Plus the joys of 'jacking in' to Cyberspace. The levels are huge, complex affairs, with enemy robots, zombies and hardware pursuing you everywhere. Once you hear her voice you won't forget it. The game features one of the creepiest villains ever, the rogue AI SHODAN. There are all sorts of game launchers, high-res packs etc on the net's thriving SS fan base. It will run on a modern OS and hardware, in fact, BETTER than it did it in it's native DOS. Origin's 'System Shock' is to put it simply, one of the greatest PC games of any genre, or time. It received one of the highest scores ever given, and with good reason. Where are the reviews for this masterpiece? I still have the issue of PC Gamer with the review for this. There are simply too many things to say about this incredible game so instead I recommend playing it for yourself, which is now easier than ever with the aid of some fan-made front-end software. Again this was a design tradeoff to gain some much needed performance so I can't be too critical except to say this game was far ahead of its time. Finally I wish the levels had been a bit more 3D because things like standing on top of objects were supported, unlike the pseudo 3D counterparts of the time which used essentially 2D maps. The musical score was generally well designed but a few tracks seemed more of a nuissance than anything. Considering the game supported 3D models I would have liked to see them used more often and some code optimization would have allowed for that without lagging the computers they ran on. The graphics were taxing for the time yet still not as impressive as they should have been. The qualms I had with System Shock were minor at most. After playing this some 30+ times, the replay value is still high because of how much detail I missed the first 29 times! There's always something you didn't realize you could do, alway some pleasant surprise to look forward to in your next playthrough. The constant upgrades and tools at the player's disposal increase immersion and make the player ultimately responsible for every step, every action.

There are a plethora of features, from customizable grenades and guns to video games inside of the video game! The physics is shockingly accurate, the cyberspace is refreshing and fun.

Every detail was added with care which has a profound impact on the gameplay. This game is quite nearly perfect in so many ways because the developers had integrity and a passion for what they were doing.

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