System Shock 2 (PC Games, 1999)

This is my 2nd favorite game of all time, with the first being the sleeper hit, System Shock.

If you have never heard of System Shock, here is a crash course to bring you up to speed.

System Shock was a DOS/Windows game (Windows95) that took the 1st person shooter (FPS) genre, and gave it elements that drew you into it, instead of running and gunning. The standard FPS game typically had a level, you beat it, go to next level. In System Shock, you sort of don't have levels. You have various areas that require this and that before you can access it. But, once you acheive access to a new area, you are not simply done with the previous area. System Shock environments are GIGANTIC, and if you just run and gun, your screwed. Anyway...........

There are tons of reviews online about these games, and though they don't have the popularity of Quake & Doom, they simply must be played. You are not likely to find a game in this genre with a better, deeper storyline, and as much stuff to do & find & learn in the game.

Keep your eyes peeled for BioShock, slated for release Spring 2007. I predict it will be one of the biggest games of the year. :-)