This is the world exclusive first review I did of System Shock 2 for PC Zone magazine back in 1999, showing the original grabs.

I knew I was down to review it, but hadn’t seen the game moving until I got the review copy. I sat in a darkened room for five days, shitting myself, playing the game, grabbing it and writing the review.

Back in the office the editor asked me for a coverline. “A masterpiece unveiled?” I suggested. It stuck.

System Shock 2 IS a masterpiece!

Cover for PC Zone issue 80, September 1999. System Shock 2 world exclusive review.

The opening double page spread of my System Shock 2 review.

The continuation of my System Shock 2 review in PC Zone magazine, September 1999.

The final spread of my six-page, world exclusive review of System Shock 2 in PC Zone magazine, September 1999.