Review: 'System Shock' remake – A hacker fights AI annihilation

In the 'System Shock' remake, the player sets off into the dark catacombs of the space station single-handedly to collect weapons to deal with mutated cyborgs. — Photos: Prime Matter/dpa

BERLIN: Thanks to its then advanced 3D graphics, "System Shock" became a video game milestone in 1994. The game went on to inspire well-known game series such as "Deus Ex" and "Bioshock". Almost 30 years later, Nightdive Studios has developed a remake of the first-person shooter.

The story: Its 2072 – again – and you are a hacker on Citadel space station, which, like in the original, is controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) named Shodan. The power-hungry corporation that runs the station orders you to remove all moral principles from the AI.