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Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown | |
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Developer(s) | Cliffhanger Productions |
Publisher(s) | Nordic Games [2] |
Producer(s) | Jan Wagner |
Series | Shadowrun |
Platform(s) | Linux, Windows, OS X |
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Genre(s) | Turn-based tactics, isometric shooter |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
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. [3] With the servers shut down, the game stopped working on November 30, 2018. [4]
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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. [5]
Regarding Shadowrun Chronicles: INFECTED Director's Cut, the Director's Cut version combines the two games Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown and the INFECTED! campaigns into one game, so other related products were not needed. It was released on Steam on December 10, 2015. A Missions DLC was released for this INFECTED! Director's Cut on February 25, 2016.
On November 30, 2018, the servers were shut down, [4] citing the license running out [6] 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, [7] 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 [8] and "persistent ransomware attacks" had been increasing the cost of running the server. [9] [4] [10]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 61/100 [11] |
Publication | Score |
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Destructoid | 7/10 [15] |
GameSpot | 3/10 [13] |
Hardcore Gamer | 3.5/5 [14] |
IGN | 6.5/10 [12] |
Shacknews | 7/10 [16] |
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." [17] 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." [18] 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. [19]
![]() | This article needs to be updated.(April 2013) |
Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown | |
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![]() Game logo | |
Developer(s) | Cliffhanger Productions |
Publisher(s) | Nordic Games [2] |
Producer(s) | Jan Wagner |
Series | Shadowrun |
Platform(s) | Linux, Windows, OS X |
Release |
|
Genre(s) | Turn-based tactics, isometric shooter |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
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. [3] With the servers shut down, the game stopped working on November 30, 2018. [4]
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2015) |
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. [5]
Regarding Shadowrun Chronicles: INFECTED Director's Cut, the Director's Cut version combines the two games Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown and the INFECTED! campaigns into one game, so other related products were not needed. It was released on Steam on December 10, 2015. A Missions DLC was released for this INFECTED! Director's Cut on February 25, 2016.
On November 30, 2018, the servers were shut down, [4] citing the license running out [6] 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, [7] 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 [8] and "persistent ransomware attacks" had been increasing the cost of running the server. [9] [4] [10]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 61/100 [11] |
Publication | Score |
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Destructoid | 7/10 [15] |
GameSpot | 3/10 [13] |
Hardcore Gamer | 3.5/5 [14] |
IGN | 6.5/10 [12] |
Shacknews | 7/10 [16] |
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." [17] 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." [18] 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. [19]