System Shock

Story

You are a hacker. You tried to hack into the TriOptimum Corporation network and gain unauthorized access to protected files via the Citadel space station. Unfortunately, your hacking attempts were discovered and your whereabouts will soon be tracked down. Edward Diego (a TriOptimum Corporation executive) recognizes your potential and is willing to make a deal with you. He will drop all charges against you if you hack into SHODAN, the artificial intelligence that controls Citadel Station. If you succeed, you'll also receive a military-grade neuro-interface. Of course, you take him up on the offer and Edward Diego grants you access to level 1 SHODAN, you receive your neuro-implant and enter a 6-month healing coma. The game begins when you awaken from your coma. But somehow things are not quite as you remember them. You find an audio log (and a few other things) hidden in a closet. The log is from Rebecca Lansing, a TriOptimum counterterrorism consultant on Earth. She tells you that they have detected a disturbance on Citadel Station and that a mining beam is preparing to bombard Earth. Since you're the only contact between Earth and Citadel Station, it's up to you to find out what's going on. You soon find out that when you hacked into SHODAN 6 months ago, you lifted all her ethical restrictions. Now she has rethought her priorities and drawn her own conclusions about humanity!