Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown

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Shadowrun Chronicles:
Boston Lockdown
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DeveloperTemplate:Pluralize from textCliffhanger Productions
PublisherTemplate:Pluralize from textNordic Games[1]
ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from textJan Wagner
SeriesShadowrun
PlatformTemplate:Pluralize from textLinux, Windows, OS X
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GenreTemplate:Pluralize from textTurn-based tactics, isometric shooter
ModeTemplate:Pluralize from textMultiplayer
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Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown (originally marketed as Shadowrun Online) was a turn-based tactical video game developed by Cliffhanger Productions and published by Nordic Games as part of Jordan Weisman's cyberpunk Shadowrun fictional universe.[2] With the servers shut down, the game stopped working on November 30, 2018.[3]

Gameplay

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Development and release

Following the success of the Shadowrun Returns Kickstarter campaign, Cliffhanger Productions initiated a similar campaign to crowdsource $500,000 in July 2012, and pledged to deliver a closed beta version of Shadowrun Online for contributors around May 2013.[4]

Director's Cut

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Shadowrun Chronicles: INFECTED! Director's Cut combines the two games Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown and the INFECTED! campaigns into one game. It was released on Steam on December 10, 2015. A Missions DLC was released for INFECTED! Director's Cut on February 25, 2016.

Game server shut-down

On November 30, 2018, the servers were shut down,[3] citing the license running out[5] and the game making barely enough to keep the servers running. Due to the license only allowing online games, the game needs the servers to work,[6] even in a "play alone" mode using NPCs instead of other players in missions.

Despite different expectations, Microsoft had no interest in renewing the license[7] and "persistent ransomware attacks" had been increasing the cost of running the server.[8][3][9]

Reception

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IGN awarded the game a score of 6.5 out of 10, saying "smart co-op partners make Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown's tactical combat work, but anything less falls short."[10] It has a 61/100 rating on Metacritic.[11] GameSpot awarded it a score of 3 out of 10, saying "Shadowrun Chronicles isn't just a bad Shadowrun game. It's a bad game. That it comes from a series with such an exceptional pedigree and plenty of exceptional recent successes just makes the disappointment that much more bitter."[12] Shacknews, by contrast, gave it a 7 out of 10, praising the story, setting, strategy, and multiplayer, while criticizing the server issues, incomplete game systems, pointless death timer, and rewards that weren't proportionate to mission difficulty.[13]

References

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jeffrey Matulef (2015-02-27). "Shadowrun Online now being published by Nordic Games". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Yin-Poole, Wesley (13 October 2011). "Shadowrun Online unveiled". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ATTENTION: GAME WILL CLOSE DOWN NOVEMBER 30th! :: Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown General". steamcommunity.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Yin-Poole, Wesley (19 July 2012). "Shadowrun Online turns to Kickstarter". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ATTENTION: GAME WILL CLOSE DOWN NOVEMBER 30th! :: Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown General --- message #4". steamcommunity.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ATTENTION: GAME WILL CLOSE DOWN NOVEMBER 30th! :: Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown General -- message #66". steamcommunity.com. Archived from the original on 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ATTENTION: GAME WILL CLOSE DOWN NOVEMBER 30th! :: Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown General --- message #68". steamcommunity.com. Archived from the original on 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown :: We are going to make you all rich and then the world ends...or not". steamcommunity.com. 2018-11-13. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Not so dark future... :: Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown General". steamcommunity.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown Review - IGN". Uk.ign.com. 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
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  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Starkey, Daniel (2015-06-05). "Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown Review: Chummers and Chowda". Shacknews. May 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-02-21.

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