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Sounding
advice indeed
While SS2 is not a multiplayer game in any sense and requires
lengthy dedication if you want to make any headway, it is the
perfect game for anybody that enjoys a rich and well made mixture
of action, strategy, adventure and typical role play. Unlike
other games SS2 puts it all together perfectly, it doesn’t just
try to be a bit of everything, it actually is. Everybody would
like SS2, it’s perfect, even if the monsters that inhabit the
game are your basic run and shoot or hit affair and do it as
slow as possible, it’s still good despite that naff AI. You
can save your progress at any time and the gameplay is never
repetitive, it’s always demanding something different with the
scenery constantly changing. SS2 may be set on a ship, but every
level or room is different to the last, which results ultimately
in an original and fun game that can be played by anyone.
The
Sound in SS2 is perfect, simulating the ambient sounds from
different parts of the ship constantly and always with that
ever present ship engine hum. Speech is clear and rich and music
is mostly well suited to the eerie environment but occasionally
a little over pumped when nothing is actually happening. The
sound, in that case, is used to the best possible effect, which
goes together to create a wholly believable atmosphere. There
is support for EAX and DirectSound 3D and overall you will find
SS2 to be an original, addictive, detailed, and smooth game
to play for anybody.
The
Verdict:
System Shock2 just went strait into the TOP5 games I have ever
liked the in my life so far, it’s hard to say where it comes
but No.1 is not far off. Falling down on some poor graphics
for explosions, bad enemy AI and a few other graphical glitches
like water being flat and poorly animated. However SS2 is always
telling you what you need to do, there is never a point where
you don’t know and there’s usually more than one way of getting
around some parts of the game goals and areas.
Put
simply, one of the best games I have EVER played in my life,
it’s a rich combination for all elements of gameplay, pieced
together perfectly and served up on a plate that anybody can
eat from.
by
Mark Jackson
Rating
(out of 10):
Graphics - 9
Sound - 9.5
Gameplay - 9.5
Originality - 9.5
Overall - 9.5 (95%)
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