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BioShock

2K Boston, 2K Australia

2007•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 16 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrorscience fictiondetectivehistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancerobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and sweeping: an unsavoury shooter, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

90 / 100

3,249 ratings

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About This Game

BioShock is a horror-themed first-person shooter set in a steampunk underwater dystopia. The player is urged to turn everything into a weapon: biologically modifying their own body with Plasmids, hacking devices and systems, upgrading their weapons, crafting new ammo variants, and experimenting with different battle techniques are all possible. The game is described by the developers as a spiritual successor to their previous PC title System Shock 2. BioShock received high praise in critical reviews for its atmospheric audio and visual quality, absorbing and original plot and its unique gaming experience.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In the year 1960, a plane crashes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with a man named Jack as the only survivor. He has the apparent luck of resurfacing in front of what looks like a door to an underwater complex. Without hesitating, Jack enters the door and is greeted by slogans that praise the city of Rapture, a paradise of free will built in the 1940s by a business magnate named Andrew Ryan. However, even before he assimilates all this new information, the descent to this supposed paradise ends and he can only see ruins and chaos. Learning about the destiny of Rapture will be now Jack's...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorScience fictionDetectiveHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosionSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

GhostsAssassinBloodyUnderwaterTime travelMurderPhotographyMinigames

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Details

Developers: 2K Boston, 2K Australia
Publisher: 2K Games
Released: 21 August 2007
Series: Bioshock
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 8h rushed, 16h normally, 26h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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