Editing System Shock 2 (section)

=== Release ===
A [[Game demo|demo]] for the game, featuring a tutorial and a third of the first mission, was released on August 2, 1999.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/03/system-shock-2-demo-released|title=''System Shock 2'' demo released|author=IGN Staff|work=IGN|publisher=News Corporation|location=United States|date=1999-08-02|access-date=2008-02-16|archive-date=2015-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708204906/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/03/system-shock-2-demo-released|url-status=live}}</ref> Nine days later, ''System Shock 2'' was shipped to retailers in North America.<ref name="NARelease"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/12/news-briefs-231|title=News briefs|author=IGN Staff|work=IGN|publisher=News Corporation|location=United States|date=1999-08-11|access-date=2008-02-16|archive-date=2015-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709022257/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/12/news-briefs-231|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was made available in the United Kingdom one month later on September 18.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 1999 |title=Your Most Wanted |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_79_August_1999/page/n35/mode/2up?q=%22system+shock%22 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |work=[[PC Zone]] |pages=35 |issue=79 |quote=''System Shock 2'' (EA) -- Aug}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Games Of 1999 ~ Europe |url=http://www.gonegold.com/golden/eurogold99.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210220535/http://www.gonegold.com/golden/eurogold99.shtml |archive-date=February 10, 2001 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |website=Gone Gold}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 1999 |title=''System Shock 2'' |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_80_September_1999/page/n61/mode/2up?q=system+shock |access-date=June 18, 2024 |work=[[PC Zone]] |pages=62 |issue=80}}</ref> An enhancement [[Patch (computing)|patch]] was released a month later and added significant features, such as [[Cooperative video game|co-operative multiplayer]] and control over weapon degradation and enemy [[Spawning (computer gaming)|respawn]] rates.<ref name="ss2 patch">{{cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/18/shock-2-20|title=''Shock 2'' 2.0|author=IGN Staff|work=IGN|publisher=News Corporation|location=United States|date=1999-09-17|access-date=2008-02-16|archive-date=2012-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025152033/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/18/shock-2-20|url-status=live}}</ref> A port was planned for the [[Dreamcast]] but was canceled.<ref name="Rock paper Shotgun"/>