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I found this little gem after being sorely dissappointed by the bugs in Restricted Area. Decker is set in 2132. You are a wannabe professional hacker. You start off with small contracts, hacking into small computer systems to steal and erase files or disable security alarms. You move up into larger and more complex systems worth a lot more money. In between contracts, you can upgrade your skills, software and hardware. You also have to pay the rent which means you can't just sit around building the best computer all month.

The hacking plays like an adventure, moving from node to node (room to room) searching for your goal. ICE (Intrusion Countermeasure Elements) programs patrol the system. You must either deceive them, hide from them or crash them (kill them.)

The game is completely free and provided in as-is condition. I have only seen a couple of bugs in it, nothing fatal. Don't accept a "run program" contract for a level 1 system. You can't load the program. Read the help file before or while playing. It's a little tricky to get used to the controls and what things do.

It's loads of fun and one of the few cyberpunk RPGs I've found. If you like that genre, give it a go.

very interesting, HEF. how is the learning curve? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

There is no tutorial, only the manual, which provides excelent detail. The learning curve is steep at first while you get the hang of the interface and the rules, but nice and gradual after that. They include new elements every few levels (eg. new ICEs start to appear in level 3 or higher systems.) Expect to stumble about and even die a few times early in the game.

I know the term "Decker" from the german version of Shadowrun, it describes a hacker there. Could it be that this has remotely to do with Shadowwrun ?

I seem to remember hearing that it is based on Shadowrun. A Decker is one who uses a neural-interfacing (plugs into brain) computer Deck to hack into systems.

Yes, that's in principle what I heard about.

if i recall correctly, isn't there a console game called shadow runner

I pointed out in the German forum that the game can't really be based on Shadowrun because it uses 20 sided dice while Shadowrun only uses 6 sided ones.

There are two console games called "Shadowrun"... one for the SNES and one for the Mega Drive/Genesis. They are both based on the P&P RPG Shadowrun. Personally I think the MD version is better than the SNES one but that's just my opinion.

I thought the mega drive and the SNES version of Shadowrun were the same game?

I could be wrong, I have the SNES version, so never bothered to look at the megadrive one cos I thought it was the same.

No, two - very - different games actually. The MD version is closer to the (SR2.0) rules... looks more like a console RPG... has a nice Matrix implementation... a totally different story... etc. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />