I have never been more disappointed in a game than with Shogo. After installing the game, I proceeded to look at the help file for the default key config, and was shocked by how inconvenient the whole setup was. I then ran the game and entered the config mode (the supposedly LEAST hardware-intensive part of ANY game my experience can recall, this case being no different; you'll see why I mention this) and decided to make a few adjustments, entirely to the keyboard/joystick config. The interface for the joystick difficult to work with, at best, as you have to scroll through all actions to get the function you need. Besides the fact, the game doesn't have support for a multiple-axis interface (at least with most games you can change that), so I decided to just use the keyboard-mouse interface common to FPS-type games. After switching over to the keyboard section, I began setting up for a WASD config when the game crashed! I had to restart my macine to get it out of this little trance. Finally, I said "screw it" and just went with the default config after a factory reset of the game, then just try the game with the config it had. While the graphics and sounds were impressive (for its publishingh time, mind you the game is five years old as of this review) the game crashed when I just barely got off of the ice planet in the first "level." Strike two. Another restart and I figure, what the hell, I'll give it another go. I restart the game, this time tweaking the graphics to run in LOW setting. I at least manage to make it to the next mission briefing, I go to select my MCA, and the game crashed on me AGAIN! Strike three, get the POS outta there! Today's lesson: Avoid making software purchases from the bargain bin; there's a good reason why it was put there!
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