System Shock

System Shock

Released: September 22, 1994
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PC-9800 Series PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac DOS

Genres:

Shooter Role-playing (RPG)

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Science fiction

Player Perspectives:

First person

Ratings

User Rating

92.6
Based on 82 ratings

Total Rating

92.6
Based on 82 ratings

Summary

A seminal cyberpunk first-person exploratory adventure game with RPG elements in which, waking up in the Citadel Space Station, a lone hacker has to survive corrupted enemies and collect audio logs and equipment from former station workers in order to shut down SHODAN, the station's artificial intelligence that has killed everyone on board and now intends to destroy the world.

Storyline

You are a hacker. You have attempted to hack into the TriOptimum Corporation Network, and gain unauthorized access to protected files concerning the Space Station Citadel. Unfortunately, your hacking attempts have been detected, and your location is soon tracked. Edward Diego (an executive at TriOptimum Corporation) sees your potential, and is eager to make a deal with you. He will drop all charges against you, if you hack into SHODAN, the artificial intelligence that controls Citadel Station. You will also gain a military grade neuro interface if you are successful. Naturally, you agree to this offer, and Edward Diego gives you Level 1 access to SHODAN. You receive your neuro implant, and undergo a 6-month healing coma.

The game starts when you awake from your coma. But somehow, things are not quite how you remember them. You find an audio log (as well as some other goodies) hidden in a cupboard. The log is from Rebecca Lansing, who is a TriOptimum counter terrorism consultant based on Earth. She tells you that they have detected a disruption on Citadel Station, and that a mining beam is preparing to fire at Earth. Since you are the only contact between Earth and Citadel Station, it is up to you to find out what is going on. You soon discover that when you hacked into SHODAN 6 months ago, you removed all of her ethical restraints. Now she has re-examined her priorities, and drawn her own conclusions about humanity!

Screenshots

Involved Companies

Looking Glass Studios

Role:
Developer

Origin Systems

Role:
Publisher

Electronic Arts

Role:
Publisher

Infinity

Role:

Dong Seo Interactive

Role:
Publisher

Keywords

cyberpunk dark minigames robots space action-adventure cyborg backtracking mutants hacking artificial intelligence easter egg silent protagonist inventory management hacker timer countdown timer polygonal 3d melee female antagonist audio logs dynamic soundtrack nameless protagonist a.i. construct god complex hostile a.i. elevator music immersive cyberspace adjustable difficulty minigame interconnected-world

Alternative Names

System Shock: Classic システムショック Alien Commander Alien Commander

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