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BioShock (PC)

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Developer: Irrational Games 2K Marin
Publisher: 2K Games
Game Details: Going beyond "run and gun corridors," "monster-closet AIs" and static worlds, BioShock creates a
Going beyond "run and gun corridors," "monster-closet AIs" and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. After your plane crashes into icy uncharted waters, you discover a rusted bathysphere and descend into Rapture, a city hidden beneath the sea. Constructed as an idealistic society for a hand picked group of scientists, artists and industrialists, the idealism is no more. Now the city is littered with corpses, wildly powerful guardians roam theGoing beyond "run and gun corridors," "monster-closet AIs" and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. After your plane crashes into icy uncharted waters, you discover a rusted bathysphere and descend into Rapture, a city hidden beneath the sea. Constructed as an idealistic society for a hand picked group of scientists, artists and industrialists, the idealism is no more. Now the city is littered with corpses, wildly powerful guardians roam the corridors as little girls loot the dead, and genetically mutated citizens ambush you at every turn. Take control of your world by hacking mechanical devices, commandeering security turrets and crafting unique items critical to your very survival. Upgrade your weapons with ionic gels, explosives and toxins to customize them to the enemy and environment. Genetically modify your body through dozens of Plasmid Stations scattered throughout the city, empowering you with fantastic and often grotesque abilities. Explore a living world powered by Ecological A.I., where the inhabitants have interesting and consequential relationships with one another that impact your gameplay experience. Experience truly next generation graphics that vividly illustrate the forlorn art deco city, highlighted by the most detailed and realistic water effects ever developed in a video game. Make meaningful choices and mature decisions, ultimately culminating in the grand question: do you exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture...or save them? [2K Games]… Expand
Developer: Irrational Games 2K Marin
Publisher: 2K Games
Genre(s): Action Shooter Shooter First-Person Sci-Fi Sci-Fi Arcade
Number of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Rating: M
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Eurogamer
"The hours spent playing this masterpiece were the perfect encapsulation of why videogaming is such a favourite waste of time for so many of us. Thrilling, terrifying, moving, confusing, amusing, compelling, and very very dark. BioShock isn't simply the sign of gaming realising its true cinematic potential, but one where a game straddles so many entertainment art forms so expertly that it's the best demonstration yet how flexible this medium can be. It's no longer just another shooter wrapped up in a pretty game engine, but a story that exists and unfolds inside the most convincing and elaborate and artistic game world ever conceived." ... Read full review
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Game Chronicles
"BioShock is on the same par as those great classic films that have won awards for years and this one will for the video game industry. The combination of a great story and fantastic gameplay with wonderful scenery has been so well created into an all around well crafted game that it would be a shame to miss out on playing it." ... Read full review
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Gaming Age
"Everyone will play it differently, and have a different experience. Some like myself will find it drenched in tension and atmosphere, having run into many a situation where the poop was scared out of me. Others, like a friend of mine, will claim that its intuitiveness, combative freedom, and creativity puts it above the spiritual predecessor "System Shock 2," and wonder at how convincing the whole affair can be." ... Read full review
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Play Magazine
"The first-person shooter is, simply, one of the best games ever made. [Oct 2007, p.86]"
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PC Gamer UK
"A dark and astonishing masterpiece...I spend my career, and my gaming life, waiting for a moment when a game just astonishes me, when I can't believe what I'm seeing, what I'm doing. BioShock has five. [Sept 2007, p.66]" ... Read full review
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Digital Entertainment News
"It meshes impressive graphics with an inventive gameplay system, and uses them to push an amazing story in a refreshingly unique setting. Unless you faint at the sight of blood or you absolutely despise FPS games, you should consider this game a must buy." ... Read full review
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GameCritics
"So BioShock is not a revolutionary game, or even a particularly innovative one; by the time I reached the end, I felt as though I had played a rather standard and predictable first-person shooter." ... Read full review
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8.6
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4,822 Positive Ratings 83%
649 Mixed Ratings 11%
308 Negative Ratings 5%
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Drastre
Apr 28, 2014
A true masterpiece. Phenomenal graphics. Immersive atmosphere and great level design. Fantastic shooting mechanics. One of my top 5 favoriteA true masterpiece. Phenomenal graphics. Immersive atmosphere and great level design. Fantastic shooting mechanics. One of my top 5 favorite games of all time.… Expand
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Geotech
Feb 2, 2012
This game is without a doubt up there on my top 10 list, Why? Because its got it all thats why. The game is very aesthetically pleasing withThis game is without a doubt up there on my top 10 list, Why? Because its got it all thats why. The game is very aesthetically pleasing with great graphics and a superb track list to go with it. The action is exciting and the atmosphere is quite chilling, especially when played with the lights out. The story I found to be VERY interesting and constantly grabbing my attention. Thankfully the story comes across through gameplay and the two are integrated seamlessley rather than seperated like in many other games. Definitely worth the buy.… Expand
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chinesephoneme
Dec 4, 2012
It is a beautiful but strange world. Fascinating environment that is eerie, elegant music that is mysterious, lovely children that is underIt is a beautiful but strange world. Fascinating environment that is eerie, elegant music that is mysterious, lovely children that is under external control, dramatic plot and touching ending depict a unprecedented world in the game of bioshock. Maybe, this is the most artistic violent game, almost all would be "shocked" after finishing this game. Maybe, this is the game with the deepest content. 9.7/10 from IGN really says it all.(My rating: 10/10 absolutely)… Expand
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Dragonfly44
Jan 27, 2019
Combat is a bit dated and there isn’t a whole lot of variety but it’s very fun and at times truly horrifying.

Ratng - 91%
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EVIL_UJIN
Oct 15, 2022
Действие происходит в подводном городе - утопии, где должны были мирно жить лучшие представители человечества. Но, естественно, все идетДействие происходит в подводном городе - утопии, где должны были мирно жить лучшие представители человечества. Но, естественно, все идет наперекосяк, утопия превращается в антиутопию, и две группировки "лучших умов" передрались между собой. В коридорах царит запустение, обитатели частично сошли с ума от нового наркотика, который изменяет ДНК человека, превращая его почти в волшебника (телекинез, пирокинез и т.д.), но вызывающего сильное привыкание. Мрачная атмосфера закрытых коридоров подводного города авторам удалась. Все локации сделаны по-разному, с вниманием к деталям и сюжету. Плазмиды, то бишь типа магия, не слишком реалистично вписываются в игру, зато добавляют много возможностей уничтожения врагов. Можно бить молнией, огнем, гипнотизировать, кидаться тяжелыми предметами, либо по -старинке расстреливать). Лично для меня сюжет не очень выдерживает критику, но интересных персонажей хватает. Поиграть определенно стоит, учитывая что у игр этой серии уже собралась армия фанатов. Кто знает, может вы станете одним из них?… Expand
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dreambob
Nov 20, 2011
Nice but long for nothing.
Well,its a nice underwater vintage city that is fun to explore for a will, but after a few hours, it feels likeNice but long for nothing.
Well,its a nice underwater vintage city that is fun to explore for a will, but after a few hours, it feels like your standard fps. the story and voice acting is good .
worth playing!… Expand
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RobertG
Aug 28, 2007
I'm sure the game is great, if you get it to start. The 1000+ posts in the "outstanding pc problems" thread on 2k:s support forum bearsI'm sure the game is great, if you get it to start. The 1000+ posts in the "outstanding pc problems" thread on 2k:s support forum bears witness to major problems though. In said thread not a single reply from 2 k can be found. In short - no game performance can nullify the complete and utter disregard from 2k against the thousands of buyers that are reporting trouble even getting the game to start (on more than adequate machines, I might add). Nope, sry - 2k flunks in my book.… Expand
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