Simply one of the best games to every brace the gaming community, hands down. Better then Halo in my opinion.
User Rating: 9.4 | System Shock 2 PC
The fact that this is made (Or rather had a part in it) by Looking Glass Studios, my favorite gaming company, was enough to tell me I would love this game. And when I played it, I was nothing but amazed. What amazed me more though, is how under-appriciated this masterpiece is. I think the only reason this game didn't get the credit it deserved was because it was released during the still settling after-glow of Half-Life. Gameplay: The gameplay in this game is something that I think every FPS should follow. It really is 3 game styles in one, First person Shooter, RPG, and survival Horror. For the shooter fans, its got plenty of cool, fun to use weapons and plenty of enemies to face of against. For RPG fans, its got an in depth, complex RPG development system that allows for some really nice character custimization. And for survival horror fans, well, this game is pretty freakin scary! The game uses the same engine as Thief, meaning it takes with it all the things that are great about it, but also all its problems. While it has actually improved upon the engines performance, there are times when you would find yourself trapped in a door or something, but fourtunantly, this is fairly rare. Graphics: Going by '99s standards, the graphics dont look that bad. The level design is well done, however, the character design could have been better as they look pretty blocky, and sometimes they move just a little bit weird. Overall though this game looks nice. Sound: This game simply sounds great. The acting is top-notch, the ambiance is great, the monsters sound cool, the music rocks and really sets a tone, but the best part of the sound is when you talk with the rogue artifical intelligance SHODAN. LGS games have always sounded great, and this continues its tradition. Value: This game has some really nice production values. The movies look pretty cool, theres a fair amount of customability in terms of game options, and theres an editor with it. Its just to bad there are only 3 fan missions made for the game. Overall: This game is simply a must play by, anyone. It is easily one of my favorite games off all time. Just play it, dont ask any questions why, just play it if you find it. Because this game rocks and I cant wait for Bio Shock to come out!
