The title is no hyperbole. System Shock is one of the best games ever made. Like Doom meets Super Metroid meets I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, Looking Glass' magnum opus is an atmospheric journey through a murderous space station, filled with mutants, cyborgs and the ghosts of the dead. Many consider System Shock 2 to be the superior title, but the stat-laden fluff, abysmal combat and lackluster story execution drag it into the dirt. System Shock doesn't have these problems, only suffering from the slightly awkward controls that come with 20 years of aging. Luckily, like the System Shock Portable community release before it, Enhanced Edition adds System Shock 2 style mouse-look support, elevating this title several atmospheres above the sequel. I could go on further, but I don't need to. Play this game. System Shock is as influential on games as Half-Life 2 was 10 years later, and you absolutely owe it to yourself to take in this masterpiece.
