The actual tabletop is kind of a mess. However, the world concept's neat--which is what I'm getting at. Far as I recall, the balance of character classes is pretty much watered down 3.0 with less options, so... [i]Archaic.[/i] Archaic's a good word for Shadowrun rules. Don't recommend them.

Plus, dice pools. Dice pools are gross. I'd recommend just playing the modified d20 Modern, like you suggested. There's no skill check for fluency in Korean.