Shadowrun, if you didn’t already know, is the first cross platform game allowing 360 and “Games for Windows” players to go head to head in the ultimate battle of controller vs keyboard and mouse. Of course there’s a lot more to Shadowrun than simply a controller scheme and to that end Joystiq have a rather detailed preview of the game and even a nice little interview with one of its developers.
By the sounds of things the game is a far more complex beast than your average first person shooter which could be a good or a bad thing. Complexity can (at times) translate to an awful lot of frustration, however there’s a lot to be said for a game that requires a certain amount of skill and finesse to play. I for one am over the spray and prey game mechanic of many a multiplayer fps shooter, it’s one of the few things I dislike about Halo 2.
So the question remains will Shadowrun get the balance between skillful play and playability right? One thing’s for sure, a whole lot of PC and 360 gamers will let the developers know if they don’t!