<s>
Shadowrun	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Asia	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
cyberpunk	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
by	O
FASA	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
adapted	O
from	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
more	O
open	O
ended	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
than	O
its	O
1993	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
counterpart	O
,	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
by	O
Beam	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowrun	B-Application
offers	O
the	O
player	O
an	O
open	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
where	O
one	O
controls	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Joshua	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
during	O
both	O
exploration	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
are	O
real	B-Application
time	I-Application
,	O
and	O
although	O
of	O
varying	O
difficulty	O
,	O
tend	O
to	O
be	O
relatively	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
to	O
other	O
areas	O
is	O
accomplished	O
primarily	O
by	O
taxi	O
,	O
although	O
various	O
restrictions	O
and	O
other	O
modes	O
of	O
travel	O
also	O
exist	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
requiring	O
a	O
visa	O
or	O
bypassing	O
the	O
visa	O
check	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
unique	O
"	O
Karma	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
full	O
character	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
earn	O
money	O
and	O
Karma	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
participate	O
in	O
shadowruns	B-Application
,	O
illegal	O
jobs	O
provided	O
by	O
pseudo-anonymous	O
contractors	O
who	O
are	O
,	O
within	O
the	O
legal	O
boundaries	O
of	O
their	O
work	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
simply	O
as	O
Mr.	O
Johnsons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
make	O
things	O
easier	O
during	O
hard	O
shadowruns	B-Application
,	O
Joshua	O
can	O
also	O
recruit	O
other	O
characters	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
shadowruns	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
method	O
of	O
combat	O
in	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
firearms	O
,	O
although	O
magic	O
plays	O
a	O
significant	O
role	O
in	O
combat	O
in	O
both	O
an	O
offensive	O
and	O
defensive	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowrun	B-Application
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
ammunition	O
;	O
if	O
a	O
character	O
runs	O
out	O
they	O
may	O
have	O
to	O
resort	O
to	O
melee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
these	O
contacts	O
Joshua	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
join	O
either	O
The	O
Mafia	O
or	O
Yakuza	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Joshua	O
's	O
reputation	O
has	O
been	O
highly	O
upgraded	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
he	O
obtains	O
the	O
numbers	O
of	O
these	O
bosses	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
contact	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
and	O
Mafia	O
,	O
and	O
pledge	O
loyalty	O
to	O
either	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
himself	O
,	O
obtaining	O
specific	O
benefits	O
and	O
exclusive	O
items	O
and	O
discounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
tone	O
with	O
the	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
pen-and-paper	O
universe	O
,	O
certain	O
characters	O
can	O
also	O
explore	O
the	O
Matrix	O
,	O
a	O
global	O
computer	O
network	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
through	O
cyberterminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
role	O
in	O
shadowruns	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Matrix	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
source	O
of	O
income	O
by	O
pilfering	O
data	O
from	O
systems	O
and	O
selling	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
2050s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcery	O
was	O
once	O
again	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
slowly	O
and	O
seemingly	O
at	O
random	O
humans	O
began	O
to	O
mutate	O
into	O
orcs	O
,	O
dwarves	O
,	O
elves	O
or	O
trolls	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amerindians	O
and	O
Elves	O
reclaimed	O
an	O
area	O
called	O
Salish-Shidhe	O
,	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
free	O
city	O
of	O
Seattle	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
city	O
in	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
United	O
Canadian	O
and	O
American	O
States.Shadowruns	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
these	O
areas	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
wilderness	O
of	O
the	O
Salish-Shidhe	O
and	O
the	O
pollution	O
of	O
Seattle	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
mega	O
corporations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
corporations	O
that	O
exist	O
within	O
this	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
's	O
world	O
are	O
Lone	O
Star	O
Security	O
Services	O
(	O
law	O
enforcement	O
agency	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Seattle	O
)	O
,	O
Fuchi	O
Industrial	O
Electronics	O
(	O
cyberterminals	O
and	O
Matrix	O
technology	O
)	O
,	O
Mitsuhama	O
Computer	O
Technologies	O
(	O
computers	O
and	O
robotics	O
)	O
,	O
Ares	O
Macrotechnology	O
(	O
weapons	O
and	O
defense	O
industries	O
)	O
,	O
Aztechnology	O
(	O
magic	O
equipment	O
)	O
and	O
Renraku	O
Computer	O
Systems	O
(	O
computer	O
technology	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
strikes	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Joshua	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
beginning	O
to	O
do	O
small	O
shadowruns	B-Application
for	O
a	O
small-time	O
Mr.	O
Johnson	O
,	O
called	O
Gunderson	O
,	O
he	O
gains	O
enough	O
money	O
to	O
pay	O
his	O
brother	O
's	O
bills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Michael	O
's	O
belongings	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
three	O
"	O
holopix	B-Algorithm
"	O
:	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
,	O
Tabatha	O
Shale	O
;	O
of	O
an	O
Amerindian	O
,	O
David	O
Owlfeather	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
Seattle	O
General	O
Hospital	O
Dr.	O
Heaversheen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
branch	O
gives	O
the	O
answer	O
to	O
three	O
main	O
questions	O
:	O
who	O
killed	O
Michael	O
,	O
and	O
under	O
whose	O
orders	O
;	O
what	O
was	O
Michael	O
's	O
last	O
shadowrun	B-Application
;	O
why	O
was	O
Michael	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
was	O
an	O
elite	O
shadowrunner	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
were	O
brutally	O
massacred	O
during	O
a	O
fatal	O
shadowrun	B-Application
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
ambush	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspiring	O
for	O
a	O
greater	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
astral	O
plane	O
,	O
he	O
moves	O
to	O
Penumbra	O
District	O
hoping	O
to	O
learn	O
new	O
skills	O
as	O
he	O
shadowruns	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
he	O
met	O
Michael	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
became	O
fast	O
friends	O
,	O
until	O
they	O
both	O
engaged	O
in	O
the	O
fatal	O
shadowrun	B-Application
to	O
stop	O
the	O
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
originally	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
RPG	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
campaign	O
book	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
she	O
that	O
organizes	O
Michael	O
's	O
shadowrun	B-Application
,	O
and	O
guides	O
him	O
to	O
her	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
ranked	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
37th	O
on	O
their	O
:	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Harebrained	O
Schemes	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
producing	O
a	O
new	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
title	O
,	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
Returns''	O
,	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
creator	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
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
