The campaign begins as the soldier is awakened from cryogenic stasis with no memory of the last several weeks, only to discover the Von Braun derelict and overrun by a host of hostile mutant creatures who refer to themselves collectively as ' The Many'. Set in the early twenty-second century, players assume the role of a nameless soldier serving aboard the military space-faring vessel UNN Rickenbacker during its defensive escort for the maiden voyage of humanity's first faster-than-light starship, the Von Braun. System Shock 2 is the sequel to the 1994 first-person shooter/RPG hybrid System Shock.
