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|image=SystemShock cover.jpg | |||
|title=System Shock | |title=System Shock | ||
|developer=[[Looking Glass Studios]] | |developer=[[Looking Glass Studios]] | ||
|publisher= | |publisher=[[Origin Systems]] | ||
| | |year=1994 | ||
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|ratings={{ESRB|M}}{{USK|16}}{{ELSPA|15}} | |||
|title1=System Shock: Enhanced Edition | |||
|developer1=[[Nightdive Studios]] | |||
|publisher1=[[Nightdive Studios]] | |||
|year1=2015 | |||
|systems1={{syslist|win}} | |||
|genre=[[Action-Adventure]] | |genre=[[Action-Adventure]] | ||
| | |modes=[[Single player]] | ||
|followed by=[[System Shock 2]] | |followed by=[[System Shock 2]] | ||
|series=System Shock | |series=System Shock | ||
|pcgamingwiki=System Shock: Enhanced Edition | |pcgamingwiki=System Shock: Enhanced Edition | ||
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'''System Shock''' is an [[action]] [[role-playing game]] developed by [[Looking Glass Studios]] and published by [[Origin Systems]]. Released in [[1994]], the game is set aboard the fictional Citadel Station in a cyberpunk vision of 2072. Assuming the role of a nameless hacker, the player attempts to hinder the plans of a malevolent artificial intelligence. | '''System Shock''' is an [[action]] [[role-playing game]] developed by [[Looking Glass Studios]] and published by [[Origin Systems]]. Released in [[1994]], the game is set aboard the fictional Citadel Station in a cyberpunk vision of 2072. Assuming the role of a nameless hacker, the player attempts to hinder the plans of a malevolent artificial intelligence. | ||
Unlike other first-person games of the time, System Shock features true 3D environments, allowing the player to look up and down, climb, duck, jump, and lean to the side. Critics praised System Shock and hailed the game as a major innovation in its genre. It was later placed on multiple hall of fame lists. Despite its technological feats and critical acceptance, System Shock was outsold by its contemporaries. A sequel, [[System Shock 2]], was released by Looking Glass Studios and off-shoot developer [[Irrational Games]] in [[1999]]. | Unlike other first-person games of the time, System Shock features true 3D environments, allowing the player to look up and down, climb, duck, jump, and lean to the side. Critics praised System Shock and hailed the game as a major innovation in its genre. It was later placed on multiple hall of fame lists. Despite its technological feats and critical acceptance, System Shock was outsold by its contemporaries. A sequel, [[System Shock 2]], was released by Looking Glass Studios and off-shoot developer [[Irrational Games]] in [[1999]]. | ||
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[[Category:Action | [[Category:Action-adventure]] | ||
[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:39, 1 August 2022
This is the first game in the System Shock series. For other games in the series see the System Shock category.
| System Shock | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Looking Glass Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Origin Systems |
| Year released | 1994 |
| System(s) | DOS, macOS |
| Followed by | System Shock 2 |
| Series | System Shock |
| Genre(s) | Action-Adventure |
|---|---|
| Modes | Single player |
| Rating(s) |    |
| System Shock: Enhanced Edition | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Nightdive Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Nightdive Studios |
| Year released | 2015 |
| System(s) | Windows |
System Shock is an action role-playing game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Origin Systems. Released in 1994, the game is set aboard the fictional Citadel Station in a cyberpunk vision of 2072. Assuming the role of a nameless hacker, the player attempts to hinder the plans of a malevolent artificial intelligence.
Unlike other first-person games of the time, System Shock features true 3D environments, allowing the player to look up and down, climb, duck, jump, and lean to the side. Critics praised System Shock and hailed the game as a major innovation in its genre. It was later placed on multiple hall of fame lists. Despite its technological feats and critical acceptance, System Shock was outsold by its contemporaries. A sequel, System Shock 2, was released by Looking Glass Studios and off-shoot developer Irrational Games in 1999.