Sarcastic Gamer: Shadowrun is a Bad Game

by Dustin Burg { Aug 27th 2007 at 4:00PM }

Sarcastic Gamer is up to their expressive ways again, this time directing their anger and musical talents towards FASA Studios' Shadowrun. Their latest song "Bad Game" is a parody of Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" with lyrics targeted towards bashing what they feel are the worst games of 2007, most notably Shadowrun. Sarcastic Gamer is ready for the emails, hatred and verbal abuse Shadowrun fans will bring after hearing the song, so go ahead give it a listen to see if "Bad Game" captures your feelings. If not, show Sarcastic Gamer the angry!

Tags: fasastudios, sarcasticgamer, shadowrun

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Homer 918 @ Aug 27th 2007 4:09PM

Speaking as someone who owns the game and plays it, it really isn't anything special but it's enjoyable enough once you get used to it.

Lord Medic @ Aug 27th 2007 4:11PM

Ohhhh my, this game shoulda been FINISHED.

Traded in 3 days after purchase...

Medic

zackiyp @ Aug 27th 2007 4:12PM

Sounds like they were fans of the old RPG and it's a personal problem. But they mention matchmaking when Shadowrun's matchmaking is a lot faster than Halo 2's.

TORO @ Aug 27th 2007 4:14PM

Yea there's some hardcore Shadowrun fans on this site, remember the Bioshock "has no multiplayer so it shouldn't be as good" argument?

Gemini Ace @ Aug 27th 2007 6:33PM

I love Shadowrun, but I agree that it's not the biggest game in terms of content. The balance of magic and weapons is something to behold, though.

brownc4 @ Aug 27th 2007 4:29PM

I personally love the game, I disagree with why some claim its unfinished. I tend to think its a very balanced and polished game that pretty much stays in my 360.

I know some claim the lack of single player campaign is why the game is unfinished, but was Battlefield Modern Combat Or Black Hawk Down (both XBOX versions) actually enhanced by the inclusion of these single player campaigns? I personally would rather have the bots in the Multi player maps.

The only complaints I have on the game is the ladder animation and sometime the bots are just too dang good (think that one is my lack of "mad skillz")

Anticrawl @ Aug 27th 2007 4:29PM

Eh, everyone else can complain about this game all they want. I'm glad I'm the type of person who enjoys games for what they are.

The can have fun hatin while I'm havin fun playin.

ericdrum @ Aug 27th 2007 4:32PM

Shadowrun RPG snobs? Great.

Nines @ Aug 27th 2007 4:40PM

love this game had on PC...wanted on the 360...now I have it for both :-D

wa27 @ Aug 27th 2007 4:58PM

Great gameplay, bad execution and presentation. I still enjoy it though.

Zeouterlimits @ Aug 27th 2007 4:57PM

Shadowrun's sales show that Sarcastic Gamer can't really be blamed.

Free Lono @ Aug 27th 2007 5:06PM

The song is a joke, its not done to debate the merits of the game. Missing the point FTW!!!

Sarcastic Gamer @ Aug 27th 2007 6:05PM

Hey dudes. To echo the sentiment one fo you already expressed.... It's a joke....

A poorly-sung, loosely factual, somewhat original..... joke.

Hope you all enjoy. If you didn't like that song, we have several others floating around on the site as well. Maybe you can find one you like.

gundamxzero @ Aug 27th 2007 6:02PM

I really really enjoyed this game and it will most likely be a future purchase. 60 dollar game? Not so much but 30-40 I think so people give it a bad rap because its muliplayer only but cmon people they said that along time ago plus people didnt whine about battlefield 2(pc) being multi only and its a fantastic game, same with counterstrike. Yes the game needs more maps and a few more game modes but other than that its original strategic and fun, and it rewards team work which is also a plus.

MDJ2010 @ Aug 27th 2007 6:03PM

Not a bad game, but fades into the background amidst the mass of great 2007 releases (in my opinion).

SpaceGhostFlyer @ Aug 27th 2007 7:23PM

Shadowrun ftw. Kthxbai.

Triforceowner @ Aug 27th 2007 6:22PM

I'm with MDJ2010. Shadowrun is only $30 at Amazon now with free shipping, but why would I buy that when I have BioShock for the next month and Halo 3 after that?

SRU Phil @ Aug 27th 2007 6:26PM

@14

I think the song was great! Keep up the good work! All of your songs are so funny!

Eric @ Aug 27th 2007 6:35PM

@12 shadowrun is only 39.99 at gamestop now

cybereality @ Aug 27th 2007 6:58PM

The song is spot on. Shadowrun fell far from its make. Not a horrible game by any means, but it wasn't really Shadowrun and it wasn't really as good as Counter-Strike either. I have the game and I only played it like twice.

ForensicScene @ Aug 27th 2007 7:42PM

Bullshit.

Shadowrun is one of the most underrated games in 2k7. the freshest mp experience since... magic, tech, everything balanced at it's best. Every single match and round a new shit. excellent.

Spread the Word:
BUY SHADOWRUN ya halo fanboys ;)

Urza @ Aug 27th 2007 7:45PM

I have shadowrun, I like shadowrun. At the same time, I can see why some people have a problem with Shadowrun. Shadowrun was everything we were told it would be, a multiplayer game. Should be no surprise or feel like a missing feature that there's no single player, it's not that type of game.

Anyway, I like all of Sarcastic Gamers game and enjoyed this song like their other parodies.