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System Shock (series)
System Shock is a science fiction video game series created by Looking Glass Technologies. It consists of System Shock, System Shock 2, and the 2023 System Shock remake. A third main entry, System Shock 3, has been announced.
The games undersold sales expectations but have become cult classics, and have inspired numerous games such as BioShock, Deus Ex, and Prey.
The series remained dormant until Nightdive Studios, a game developer dedicated to re-releasing classic video games, acquired the rights to re-release both games in 2012.
System Shock was developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Origin Systems for the MS-DOS, Mac OS, and PC-98. In it, the player controls a hacker who is caught attempting to steal files from the TriOptimum Corporation and is taken to Citadel Station, and cooperates with Edward Diego, an executive from the aforementioned company, to remove the station's AI, SHODAN's ethical constraints in exchange for a military-grade neural implant. For which the hacker is placed into a six-month coma. The game starts as the hacker awakens from his slumber to discover that SHODAN has gained control of the ship.
System Shock 2 was co-developed by Looking Glass Studios and the newly founded Irrational Games for Windows, and later OS X and Linux. The game takes place in the starship of the Von Braun, where a hivemind known as the Many begins infecting the crew.
The game was critically acclaimed for its atmosphere, gameplay, and story. However, the game underperformed, and the series went on a hiatus.
Nightdive Studios acquired the rights to the series in 2012, and three years later, released an updated version of System Shock titled System Shock: Enhanced Edition. It includes features such as an updated mouselook and resolution. The engine was later updated to the KEX engine.
Shortly after the release of System Shock: Enhanced Edition, Nightdive opened a Kickstarter campaign to fund a remake of the first game. The campaign's funding goal was $900,000; in the month-long campaign, they raised over $1.35 million, surpassing the original goal by over $450,000. The remake faced numerous development issues and switched the engine from Unity to Unreal Engine 4. It was released for Windows in May 2023, and will later be released on consoles.
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System Shock (series)
System Shock is a science fiction video game series created by Looking Glass Technologies. It consists of System Shock, System Shock 2, and the 2023 System Shock remake. A third main entry, System Shock 3, has been announced.
The games undersold sales expectations but have become cult classics, and have inspired numerous games such as BioShock, Deus Ex, and Prey.
The series remained dormant until Nightdive Studios, a game developer dedicated to re-releasing classic video games, acquired the rights to re-release both games in 2012.
System Shock was developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Origin Systems for the MS-DOS, Mac OS, and PC-98. In it, the player controls a hacker who is caught attempting to steal files from the TriOptimum Corporation and is taken to Citadel Station, and cooperates with Edward Diego, an executive from the aforementioned company, to remove the station's AI, SHODAN's ethical constraints in exchange for a military-grade neural implant. For which the hacker is placed into a six-month coma. The game starts as the hacker awakens from his slumber to discover that SHODAN has gained control of the ship.
System Shock 2 was co-developed by Looking Glass Studios and the newly founded Irrational Games for Windows, and later OS X and Linux. The game takes place in the starship of the Von Braun, where a hivemind known as the Many begins infecting the crew.
The game was critically acclaimed for its atmosphere, gameplay, and story. However, the game underperformed, and the series went on a hiatus.
Nightdive Studios acquired the rights to the series in 2012, and three years later, released an updated version of System Shock titled System Shock: Enhanced Edition. It includes features such as an updated mouselook and resolution. The engine was later updated to the KEX engine.
Shortly after the release of System Shock: Enhanced Edition, Nightdive opened a Kickstarter campaign to fund a remake of the first game. The campaign's funding goal was $900,000; in the month-long campaign, they raised over $1.35 million, surpassing the original goal by over $450,000. The remake faced numerous development issues and switched the engine from Unity to Unreal Engine 4. It was released for Windows in May 2023, and will later be released on consoles.