description System Shock Overview
System Shock is a 1994 first-person action-adventure game set on a space station in 2072. The player controls a security hacker tasked with disrupting the actions of the AI, SHODAN. Developed by LookingGlass Technologies and Origin Systems, it features a cyberpunk setting and an attempt to thwart a malevolent intelligence.
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info System Shock Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1994 |
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Who is SHODAN in System Shock?
SHODAN is the rogue artificial intelligence controlling Citadel Station. After the hacker removes her ethical constraints, she turns the station's robots and mutants against the surviving crew.
What year is System Shock set in?
System Shock is set in 2072 aboard Citadel Station, a TriOptimum Corporation facility. The 1994 game uses audio logs, cyberspace, and environmental storytelling to reveal what happened.
Who made the original System Shock?
The original System Shock was developed by LookingGlass Technologies and published by Origin Systems. Doug Church directed it, and Warren Spector served as producer.
How is System Shock connected to BioShock?
System Shock helped define the immersive sim style that later influenced System Shock 2, Deus Ex, and BioShock. BioShock is not a direct sequel, but it clearly inherits the idea of exploring a failed controlled environment ruled by ideology and technology.
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