<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
first-person	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
LookingGlass	O
Technologies	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assuming	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
nameless	O
security	O
hacker	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
attempts	O
to	O
hinder	O
the	O
plans	O
of	O
a	O
malevolent	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
called	O
SHODAN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3D	O
engine	O
,	O
physics	O
simulation	O
and	O
complex	O
gameplay	O
have	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
both	O
innovative	O
and	O
influential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
sought	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
emergent	O
gameplay	O
and	O
immersive	O
environments	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
and	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
of	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
by	O
streamlining	O
their	O
mechanics	O
into	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
integrated	O
whole	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
and	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
breakthrough	O
in	O
its	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
and	O
offshoot	O
developer	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2000	O
game	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
(	O
produced	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Spector	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
2007	O
game	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
2017	O
game	O
Prey	B-Application
are	O
spiritual	O
successors	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
in	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
graphical	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
freely	O
movable	O
mouse	O
cursor	O
to	O
aim	O
weapons	O
,	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
objects	O
and	O
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
heads-up	O
display	O
(	O
HUD	O
)	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
called	O
SHODAN	O
hinders	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
with	O
traps	O
and	O
blocked	O
pathways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specific	O
computer	O
terminals	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
temporarily	O
enter	O
Cyberspace	O
;	O
inside	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
weightlessly	O
through	O
a	O
wire-frame	B-Algorithm
3D	O
environment	O
,	O
while	O
collecting	O
data	O
and	O
fighting	O
SHODAN	O
's	O
security	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
Cyberspace	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sixteen	O
weapons	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
seven	O
may	O
be	O
carried	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
,	O
to	O
combat	O
robots	O
,	O
cyborgs	B-Application
and	O
mutants	O
controlled	O
by	O
SHODAN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2072	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
—	O
a	O
nameless	O
hacker	O
—	O
is	O
caught	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
access	O
files	O
concerning	O
Citadel	O
Station	O
,	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
TriOptimum	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diego	O
offers	O
to	O
drop	O
all	O
charges	O
against	O
the	O
hacker	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
a	O
confidential	O
hacking	O
of	O
SHODAN	O
,	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
controls	O
the	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
hacking	O
SHODAN	O
,	O
removing	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
's	O
ethical	O
constraints	O
,	O
and	O
handing	O
control	O
over	O
to	O
Diego	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
undergoes	O
surgery	O
to	O
implant	O
the	O
promised	O
neural	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
robots	O
aboard	O
have	O
been	O
reprogrammed	O
for	O
hostility	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
crew	O
have	O
been	O
either	O
mutated	O
,	O
transformed	O
into	O
cyborgs	B-Application
,	O
or	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hacker	O
,	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
jettison	O
the	O
chambers	O
used	O
to	O
cultivate	O
the	O
virus	O
,	O
confronts	O
and	O
defeats	O
Diego	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
powerful	O
cyborg	B-Application
by	O
SHODAN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technician	O
informs	O
him	O
that	O
SHODAN	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
defeated	O
in	O
cyberspace	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
powerful	O
shields	O
that	O
protect	O
its	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
computers	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
terminal	O
near	O
the	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
hacker	O
enters	O
cyberspace	O
and	O
destroys	O
SHODAN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
was	O
first	O
conceived	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
stages	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
of	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
development	O
,	O
between	O
December	O
1992	O
and	O
January	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Church	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
believed	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
made	O
"	O
too	O
many	O
dungeon	O
games	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
Neurath	O
later	O
explained	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
experiencing	O
burnout	O
after	O
the	O
rushed	O
development	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grossman	O
built	O
on	O
ideas	O
that	O
he	O
first	O
explored	O
while	O
writing	O
and	O
designing	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
tomb	O
dimension	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
later	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
mini-prototype	O
"	O
for	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
concepts	O
included	O
the	O
minimization	O
of	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
and	O
a	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
believed	O
that	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
"	O
broke	O
the	O
fiction	O
"	O
of	O
games	O
;	O
Church	O
later	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
series	O
were	O
like	O
separate	O
games	O
in	O
themselves	O
,	O
disconnected	O
from	O
main	O
experience	O
of	O
being	O
immersed	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
eliminate	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
from	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
prevented	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
ever	O
meeting	O
a	O
living	O
non-player	O
character	O
(	O
NPC	O
)	O
:	O
the	O
plot	O
is	O
instead	O
conveyed	O
by	O
e-mail	O
messages	O
and	O
log	O
discs	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
recorded	O
by	O
dead	O
NPCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Church	O
considered	O
this	O
direction	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
organic	O
progression	O
from	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
later	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
On	O
some	O
level	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
just	O
a	O
dungeon	O
simulator	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
're	O
still	O
just	O
trying	O
to	O
evolve	O
that	O
idea.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|The	O
player	O
navigates	O
a	O
wire-frame	B-Algorithm
environment	O
in	O
Cyberspace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
abandoned	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
games	O
and	O
programmed	O
one	O
from	O
scratch	O
in	O
Watcom	B-Application
C/C	I-Application
++	I-Application
,	O
using	O
32-bit	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
engine	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
processing	O
texture	O
maps	O
,	O
sloped	O
architecture	O
and	O
light-emitting	O
objects	O
;	O
and	O
it	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
look	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
,	O
whereas	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworlds	I-Application
engine	O
was	O
"	O
very	O
limited	O
"	O
in	O
this	O
regard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
triggered	B-Application
events	I-Application
and	O
through	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
security	O
cameras	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
destroy	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
made	O
SHODAN	O
's	O
presence	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
concept	O
artist	O
Robb	O
Waters	O
created	O
SHODAN	O
's	O
visual	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
LoPiccolo	O
recruited	O
his	O
bandmate	O
Terri	O
Brosius	O
to	O
voice	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seamus	O
Blackley	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physics	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
one	O
he	O
wrote	O
for	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
's	O
flight	O
simulator	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Church	O
,	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
 '	O
internal	O
management	O
largely	O
ignored	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
concurrently-developed	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
—	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
hit	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
self-published	O
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
very	O
much	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
school	O
of	O
user	O
interface	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
"	O
feature	O
that	O
you	O
[	O
could	O
not ]	O
see	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
touch	O
and	O
play	O
with	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
September	O
1994	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
release	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
had	O
no	O
support	O
for	O
spoken	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enhanced	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
full	O
speech	O
for	O
logs	O
and	O
e-mails	O
,	O
multiple	O
display	O
resolutions	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
is	O
often	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
version	O
,	O
LoPiccolo	O
recorded	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
spoken	O
dialogue	O
for	O
the	O
CD	O
release	O
,	O
using	O
company	O
employees	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
 '	O
voices	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
mixed	O
with	O
ambient	O
sounds	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
audio	O
vignettes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
Church	O
later	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
tried	O
to	O
keep	O
them	O
from	O
shipping	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
version	O
and	O
instead	O
just	O
ship	O
the	O
CD	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
Origin	O
would	O
have	O
none	O
of	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
producer	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
later	O
expressed	O
regret	O
concerning	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
version	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
wish	O
I	O
could	O
go	O
back	O
and	O
make	O
the	O
decision	O
not	O
to	O
ship	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
version	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
full-speech	O
CD	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
the	O
perception	O
of	O
Shock	O
was	O
cemented	O
in	O
the	O
press	O
and	O
in	O
people	O
's	O
minds	O
by	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
version	O
(	O
the	O
silent	O
movie	O
version	O
!	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Bill	O
Hiles	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Though	O
it	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
it	O
never	O
reached	O
the	O
frenzied	O
popularity	O
of	O
 [ Doom ] 	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Neurath	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
flop	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
ultimately	O
"	O
lost	O
money	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
attributed	O
to	O
its	O
steep	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Shopper	O
wrote	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
were	O
difficult	O
to	O
master	O
compared	O
to	O
"	O
simple	O
run-and-shoot	O
game[s]	O
like	O
Doom	B-Application
"	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
worth	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
effort	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Boston	O
Herald	O
noted	O
superficial	O
similarities	O
between	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
and	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
but	O
called	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
"	O
much	O
more	O
elaborate	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
noted	O
its	O
high	O
system	O
requirements	O
and	O
complex	O
controls	O
;	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
no	O
way	O
you	O
can	O
play	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
without	O
first	O
studying	O
the	O
manual	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
20	O
minutes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
smokes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
"	O
no	O
matter	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
something	O
in	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
to	O
delight	O
you	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
has	O
been	O
inducted	O
into	O
many	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Gamasutra	O
feature	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Redding	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
attested	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
so	O
many	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
features	O
are	O
now	O
virtually	O
de	O
rigueur	O
in	O
modern	O
sci-fi	O
shooters	O
is	O
a	O
testament	O
to	O
the	O
influence	O
exerted	O
by	O
this	O
one	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
progenitor	O
of	O
today	O
's	O
story-based	O
action	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
with	O
titles	O
as	O
diverse	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
and	O
even	O
Half-Life	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
called	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
series	O
"	O
the	O
benchmark	O
for	O
intelligent	O
first-person	O
gaming	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
"kick-start[ed]	O
the	O
revolution	O
which	O
...	O
has	O
influenced	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
countless	O
other	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Wright	O
for	O
Glixel	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
2017	O
essay	O
that	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
still	O
is	O
important	O
to	O
gaming	O
today	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
reasons	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
considered	O
a	O
"	O
Mt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olympus	O
of	O
gaming	O
"	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lower	O
sales	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Half-Life	B-Application
that	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
millions	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
adjust	O
to	O
the	O
complex	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
compared	O
to	O
straightforward	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
popularizer	O
of	O
emergent	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
alongside	O
Thief	O
and	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
defining	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
immersive	O
sim	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
game	O
developers	O
have	O
acknowledged	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
influence	O
on	O
their	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
developer	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
revealed	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
"	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
foundation	O
laid	O
by	O
the	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
guys	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
...	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
has	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
spirit	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
is	O
player-powered	O
gameplay	O
:	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
letting	O
the	O
player	O
drive	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
game	O
designer	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
"	O
...	O
that	O
's	O
always	O
the	O
game	O
we	O
ideally	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
inspirations	O
behind	O
Irrational	O
's	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
and	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
in	O
1999	O
to	O
further	O
acclaim	O
and	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2s	I-Application
release	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
closure	O
of	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
fallen	O
to	O
Meadowbrook	O
Insurance	O
Group	O
(	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Star	O
Insurance	O
Company	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
entity	O
that	O
acquired	O
the	O
assets	O
of	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	O
and	O
produced	O
a	O
digitally	O
distributable	O
version	O
updated	O
for	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
subsequently	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
and	O
the	O
franchise	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	O
Dive	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
community.System	O
Shock	O
Remake	O
Feedback	O
Request	O
-	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
on	O
systemshock.org	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
've	O
also	O
tracked	O
down	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
releasing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
community	O
once	O
it	O
's	O
ready.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
titled	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
OtherSide	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
trailers	O
were	O
released	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
early	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
had	O
been	O
let	O
go	O
by	O
OtherSide	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
critically	O
behind	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightdive	O
affirmed	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
that	O
Tencent	O
now	O
held	O
the	O
IP	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
a	O
third	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
game	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
up	O
to	O
Tencent	O
as	O
the	O
Otherside	O
team	O
had	O
since	O
been	O
transitioned	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
projects	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
did	O
following	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
rights	O
was	O
to	O
develop	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
:	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
September22	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	O
update	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
modern	O
systems	O
significantly	O
easier	O
among	O
several	O
other	O
technical	O
improvements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
resolution	O
of	O
320×200	O
,	O
now	O
boosted	O
up	O
to	O
1024×768	O
and	O
854×480	O
pixels	O
in	O
widescreen	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
:	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
:	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cameron	O
Farney	O
of	O
COGconnected	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
have	O
n't	O
played	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
before	O
,	O
there	O
’s	O
never	O
been	O
a	O
better	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
,	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
announced	O
their	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
reimagining	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
featuring	O
improved	O
art	O
assets	O
and	O
other	O
improvements	O
,	O
and	O
reworking	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
though	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
just	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Night	O
Dive	O
considered	O
that	O
the	O
effort	O
they	O
were	O
putting	O
into	O
this	O
makes	O
it	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
remastering	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veteran	O
designer	O
Chris	O
Avellone	O
and	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
development	O
team	O
are	O
helping	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	O
Dive	O
has	O
since	O
restarted	O
its	O
development	O
but	O
now	O
simply	O
staying	O
true	O
to	O
bringing	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
to	O
modern	O
systems	O
with	O
minimal	O
new	O
additions	O
,	O
with	O
release	O
no	O
sooner	O
than	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
the	O
Mac	O
version	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
GPL-3.0-or-later	I-License
license	O
,	O
fulfilling	O
a	O
2016	O
given	O
promise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
one	O
month	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
source	O
port	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Shockolate	O
"	O
,	O
for	O
modern	O
compilers	B-Language
and	O
platforms	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
community	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
planned	O
live-action	O
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
