Dermal patches provide the character with beneficial effects-such as regeneration or increased melee attack power-but can cause detrimental side-effects, such as fatigue and distorted color perception. Energy weapons and several types of explosives may also be found, with the latter ranging from percussion grenades to land mines.Īlong with weapons, the player collects items such as dermal patches and first-aid kits. Projectile weapons often have selectable ammunition types with varying effects for example, the 'dart pistol' may fire either explosive needles or tranquilizers. Outside of Cyberspace, the player uses the game's sixteen weapons, of which a maximum of seven may be carried at one time, to combat robots, cyborgs and mutants controlled by SHODAN. Actions in Cyberspace sometimes cause events in the game's physical world for example, certain locked doors may only be opened in Cyberspace.

Specific computer terminals allow the player to temporarily enter Cyberspace inside, the player moves weightlessly through a wire frame 3D environment, while collecting data and fighting SHODAN's security programs. Throughout the game, an evil artificial intelligence called SHODAN hinders the player's progress with traps and blocked pathways. The player advances the plot by acquiring log discs and e-mails: the game contains no non-player characters with which to converse. The HUD also features three 'Multi-Function Displays', which may be configured to display information such as weapon readouts, an automap and an inventory. Practical uses for these actions include taking cover, retrieving items from beneath the player character and navigating small passages, respectively. View and posture controls on the HUD allow the player to lean left or right, look up or down, crouch, and crawl. As in Ultima Underworld, the player uses a freely movable mouse cursor to aim weapons, to interact with objects and to manipulate the heads-up display (HUD) interface. Progress is largely non-linear and the game is designed to allow for emergent gameplay. The game is set inside a large, multi-level space station, in which players explore, combat enemies and solve puzzles. System Shock takes place from a first-person perspective in a three-dimensional (3D) graphical environment.

System shock two widescreen? 2018