Overview and Gameplay
Jake Armitage wakes in a morgue with no memory and a bullet wound, then has to survive a 2050 Seattle where megacorps, street gangs, magic, cyberware, and dragons share the same shadows. Shadowrun blends a cyberpunk RPG setting with point-and-click-style investigation and real-time combat.
Players search locations, question characters, collect keywords, hire runners, upgrade Jake with Karma, buy weapons and armor, cast spells, and enter the Matrix to break into computer systems. Progress comes from solving dialogue and item puzzles as much as winning fights.
Controls And Mechanics
- Directions move Jake and guide menus, cursors, the Action Glove, spell targeting, and weapon aiming.
- A brings up the crosshair and fires the selected weapon.
- B uses the Action Glove for examining, talking, opening, taking, and item actions.
- X opens the Spell Glove and casts selected magic, while Y opens inventory.
- L examines quickly, R opens doors quickly, Start opens status, and Select opens party status.
- This is a 1-player game with no two-player, versus, or co-op mode.
Version Notes
This is the European PAL SNES version, published by Laser Beam Entertainment. It is separate from the different Genesis, Mega Drive, and Mega-CD Shadowrun games.
Release And Credits
- European SNES release year: 1994
- Developer: Beam Software
- European publisher: Laser Beam Entertainment
- Based on FASA’s Shadowrun tabletop RPG setting
