<s>
Shadowrun	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cyberpunk-fantasy	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
by	O
FASA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
novel	O
Never	O
Deal	O
with	O
a	O
Dragon	O
by	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
co-creator	O
Robert	O
N	O
.	O
Charrette	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2050	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Jake	O
Armitage	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
suffering	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
after	O
having	O
been	O
critically	O
wounded	O
by	O
assassins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harebrained	O
Schemes	O
 '	O
2013	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
links	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
of	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
project	O
to	O
adapt	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
had	O
a	O
turbulent	O
history	O
between	O
1989	O
and	O
1993	O
,	O
including	O
having	O
been	O
halted	O
in	O
mid-development	O
before	O
being	O
resumed	O
in	O
late	O
1992	O
under	O
a	O
tight	O
deadline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
eventual	O
lead	O
designer	O
was	O
Paul	O
Kidd	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Beam	O
Software	O
's	O
1992	O
Nightshade	B-Application
,	O
elements	O
and	O
a	O
feel	O
of	O
which	O
he	O
then	O
carried	O
on	O
to	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
retrospectively	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
several	O
publications	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
"	O
milestone	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
role-playing	O
genre	O
for	O
the	O
consoles	B-Device
and	O
credited	O
for	O
having	O
pioneered	O
film	O
noir	O
style	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowrun	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
that	O
combines	O
the	O
statistical	O
factor	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
tabletop	O
game	O
(	O
with	O
minor	O
changes	O
)	O
with	O
real-time	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
direct	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Jake	O
and	O
moves	O
him	O
around	O
using	O
the	O
directional	O
pad	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
isometrically	B-Application
displayed	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cursor	B-Application
system	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
scroll	O
a	O
pointer	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
perform	O
various	O
actions	O
that	O
include	O
opening	O
doors	O
and	O
passageways	O
,	O
examining	O
and	O
picking	O
up	O
objects	O
,	O
engaging	O
in	O
conversation	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
utilizing	O
firearms	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
commands	O
while	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
interacting	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
gain	O
information	O
using	O
a	O
bank	O
of	O
terms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
implies	O
,	O
Jake	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
shadowrunner	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
type	O
of	O
character	O
common	O
within	O
the	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
within	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
often	O
requires	O
sharp	O
reflexes	O
,	O
as	O
practically	O
every	O
screen	O
contains	O
hidden	O
assassins	O
who	O
,	O
from	O
random	O
locations	O
,	O
open	O
fire	O
on	O
Jake	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
retreat	O
or	O
must	O
otherwise	O
immediately	O
find	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
attack	O
and	O
respond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
typically	O
drop	O
nuyen	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Jake	O
builds	O
up	O
"	O
karma	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
retires	O
to	O
a	O
bed	O
to	O
restore	O
health	O
and	O
save	O
one	O
's	O
progress	O
,	O
karma	B-Application
can	O
be	O
allocated	O
into	O
different	O
attributes	O
,	O
skills	O
,	O
and	O
magical	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
certain	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
enter	O
cyberspace	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
such	O
scenes	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
switches	O
to	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
while	O
an	O
icon	O
of	O
Jake	O
moves	O
through	O
cyberspace	B-General_Concept
,	O
fights	O
intrusion	O
programs	O
,	O
and	O
retrieves	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Jake	O
dies	O
in	O
cyberspace	B-General_Concept
,	O
he	O
dies	O
in	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
reduce	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
magic	B-Application
as	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
cyberware	O
is	O
making	O
one	O
less	O
alive	O
,	O
thus	O
less	O
in	O
tune	O
with	O
magic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowrun	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
FASA	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
the	B-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
novel	O
,	O
Never	O
Deal	O
with	O
a	O
Dragon	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Robert	O
N	O
.	O
Charrette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
shapeshifting	O
vulpine	O
figure	O
rushes	O
to	O
his	O
side	O
and	O
is	O
seen	O
casting	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
over	O
Jake	O
before	O
leaving	O
hastily	O
as	O
the	O
medics	O
arrive	O
on	O
the	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
approached	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Dog	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
shamanistic	O
totem	B-Language
who	O
gives	O
him	O
a	O
warning	O
before	O
vanishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
his	O
totem	B-Language
spirit	O
,	O
his	O
only	O
allies	O
are	O
the	O
hired	O
services	O
of	O
shadowrunners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
destroy	O
a	O
malevolent	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
which	O
the	O
Aneki	O
Corporation	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
protect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
work	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
developer	O
Beam	O
Software	O
began	O
when	O
Adam	O
Lanceman	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
management	O
team	O
,	O
acquired	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
FASA	O
's	O
1989	O
tabletop	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
been	O
hired	O
by	O
Beam	O
's	O
parent	O
company	O
Melbourne	O
House	O
,	O
fantasy	B-Application
and	O
sci-fi	O
writer	O
Paul	O
Kidd	O
quickly	O
took	O
Barnett	O
's	O
place	O
as	O
lead	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kidd	O
,	O
the	O
given	O
timeframe	O
for	O
finishing	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
for	O
publisher	O
Data	O
East	O
was	O
very	O
short	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
complete	O
production	O
in	O
a	O
tumultuous	O
five	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
to	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
avid	O
role-player	O
,	O
Kidd	O
was	O
already	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
license	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
storyline	O
that	O
his	O
predecessor	O
had	O
already	O
gotten	O
approved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspects	O
of	O
Beam	O
's	O
earlier	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
Nightshade	B-Application
,	O
of	O
which	O
Kidd	O
was	O
the	O
writer	O
,	O
director	O
and	O
lead	O
designer	O
,	O
were	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
;	O
specific	O
film	O
noir	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
dark	O
cityscapes	O
,	O
dialogue-heavy	O
exchanges	O
,	O
and	O
touches	O
of	O
humor	O
"	O
were	O
adapted	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
former	O
to	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
these	O
qualities	O
,	O
Kidd	O
and	O
programmer	O
Jeff	O
Kamenek	O
altered	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
serious	O
"	O
tone	O
of	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
by	O
replacing	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
script	O
and	O
artwork	O
with	O
more	O
comedic	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kidd	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
made	O
improvements	O
and	O
changes	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
basic	O
concepts	O
were	O
pretty	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
[	O
as	O
in	O
Nightshade ]	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
contains	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
crude	O
script	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
sexual	O
suggestive	O
and	O
violent	O
phrases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kidd	O
recalled	O
:	O
"	O
Beam	O
Software	O
was	O
a	O
madhouse	O
,	O
a	O
cesspit	O
of	O
bad	O
karma	B-Application
and	O
evil	O
vibes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowrun	B-Application
was	O
ultimately	O
completed	O
by	O
its	O
deadline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowrun	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1994	O
Japanese	O
version	O
has	O
a	O
significantly	O
longer	O
introduction	O
sequence	O
than	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
vertically	O
uncompressed	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
logo	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowrun	B-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
awards	O
from	O
various	O
publications	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Best	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
VideoGames	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
it	O
in	O
GamePro	O
(	O
behind	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
second	O
place	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Award	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
(	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
)	O
"	O
(	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
"	O
For	O
Challenge	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
sci-fi	O
games	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowrun	B-Application
has	O
been	O
positively	O
recounted	O
in	O
many	O
retrospective	O
lists	O
and	O
articles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
34th	O
best	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
by	O
Super	O
Play	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
48th	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
any	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ranking	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
77th	O
top	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
IGN	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
"	O
did	O
n't	O
quite	O
get	O
away	O
from	O
all	O
the	O
common	O
RPG	O
stereotypes	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
"	O
a	O
milestone	O
for	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
film	O
noir	O
style	O
into	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
so	O
we	O
can	O
forgive	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
only	O
being	O
90%	O
groundbreaking.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
important	O
milestone	O
in	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
film	O
noir	O
style	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
which	O
"	O
Shadowruns	B-Application
moody	O
music	O
and	O
dark	O
streets	O
set	O
the	O
somber	O
tone	O
for	O
this	O
RPG	O
's	O
prying	O
conversations	O
and	O
self-reflective	O
narrative.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
also	O
ranked	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
as	O
125th	O
place	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Australia	O
listed	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
among	O
their	O
favourite	O
Australian	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
writing	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
without	O
question	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
underexposed	O
classics	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
era	O
"	O
because	O
it	O
presented	O
players	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
mature	O
narrative	O
,	O
strong	O
characters	O
and	O
a	O
dystopian	O
backdrop	O
"	O
blended	O
with	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
elements	O
in	O
an	O
"	O
irresistible	O
"	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
1UP.com	O
included	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
15	O
games	O
"	O
ahead	O
of	O
their	O
time	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
keyword	O
dialogue	O
system	O
,	O
common	O
to	O
PC	O
games	O
but	O
foreign	O
to	O
console	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
9th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
SNES	B-Application
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
included	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
should	O
be	O
remade	O
and	O
compared	O
this	O
"	O
groundbreaking	O
RPG	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
"	O
truly	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
recent	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
requested	O
by	O
Sam	O
Bandah	O
of	O
X360	B-Operating_System
,	O
who	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
rather	O
excellent	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
little-known	O
classic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
cyberpunk	O
RPG	O
classic	O
begging	O
to	O
return	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
perfect	O
game	O
to	O
remake	O
as	O
a	O
Mass	O
Effect-style	O
RPG	O
–	O
perhaps	O
with	O
the	O
conversation	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
sadly	O
much-maligned	O
Alpha	O
Protocol.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
this	O
"	O
one	O
incredibly	O
unique	O
,	O
noir-style	O
story	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
top	O
"	O
cult-classic	O
franchise	O
"	O
that	O
should	O
be	O
rebooted	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
X-COM	B-Application
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
co-licensed	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
the	B-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
were	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
by	O
different	O
developers	O
and	O
publishers	O
:	O
the	O
1994	O
North	O
America-exclusive	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
title	I-Application
by	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
and	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
1995	O
Japan-exclusive	O
Sega	B-Application
Mega-CD	I-Application
title	I-Application
by	O
Group	O
SNE	O
and	O
Compile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Shadowrun	B-Application
are	O
completely	O
different	O
from	O
these	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
FASA	O
Studio	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
released	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
adaptation	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1998	O
PC	O
RPG	O
Alien	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
declared	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
by	O
Beam	O
Software	O
(	O
which	O
developed	O
both	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
producer	O
David	O
Giles	O
saying	O
he	O
hoped	O
to	O
"	O
Keep	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
gameplay	O
RPG/combat/adventure	O
elements	O
that	O
people	O
liked	O
,	O
but	O
up	O
the	O
graphic	O
side	O
of	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Harebrained	O
Schemes	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
producing	O
a	O
new	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
funded	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
appeal	O
reaching	O
a	O
1.5	O
million	O
dollar	O
target	O
,	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
original	O
creator	O
and	O
FASA	O
Corporation	O
's	O
founder	O
Jordan	O
Weisman	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
now	O
feature	O
an	O
additional	O
storyline	O
tying	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Jake	O
Armitage	O
,	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
as	O
both	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
plotline	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
NPC	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
hire	O
to	O
accompany	O
them	O
on	O
various	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
