91
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.1
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Developed by Irrational Games and the now-defunct Looking Glass Studios, System Shock 2 is an FPS/RPG hybrid set on the Von Braun, the first faster-than-light speed space vessel. After choosing a set of initial skills, you are thrust into the plot as you awaken from cryogenic sleep with no memory of recent events. Something has gone horribly wrong on the Von Braun and you must fend for yourself with only one mysterious contact to guide you.

Fighting takes place in the FPS style, with both ranged and melee weapons. However, the efficiency and effectiveness of the weapons are determined by your skill level, much like an RPG. You can develop your skills in several categories, such as weapons training, hacking, and "psi," which allows you to use special abilities through the use of a cybernetic implant. This provides for very open-ended gameplay.

The game makes heavy use of sound, imagery, and the logs of your former crewmates to create an immersive game world. Setting and timing are used to create an atmosphere which smoothly alternates between dark horror and fast-paced action.

Alternate Titles

  • "网络奇兵2" -- Chinese title (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
System Shock 2 Windows    
System Shock 2 Windows $24.99  
ebay.com
System Shock 2    
Not an American user?

User Reviews

Shockingly great Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (72406) 4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars
Intense, pulse-pounding, and challenging. The essential survival horror game. Steelysama (106) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
One of the best games ever made Black Death (6) unrated
The greatest and most harrowing experience in games yet. Shazbut (155) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
Falls just a little bit short of genius, but amazing game nonetheless. Zovni (9205) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars
Sadly overlooked fps/rpg Terrence Bosky Bronze Star Contributing Member (5240) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars
Spooky Baxter (38) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars
Play it coop, there's little original MP games out there MichaelPalin Bronze Star Contributing Member (879) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Scary, frustrating and unbelievably good. Mattias Kreku (404) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars
If you don't think games have the power to scare you, I dare you to play this one Jim Newland (53) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars

The Press Says

Good-Evil.net Mar 26, 2007 6 out of 6 100
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) Aug 27, 1999 5 out of 5 100
HonestGamers Jan 14, 2004 10 out of 10 100
PC Zone Aug 13, 2001 9.5 out of 10 95
games xtreme Oct 21, 1999 9.3 out of 10 93
Gaming Entertainment Monthly Sep 10, 1999 92 out of 100 92
FiringSquad Aug 23, 1999 90 out of 100 90
NZGamer Apr 11, 2004 9 out of 10 90
GameBoomers 1999 9 out of 10 90
Gamezilla Sep 30, 1999 88 out of 100 88

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Which SS2 am I playing? o__O 34 Bertrand Godinot
May 20, 2008
Damn the Many... 5 Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (72406)
Apr 03, 2008
No spawn and no degradation? 10 Lumpi (153)
Mar 18, 2008
Just Finished, ITS AMAZING!! 21 beetle120 (2076)
Oct 07, 2007
System Shock 2 Expansion Pack on WinXP 3 dave solin
Sep 12, 2007
Can't quite understand what's so great here... 37 Donatello (89)
Sep 10, 2007

Trivia

Try opening the .crf files in the cd's Shock directory files with any zip file manager and you'll find every sfx along with those kickass logs and e-mails as .wav files, as well as every piece of art for the game. There's even some stuff that didn't even make it to the game!


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by robotriot Bronze Star Contributing Member (6380) on Dec 17, 1999.
 

Errors and omissions on this page may be reported to the MobyGames approvers.

MobyGames™ Copyright © 1999-2010, MobyGames.
All rights reserved. Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form.
moby sites | about us | advertise | disclaimer | privacy statement | become an approver | RSS