20 years after release, System Shock 2 is finally getting an Enhanced Edition | System Shock 2 | Gamehypes

20 years after release, System Shock 2 is finally getting an Enhanced Edition

System Shock 2

"Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.

Like a toolbar on my dad s PC, System Shock 2 won t die. In fact, it was released 20 years ago this past Sunday and it’s still gaining in power. For most of that time, the game has only been developed in fits and starts, relying on community patches, source code leaks, and the determination of Nightdive Studios to get it back in our hands. We have it now, but that s not enough for the publisher, who thinks the game deserves the sort of attention a lot of classic games receive and has announced work on System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition.

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