Unless you played System Shock at least 20 years ago, the chances are you’ll find even the Enhanced Edition of the original game to be a bit awkward to play. The original System Shock was released in 1994, long before FPS shooter controls or even 3D navigation had become standardized across the industry. If you’ve tried to pick up the game since then, you probably hit a brick wall. But System Shock is considered a classic – not a cult classic, but an actual classic – and heavily inspired the legendary BioShock series. If you want to see what kind of game could hold that kind of acclaim but you’re younger than 38, then you will need to play the System Shock remake.
