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Gameplay The player, armed with a pistol, faces a protocol droid while in the interface mode. OtherSide Entertainment announced in 2015 that they had acquired the rights from Night Dive Studios to produce a sequel, System Shock 3, but as of 2020 the rights have since been transferred to Tencent. Night Dive Studios were able to secure the rights to the game and the System Shock franchise in 2013 to release an updated version of System Shock 2 for modern operating systems, including for OS X and Linux, and announced plans to release an Enhanced Edition of the game. System Shock 2 had been in intellectual property limbo following the closure of Looking Glass Studios. In 2007, Irrational Games released a spiritual successor to the System Shock series, titled BioShock, to critical acclaim and strong sales. It has been included in several " greatest games of all time" lists. Many critics later determined that the game was highly influential in subsequent game design, particularly on first-person shooters, and considered it far ahead of its time. The game received critical acclaim but failed to meet commercial sales expectations. System Shock 2 was originally released in August 1999 for Microsoft Windows. It incorporates role-playing elements, in which the player can develop skills and traits, such as hacking and psionic abilities. Like System Shock, gameplay consists of first-person combat and exploration. The player assumes the role of a soldier trying to stem the outbreak of a genetic infection that has devastated the ship. The game takes place on board a starship in a cyberpunk depiction of 2114. The alterations were made when Electronic Arts-who owned the System Shock franchise rights-signed on as publisher. Originally intended to be a standalone title, its story was changed during production into a sequel to the 1994 game System Shock. System Shock 2 is a 1999 action role-playing survival horror video game designed by Ken Levine and co-developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. Action role-playing, first-person shooter, survival horror