Like System Shock, gameplay consists of first person shooting and exploration, while a role-playing system allows the player to develop unique abilities and traits. The player assumes the role of a lone soldier trying to stem the outbreak of a genetic infection that has devastated the ship. The game takes place on board an adrift starship in a cyberpunk vision of 2114. It was announced on the 20 th System Shock 2 anniversary stream on 11 th August 2019 and confirmed in a tweet. In 2007, Irrational released a self-proclaimed spiritual successor to the System Shock series, entitled BioShock, to critical acclaim and strong sales. System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition is an upcoming source port of System Shock 2 developed by Nightdive Studios. The game has since become a cult classic, and is widely regarded by critics as one of the greatest ever made.
An indentured hacker, you awake from a healing coma on board the space. System Shock 2 received positive reviews when released, but failed to meet commercial sales expectations. In System Shock, biological engineering and automation merge in a raging storm completely out of human control. System Shock 2 was released on Augby Electronic Arts. 11 game score 8.8 very good Rate It Three years after System Shock s release, its creators decided to return to a science-fiction world where an AI created by great corporations stands up to the humans. After Electronic Arts, who owned the Shock franchise rights, signed on to publish, the game became a sequel. It was originally co-developed as a separate game by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. The title is a sequel to the 1994 PC game System Shock. System Shock 2 (commonly abbreviated SS2 or Shock 2) is an action RPG, designed by Ken Levine for the personal computer.