System Shock 2
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91KitSuperintelligent review
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A first-person cyberpunk exploratory horror RPG and sequel to System Shock (1994) in which a soldier wakes up in the starship Von Braun in the aftermath of a disaster and finds himself in the midst of a conflict between SHODAN, the artificial intelligence antagonist of System Shock seeking mastery over humanity, and The Many, a flesh-based psychic hive mind led by the ship's corrupted AI.
Kit's verdict · 9.1/10
Terrifying, smart and decades ahead of its time.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Unbearably tense atmosphere
- Deep skill and upgrade system
- An iconic villain
Not so much
- Weapons break constantly
- Clunky interface and ugly visuals today
Play it if horror fans who want to plan, scrounge and survive.
Skip it if players who want action without inventory juggling.
Cheats & codes
Every System Shock 2 cheat we know
Adds 1,000 cyber modules for upgrades.PC · Press Shift and ; to open the command line, type it and press Enter.
Single-player only. Cheats can turn off achievements and some saves; use them on a spare save.
Tips
Play it better
- Use armor-piercing ammo on robots and anti-personnel ammo on living enemies.
- Activate every Quantum Bio-Reconstruction station you find. They bring you back to life for a few nanites.
- Recycle junk at recycler machines for nanites, the game's money.
- Research enemy organs with chemicals from storerooms. It unlocks extra damage against them.
- The wrench never runs out of ammo, so use it on weak enemies to save bullets.
Secrets & unlockables
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Trivia
- It was made jointly by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios.
- Rights problems kept it off sale for years until GOG released it in 2013.
- Ken Levine, who wrote much of it, later made BioShock as its spiritual successor.
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