Introduction
You are Jake Armitage, a shadowrunner. You were unceremoniously executed in the streets, but somehow you woke up in the morgue (albeit with a massive migraine). Somebody wants you dead, and you have to find out who -- and why.
Controls
Outside the Matrix
- A: Draw weapon/fire
- B: Examine/manipulate objects, talk
- L: Examine object
- R: Pick up object
- Select: Show stats
- Start: Game menu
Both manipulating objects and firing weapons depend on positioning the cursor. You might wonder how you can take evasive action in combat when you cannot move and control a cursor at the same time. Well, you can't. You generally just stand in place and fire your weapon, taking whatever damage comes your way. This is not a tactical game.
Inside the Matrix
- A: Initiate combat (destroy IC or nodes)
- B: Pick up data/alter program
Walkthrough
The morgue
You can examine your chamber to find a hidden piece of paper. Open the right freezer and take the slap patch within. You can either use it when you're near death, or hang onto it to use later (you'll need it to obtain the Magic Fetish, but you can buy a patch later in the game). Also notice near the bottom end of the room a scalpel on a tray. It is not easy to spot so use the hand cursor to locate it. Exit your room and the two men will be surprised to see you alive -- surprised enough that they run into the next room, fearing you to be a zombie. Walk out of the building and somebody will be surprised to see you alive... he saw the hitmen shoot you dead. He runs away for fear of being seen with you. Follow him into a dark alley. He will meet a bad end, but quickly go over to his body (past the enemy orc) and pick up and equip his weapon. Quickly kill the orc. The orc will drop leather armor; be sure to pick this up in addition to the nuyen. Go to the northwest and you will be greeted by a dog.
Miscellaneous
Fun stuff
- Most of the time you cannot shoot unarmed civilians. However, it still is possible sometimes. If they don't go down in one shot, you probably can't kill them. If you continue to shoot at people who you can't kill, you will get a warning. If you ignore the warning and keep doing it, you will lose one karma point, unless you have no karma, then you just get the warning again.
- At Ed's Patch & Fix, after Ed activates the cortex bomb, you can shoot him. This is one of the rare exceptions to the rule that you cannot kill people who mean you no harm.
- You can kill any scientist in the Drake Volcano whether they can hurt you or not.
- You can try to kill the helicopter pilot at Drake Volcano and he'll take damage (but not at the top of Drake Tower), but he seems to have infinite HP. It wouldn't be a good idea anyway because then the only way to get out would be to defeat Drake.
Bugs
- It may sometimes be possible to kill an enemy with one hit if you shoot them before the battle music starts, even if this is normally f
Trivia
- The name "Armitage" is a reference to Neuromancer, which features a character with this name. The Genesis Shadowrun also has a reference to Neuromancer, in the form of a character going by the name Nero Manser. Neuromancer is a book by William Gibson, and was the first cyberpunk novel.