S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs System Shock 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs System Shock 2 — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World System Shock 2 Electronic Arts, Nightdive Studios
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 August 11, 1999
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer GSC Game World Irrational Games, Looking Glass Studios
Publisher GSC Game World Electronic Arts, Nightdive Studios
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.nightdivestudios.com/games/system-shock-2/?utm_source=steampowered.com&utm_medium=product&utm_campaign=website-systemshock2
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Co-op
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 2 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible OS:Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 Processor:1.8 GHz Processor Memory:2 GB RAM Graphics:3D graphics card DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:2 GB HD space Additional:Game Patched to version 2.42
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 92 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.2 / 5 (414 ratings)