<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
and	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
and	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
,	O
its	O
story	O
was	O
changed	O
during	O
production	O
into	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1994	O
game	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alterations	O
were	O
made	O
when	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
—	O
who	O
owned	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
franchise	O
rights	O
—	O
signed	O
on	O
as	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
first-person	O
combat	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1999	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
series	O
,	O
titled	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
strong	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
been	O
in	O
intellectual	O
property	O
limbo	O
following	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
franchise	O
in	O
2013	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
modern	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OtherSide	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
in	O
2015	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
licensed	O
the	O
rights	O
from	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
2020	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
transferred	O
to	O
Tencent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
gameplay	O
in	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
amalgamation	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
survival	O
horror	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
(	O
O/S	O
)	O
units	O
allow	O
one-time	O
character	O
upgrades	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2072	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
Citadel	B-Application
Station	I-Application
's	I-Application
demise	I-Application
,	O
TriOptimum	O
's	O
attempts	O
to	O
cover	O
up	O
the	O
incident	O
were	O
exposed	O
to	O
the	O
media	O
and	O
the	O
corporation	O
was	O
brought	O
up	O
on	O
charges	O
from	O
multiple	O
individuals	O
and	O
companies	O
for	O
the	O
ensuing	O
scandal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
virus	O
developed	O
there	O
killed	O
the	O
station	O
's	O
population	O
;	O
the	O
ruthless	O
malevolent	O
A.I	B-Application
supercomputer	I-Application
named	O
SHODAN	O
controlled	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Citadel	O
Station	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
enslaving	O
and	O
destroying	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
most	O
rudimentary	O
tasks	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
another	O
SHODAN-like	O
malevolent	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
new	O
technologies	O
was	O
halted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
hacker	O
(	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
main	O
protagonist	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
famous	O
person	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
vanished	O
from	O
public	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2114	O
,	O
5	O
months	O
into	O
the	O
journey	O
,	O
the	O
ships	O
respond	O
to	O
a	O
distress	O
signal	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
Tau	B-Application
Ceti	I-Application
V	O
,	O
outside	O
the	O
Solar	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owing	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
malfunction	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
soldier	O
awakens	O
with	O
amnesia	B-Application
in	O
a	O
cryo-tube	O
on	O
the	O
medical	O
deck	O
of	O
the	O
Von	O
Braun	O
,	O
being	O
implanted	O
with	O
an	O
illegal	O
cyber-neural	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
grove	O
crash-landed	O
on	O
Tau	B-Application
Ceti	I-Application
V	O
.	O
While	O
SHODAN	O
went	O
into	O
forced	O
hibernation	O
,	O
The	O
Many	O
evolved	O
beyond	O
her	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Efforts	O
to	O
regain	O
control	O
of	O
XERXES	B-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
computer	O
on	O
the	O
Von	O
Braun	O
,	O
fail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHODAN	O
congratulates	O
him	O
and	O
tells	O
of	O
her	O
intentions	O
to	O
merge	O
real	O
space	O
and	O
cyberspace	B-General_Concept
through	O
the	O
Von	O
Braun	O
's	O
faster-than-light	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soldier	O
confronts	O
SHODAN	O
in	O
cyberspace	B-General_Concept
and	O
defeats	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
in	O
1997	O
when	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
approached	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
with	O
an	O
idea	O
to	O
co-develop	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
and	O
sought	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
story	O
ideas	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
novella	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
philosophy	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
was	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
,	O
like	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
press	O
mistook	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
to	O
be	O
closer	O
to	O
a	O
Doom	B-Application
clone	O
which	O
was	O
cited	O
for	O
poor	O
financial	O
success	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Junction	O
Point	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
add	O
in	O
significant	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
and	O
a	O
persistent	B-Protocol
storyline	O
as	O
to	O
distance	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
took	O
18months	O
to	O
create	O
with	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
$1.7	O
million	O
and	O
was	O
pitched	O
to	O
several	O
publishers	O
until	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
—	O
who	O
owned	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Shock	O
franchise	O
—	O
responded	O
by	O
suggesting	O
the	O
game	O
become	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
allotted	O
one	O
year	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
and	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
short	O
time	O
frame	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
began	O
working	O
with	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studio	O
's	O
unfinished	O
Dark	O
Engine	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
environment	O
in	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
persistent	B-Protocol
and	O
constantly	O
changes	O
without	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
presence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
designer	O
,	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
,	O
oversaw	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
villain	O
SHODAN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
unfinished	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
programmers	O
to	O
fix	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
when	O
encountered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
shipped	O
to	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
end-of-support	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
,	O
remaining	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
compatibility	B-Application
with	O
newer	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
and	O
hardware	O
became	O
a	O
growing	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Rebirth	O
"	O
graphical	O
enhancement	O
mod	O
replaced	O
many	O
low-polygonal	O
models	O
with	O
higher	O
quality	O
ones	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Shock	O
Texture	O
Upgrade	O
Project	O
"	O
increased	O
the	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
of	O
textures	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
level	O
editor	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
user	B-Architecture
community	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
intellectual	O
property	O
(	O
IP	O
)	O
rights	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
caught	O
for	O
years	O
in	O
complications	O
between	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
Meadowbrook	O
Insurance	O
Group	O
(	O
the	O
parent	O
company	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
Studios	O
on	O
their	O
closure	O
,	O
though	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
lawyer	O
for	O
Star	O
Insurance	O
,	O
they	O
themselves	O
have	O
since	O
acquired	O
the	O
lingering	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
from	O
EA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
player	O
community	O
,	O
attempts	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
update	O
and	O
patch	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
known	O
issues	O
on	O
newer	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
and	O
limitations	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
hard-coded	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
complete	O
copy	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2s	I-Application
Dark	O
Engine	O
source	O
code	O
was	O
discovered	O
in	O
the	O
possession	O
of	O
an	O
ex-Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
employee	O
who	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
continuing	O
his	O
work	O
for	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
Talk	O
forum	O
disassembled	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
development	B-Application
kit	I-Application
he	O
had	O
purchased	O
,	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
content	O
he	O
received	O
into	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unknown	O
user	O
,	O
going	O
only	O
as	O
"	O
Le	O
Corbeau	O
"	O
(	O
The	O
Raven	O
)	O
,	O
issued	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Thief	B-Application
2	O
in	O
2012	O
that	O
resolved	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
known	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
Dark	O
engine	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
patches	O
were	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
kit	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
by	O
disassembling	O
libraries	O
off	O
the	O
development	B-Application
kit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Stephen	O
Kick	O
of	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
had	O
been	O
seeking	O
to	O
license	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
property	O
as	O
to	O
create	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	O
Insurance	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
willing	O
to	O
grant	O
that	O
license	O
but	O
did	O
agree	O
to	O
allow	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
to	O
bring	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
modern	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
rights	O
also	O
allowed	O
a	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
through	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Le	O
Corbeau	O
"	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
update	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
patches	O
being	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
versions	O
that	O
Night	O
Dive	O
distributes	O
through	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
also	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
releasing	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
regarded	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
highly	O
influential	O
,	O
particularly	O
on	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
and	O
the	O
horror	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Mayer	O
from	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
called	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
truly	O
defies	O
classification	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
genre	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
ensured	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
action	O
is	O
occasionally	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
more	O
often	O
tactical	O
,	O
placing	O
a	O
premium	O
on	O
thought	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
reflexes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Buck	O
DeFore	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Bluntly	O
put	O
,	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
welcome	O
visit	O
to	O
the	O
lost	O
arts	O
of	O
the	O
good	O
old	O
days	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
immersive	O
experience	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
mind	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
cobwebs	O
that	O
come	O
along	O
with	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
found	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
particularly	O
effective	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
“	O
absolutely	O
,	O
teeth-clenchingly	O
disturbing	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
PC	O
Gamers	O
William	O
Harms	O
christened	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
most	O
frightening	O
game	O
he	O
had	O
ever	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
Sid	O
Shuman	O
of	O
GamePro	O
christened	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
[	O
one	O
of	O
the ]	O
twin	O
barrels	O
of	O
modern	O
[	O
first-person	O
shooter ]	O
innovation	O
"	O
,	O
owing	O
to	O
its	O
complex	O
role-playing	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
ranked	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
35th	O
greatest	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
scariest	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
won	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
1999	O
"	O
Best	O
Roleplaying	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Special	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Sound	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
their	O
"	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
stream	O
during	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Night	O
Dive	O
announced	O
an	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightdive	O
had	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
acquire	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
plan	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
their	O
KEX	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
they	O
are	O
using	O
for	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
enhanced	O
edition	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
work	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
co-operative	O
play	O
features	O
are	O
better	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enhanced	O
version	O
will	O
also	O
aim	O
to	O
support	O
all	O
existing	O
mods	O
and	O
custom	O
maps	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
community	O
,	O
though	O
will	O
require	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
community	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
compatibility	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kick	O
later	O
confirmed	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
enhanced	O
edition	O
will	O
release	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
version	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
will	O
release	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VR	O
version	O
will	O
use	O
gameplay	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
introduced	O
with	O
Half-Life	B-Application
:	I-Application
Alyx	I-Application
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
cross-play	O
compatible	O
in	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
with	O
PC	O
users	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
using	O
VR	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
amassed	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
with	O
fans	O
asking	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
reported	O
that	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
had	O
renewed	O
its	O
trademark	O
protection	O
on	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
name	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
speculation	O
that	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
might	O
be	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
stated	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
(	O
EA	O
Redwood	O
Shores	O
)	O
was	O
charged	O
with	O
its	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expressed	O
optimism	O
at	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
,	O
but	O
revealed	O
that	O
EA	O
had	O
not	O
shown	O
interest	O
in	O
his	O
own	O
proposal	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
optimistic	O
with	O
regards	O
to	O
their	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
did	O
not	O
confirm	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
trademark	O
registration	O
to	O
lapse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redwood	O
Shores	O
 '	O
next	O
release	O
was	O
2008	O
's	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
noted	O
similarities	O
in	O
theme	O
and	O
presentation	O
to	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
designers	O
Ben	O
Wanat	O
and	O
Wright	O
Bagwell	O
,	O
their	O
project	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
inspired	O
them	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
drawing	O
board	O
and	O
develop	O
it	O
into	O
something	O
more	O
along	O
those	O
lines	O
,	O
eventually	O
becoming	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
Infinite	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
mod	O
considered	O
a	O
DLC	O
campaign	O
or	O
sequel	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
created	O
by	O
xdiesp	O
and	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
,	O
after	O
acquiring	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
stated	O
they	O
were	O
considering	O
developing	O
a	O
third	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
OtherSide	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
designer	O
Paul	O
Neurath	O
,	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
with	O
rights	O
granted	O
to	O
them	O
by	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OtherSide	O
had	O
acquired	O
rights	O
to	O
make	O
sequels	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
some	O
years	O
before	O
this	O
point	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
name	O
,	O
which	O
Night	O
Dive	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
provide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
will	O
feature	O
Terri	O
Brosius	O
reprising	O
her	O
voice	O
for	O
SHODAN	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
include	O
work	O
from	O
original	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
concept	O
artist	O
Robb	O
Waters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warren	O
Spector	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
joined	O
OtherSide	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
working	O
on	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Spector	O
,	O
the	O
narrative	O
will	O
pick	O
up	O
immediately	O
from	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
SHODAN	O
having	O
taken	O
over	O
Rebecca	O
's	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
will	O
use	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
teaser	O
shown	O
during	O
Unity	O
's	O
press	O
event	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbreeze	O
Studios	O
was	O
originally	O
planning	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
$12	O
million	O
"	O
publishing-only	O
"	O
investment	O
in	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
,	O
allowing	O
OtherSide	O
to	O
retain	O
all	O
rights	O
while	O
seeking	O
a	O
120%	O
return	O
on	O
investment	O
followed	O
by	O
equal	O
shares	O
of	O
revenue	O
splitting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
several	O
financial	O
problems	O
in	O
late	O
2018	O
,	O
Starbreeze	O
has	O
given	O
back	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
to	O
OtherSide	O
,	O
and	O
separated	O
itself	O
from	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OtherSide	O
stated	O
they	O
had	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
self-publish	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
should	O
they	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
publishing	O
partner	O
but	O
would	O
prefer	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
publishing	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
twelve	O
OtherSide	O
employees	O
working	O
on	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
,	O
including	O
several	O
in	O
lead	O
roles	O
,	O
left	O
the	O
studio	O
between	O
late	O
2019	O
and	O
early	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
journalists	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
websites	O
had	O
been	O
transferred	O
to	O
ownership	O
under	O
Tencent	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
Otherside	O
confirmed	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
smaller	O
studio	O
and	O
transferred	O
the	O
licensed	O
rights	O
to	O
Tencent	O
to	O
continue	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
though	O
Spector	O
affirmed	O
that	O
OtherSide	O
is	O
still	O
involved	O
in	O
its	O
development	O
alongside	O
Tencent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warren	O
Spector	O
has	O
stopped	O
working	O
on	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
since	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
working	O
on	O
an	O
immersive	O
simulation	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
developed	O
by	O
OtherSide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
during	O
Gamescon	O
,	O
Stephen	O
Kick	O
,	O
Nightdive	O
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
after	O
he	O
finished	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
intended	O
to	O
begin	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
—	O
briefly	O
known	O
as	O
2K	O
Boston/2K	O
Australia	O
—	O
released	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
series	O
,	O
entitled	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
abandoned	O
underwater	O
utopian	O
community	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
genetic	O
modification	O
of	O
its	O
populace	O
and	O
shares	O
many	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
with	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
reconstitution	O
stations	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
be	O
resurrected	O
when	O
they	O
die	O
;	O
hacking	O
,	O
ammo	O
conservation	O
,	O
and	O
exploration	O
are	O
integral	O
parts	O
of	O
gameplay	O
;	O
and	O
unique	O
powers	O
may	O
be	O
acquired	O
via	O
plasmids	O
,	O
special	O
abilities	O
that	O
function	O
similarly	O
to	O
psionics	O
in	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
,	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
included	O
a	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
1999	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
specifically	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2s	I-Application
release	O
year	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
experience	O
with	O
a	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
and	O
long-lasting	O
effects	O
of	O
choices	O
made	O
that	O
would	O
remind	O
players	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shocks	I-Application
unforgiving	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Arkane	O
Studios	O
published	O
Prey	B-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
named	O
Talos	O
I	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prey	B-Application
also	O
features	O
elements	O
like	O
hacking	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
side-quest	O
exploration	O
and	O
careful	O
conservation	O
of	O
ammunition	O
and	O
"	O
Psi	O
Points	O
"	O
,	O
player	O
stat	O
that	O
controls	O
how	O
many	O
psi	O
abilities	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
crew	O
members	O
who	O
have	O
become	O
infected	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
not	O
as	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
as	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
failure	O
of	O
containment	O
around	O
a	O
mysterious	O
alien	O
species	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Typhon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
references	O
are	O
made	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shocks	I-Application
developers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
"	O
technology	O
that	O
plays	O
a	O
significant	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
