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8.7
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Score Breakdown Based on 707 ratings
  1. 10 (252)
  2. 9 (271)
  3. 8 (118)
  4. 7 (34)
  5. 6 (8)
  6. 5 (9)
  7. 4 (3)
  8. 3 (4)
  9. 2 (1)
  10. 1 (7)

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  • Rating:7.5

    Point and click sci-fi with RPG elements.

    By Zee3Po | Review Date: Mar 31, 2012 | SNES

    For New Years I picked up an SNES at the local game trade store. Since then I've been compiling as many cool old games as possible. And I've started quite the little collection! I like to check out SydLexia's top 100,... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Welcome to the dark, distant future....

    By Red4Raven | Review Date: Apr 29, 2009 | SNES

    This is an excellent game set in the dark, distant future. The music and mood is perfect! You play Jake, a Shadowrunner, someone who transfers dangerous information. During a job Jake is killed and sent to the morgue. He... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5

    Load up & jack in, the future awaits you...

    By M-Conglomerate | Review Date: Sep 12, 2008 | SNES

    Shadowrun has a rich and immerseive story and great original ideas for an RPG. You start off as Jake who wakes up in a morgue only to discover you've been killed. Interested? Weird? You bet, cause this game only gets wei... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    The darker possibilities where magic and technology both play a role in Shadowrun.

    By WinWalter | Review Date: Jan 12, 2008 | SNES

    Shadowrun is a Role Playing Game that started out in the Pen & Paper format just like Dungeons & Dragons and other RPGs but slowly garnered a larger following. As a result, other people began to take notice and in 1993,... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.7

    One of my favorite games of all time

    By 7-ate-9 | Review Date: Aug 06, 2007 | SNES

    Back in the day Shadowrun was awesome. I remember clocking this damn game over and over and never getting tired of it. I still remember all the levels and characters, Norbert the SMG toting dwarf, Jet Boy the crap elf, S... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.3

    A very well done action-RPG and an excellent surprise to the Snes gamers!

    By Evil_IronMan | Review Date: Jun 29, 2007 | SNES

    Truly immersive. With a huge and great storyline and graphics pretty nice (for that period), this game was an excellent surprise to the Snes gamers then. Kind of a very well done action-RPG, Shadowrun for the Snes bring... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.2

    A Forgotten Classic

    By whitelotus878 | Review Date: Apr 05, 2007 | SNES

    If you are a fun of both RPG's and the Super Nintendo, you really need to play this game. Especially if you prefer a futuristic vibe to your RPG's. Right off the bat, there are parallels to the film "Blade Runner&... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.7

    This is one of the best sci-fi RPG's that exist in the gaming world.

    By mjf_80 | Review Date: Mar 29, 2007 | SNES

    Decker. Cyberdeck. Matrix. Shadowrunners. Waking up in the morgue. A friend of mine got this game as a rental once around 10-12 years ago. On the first glimpse I thought "what the hell is this?". But, onc... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.6

    Creepy but amazing

    By John1059 | Review Date: Feb 20, 2007 | SNES

    I remember this from loooooong back more than 10 years ago now...used to play it on my SNES when I was a kid. It was an amazing game, it had a superb start (if not a little creepy) and this continued throughout the game ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.2

    This game is an original, DARK retro RPG for the snes, its a breath of fresh air and has quality gameplay even today!!!!

    By RPGeezer | Review Date: Feb 08, 2007 | SNES

    I know that this is probably many peoples favourite RPG for the snes, its a dark and original RPG with a sinister story line and a menacing environment in which you implement your mercenary and computer hacking skills to... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
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