developed by Ion Storm Inc.
and published by Eidos Interactive
in 2000, which combines gameplay elements of first-person shooters with those of role-playing video game
s. The game received near-universal critical and industry acclaim, including being named "Best PC
Game of All Time" in PC Gamer
's Top 100 PC Games and in a poll carried out by UK gaming magazine
PC Zone
. It was a frequent candidate for and winner of Game of the Year
awards, drawing praise for its pioneering designs in player choice and multiple narrative paths.
"My vision is augmented."
"When due process fails us, we really do live in a world of terror."
"Well, since that makes you my new boss, take a good look at Manderley's dead body. Consider that my resignation. I don't have time to write a letter."
"You mechs may have copper wiring to reroute your fear of pain, but I've got nerves of steel."
"Amazing when you think about it. All the hours I dreamed of working here. All the heroic fantasies when really this place is just a cinderblock bunker with a carpet."
"I never had time to take the Oath of Service to the Coalition. How about this one? I swear not to rest until UNATCO is free of you and the other crooked bureaucrats who have perverted its mission."
"A bomb's a bad choice for close-range combat."
"A BOMB?!"
"This better not be a joke."
"Some gang-banger, maybe you should think about going back to school."