A new trailer shows how System Shock 2 has evolved and what fans can look forward to in the ‘Enhanced Edition’.
Few games have fundamentally shaped the shooter genre. Classics like Doom, Serious Sam – or indeed System Shock. While the full remake of the first ‘System Shock’ will be released in a few days, the sequel ‘System Shock 2’ is also getting a facelift. An ‘Enhanced Edition’ will even be made accessible for consoles.
What is this ‘Enhanced Edition’? The Enhanced Edition of System Shock 2 is not a full remake. Instead, the original code of the game has been adapted through ‘reverse engineering’ to also work with the KEX engine. This makes the game fit for the latest console generation.
But that’s not all. The developers have taken around 25 years of community modifications and integrated them into the game as well, to fix original mistakes and create a smoother gaming experience. So it is basically a collaboration between the community and the developers.
The co-op multiplayer has also been slightly revised to create a better gameplay feeling and to be more accessible.
Who is it worth it for? Essentially, ‘System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition’ is a nice thing for anyone who wants to experience the classic once again in slightly better graphics. Even those who will soon play the remake of System Shock and afterwards feel hungry for more and want to hang out a bit with the AI with a god complex should check out the Enhanced Edition of System Shock 2.
However, anyone looking for cutting-edge graphics and the latest gameplay might want to steer clear of this version – as they may quickly be disappointed.
