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| From: 2K Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  324 reviews
Sales Rank: 308
Format: Cd+dvd
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: action_games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 29963
UPC: 710425299636
EAN: 0827307994524
ASIN: B000MKA60W
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | Biologically mod your body with plasmids - genetic augmentations that empower you with dozens of fantastic abilities | | | Take control of your world by hacking devices and systems | | | Upgrade your weapons at Fire-For-Effect stations located through Rapture | | | Pick up materials in the city to modify them at U-Invent kiosks | | | Explore an incredible and unique art deco world hidden deep under the ocean, vividly illustrated with realistic water effects |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 319 more reviews...
 Good All Around Game. August 27, 2008
The Great Gonzo (Prunedale, California)
When I first saw this I was like, "Nah, looks too cartoon-y. No way". Didn't even give it a chance. Then my younger brother comes along and is like, "Try this, you are missing out". And I was. Decidedly NOT "cartoon-ish" in the least bit, Bioshock is actually one of the more refreshing stabs at gaming I've had in a long while. Excellent plot, characters, weapons and scenery (the concept was AWESOME) and a climax that'll leave you speechless (though the bad guy was a tiny bit obvious, as was the reason the plane crashed). Excellent game, a must buy in my humble opinion. I really hope to see a sequel somehow made. Buy this.
Gonzo
A Masterpiece of Game Design August 20, 2008
Michael Moretti (Pawtucket, RI United States)
There simply no other way to put it. Bioshock is sheer genius and a joy to play. Both the story and gameply compliment each other so amazingly well, that you will find yourself spending hours playing without realizing it.
This is a must have title for any gamer, and a required gaming experience. It simply does not get much better than this.
Great game! August 13, 2008
N. Atkins (Seattle, WA)
At first I was dissapointed in this game, I had just come from playing Call of Duty 4 and was expecting a similar kind of game play. I soon realized that the FPS aspect of this game wasn't the point. it is the story, and graphics as well as the exciting game play. It is amazing! Don't go into it expecting it to Halo or you'll be dissapointed. It has the same creepy aspect to it that the first Resident Evil did. Very well done game, Plus it is basically a steam punk novel brought to life. Awesome. buy it, play it.
postmodernist fantasy and gameplay August 4, 2008
drollere (Sebastopol, CA United States)
i'm a mature gamer who bought a dozen or so videogames along with a new xbox to see how the technology had evolved. (the digital animation in most recent films had piqued my interest.) i opened and started many games but bioshock was the one i played through first. this game has the unique attribute of putting videogaming on the psychoanalyst's couch: without spoiling the plot twists, i'll say it basically takes all the "external control" features of traditional "first person" videogames, which are always left unquestioned as narrative premises, and uses them instead to motivate major plot twists -- things you must confront explicitly through your role in the game. (control is someone or something who tells you that you are going to do a mission and why, as well as the social control of authority figures, the physical control of built infrastructure and surveillance devices, the threat control of monsters and risks, the ability control of which weapons you have and how you can use them, etc.) most games just pick one version or another of "control" and weave a plot inside that, but bioshock puts you through different versions or pretexts of control that make you question control rather than submit to it. but all that comes up only if you bother to think about it. if not, then the fantasy realm of an underwater city, genetic mutants, children who collect corpse juice, mad scientists and a very retro visual design are entertainment enough. the visual design is very good and the gameplay was flawless, no glitches that i could find. the game is both gory and gruesome and is not for kids. the missions and tasks flow from one to the other in a way that keeps the narrative arc ambiguous and also does not let you anticipate when the "boss battle" will come -- at least, not until the game is near the very end. the weapons are quite novel, although the best ones resemble the "gravity gun" and crossbow in half life 2. you are explicitly required to manage them by purchasing abilities or ability slots at vending machines -- a sardonic comment on consumer culture. however the game does not end in a way that says "you adopted a role and you perfomed it well as instructed" but rather "you did many things in this game because you were told to, but who are you really?" i found that the most interesting thing about this very interesting, enjoyable and engrossing game is that it opens up many narrative possibilities that the mission oriented first person shooter games have not been able to explore.
You HAVE to play this game August 2, 2008
Luis Edgardo Argote Bolio (Monterrey, Mexico)
This game is fantastic, the story is awesome and it's very engaging and polished. I would certainly buy it again!!
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