the Live network. MS you're faaabulous!

i shall download this later but i wont be able to give it a comparison to the rpg as my only experience with that is a few pages of the core rulebook

I actually bought this game. I think its pretty good, but I never played the original RPG, but I look forward to playing it on the forum if that ever happens.
This one's like Counter Strike with Magic, but with basic Team Deathmatch and CTF game types. The different races and the different magic and tech combinations are pretty cool though.