All these effects make for a game that is VERY scary, the scariest game I have ever played. You can hear enemies approach, listen for the whine of a security camera, turn around in dread as a you hear a turret pop up. The sounds are critical to your survival. The sounds are - oh my God, the sounds! I played the first System Shock with the volume down, but you can NOT do that in this game. The enemies are numerous and the AI is very smart, with mutants attacking you straight on while assassins try to pick you off from dark corners. The voice acting is wonderful, really making you feel like you are there.
As you go through the ship, picking up the pieces of what happened and trying to stop who - or what - has taken over, you find logs from the dead crewmembers, like in System Shock. The graphics are the same as the Thief games, and are quite good, with dark and light contrasts and the feeling that you really ARE on a starship. The easy to learn interface has been mentioned already. There are so many good things about System Shock 2 that I can only really touch on the major ones. When a panel explodes seconds after coming out of the tube, you KNOW you're in for a wild ride! After that.well, your memory seems to be damaged, because the next thing you know you're coming out of a cryo tube with blood on the floor and a woman's voice telling you that something has taken over the Von Braun and to come meet her. After the first three quiet months, a distress call is picked up coming from the Tau Ceti system, light years away from Earth. You request to be assigned to the UNN Rickenbacker, the destroyer that will be 'piggy-backing' the FTL Tri-Optimum ship Von Braun. It's in your forth year that the game finally starts for real. Also found in the game are four rare OS machines, which give you a skill such as Auto Mapping, Sharpshooter, and Tank. You can't be a jack of all trades - once you pick a military career, its suggested that you work on improving the abilities that your character does best. During the game you will be receiving Cyber Modules, which can be used at machines to learn new skills, such as Hacking or Heavy Weapons, or improve your character's abilities like Strength and Agility. Each choice allows you to improve some aspect of your stats, allowing you to start customizing your character. It's a four year tour when you sign up, and each year you can pick your assignment from one of three choices. Joysticks are supported, and it is suggested that you learn some of the hotkeys in the game to save yourself time and effort.Īfter the training, you get to pick a branch for your character - either the Marines, specializing in heavy weapons, the Navy, strong in lighter weapons and hacking (close to the original game), and the new OSA, which allows you to use your Psionic ability to attack your enemies. The interface of SS2 makes controling your character easy: one hand on the keyboard to move your guy and the other on a mouse to look around and pick things up will serve most people well. You go through some training missions, and the tutorial is very easy to learn and controls quick to figure out. When the game starts, you are at a UNN base. After the close call of super-computer-gone-crazy SHODAN, the governments have banded together under the United National Nominate (UNN) to oppose megacorporation Tri-Optimum and other large companies. In the time of System Shock 2, around forty years have passed after events in the first game. Even those who did not play the first and are looking for a mesmerizing and scary game that blends RPG elements into a first person shooter will enjoy this. Doubtless among the best games ever made, System Shock 2 is a superior RPG/FPS sequel to the 1993 classic System Shock.Īnyone who has played and liked the original game needs to try this game.
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