IGN AU interviews Pete Hines

[Ausir]

But they didn't. The SNES game has nothing to do with it. They made an FPS based on the Shadowrun PnP RPG, with no relation to the SNES one.

 

[Makagulfazel]

Well, whether they took it from the PnP or SNES version, it sucks that they ripped out all of the RPG elements and basically left a mediocre FPS.

 

[Ausir]

Well, it's not an RPG, but neither is the Shadowrun collectible card game published by FASA nor the Shadowrun minature game published by WizKids. It's just as legitimate as a spin-off as any of these.

Of course, the fact that it sucks is a totally different issue.