System Shock 2
•Initial Release: Aug 11, 1999
•ESRB: Mature •Dreamcast PC IGN Rating
8.7
54 Ratings
HowLongToBeat
14 hrs
Main Story
18 hrs
Story + Sides
23 hrs
Everything
16 hrs
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System Shock 2
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amazing
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Summary
In this horror RPG/action, explore haunted spaceships where a sadistic AI and a biological entity called "The Many" have wiped out all human life.
Content Rating
ESRB: Mature Animated Violence, Animated Blood and Gore
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Initial Release
Aug 11, 1999
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