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GOOD:
- Beautiful graphics with a very unique art style.
- Unique and original story that is mature, in not only the great story telling way but the bloody and violent way (think Edgar Allen Poe meets Rob Zombie or Gattaca meets Saw), To make a long story short this game is not meant for kids (also note this game has some foul words).
- Use genetic powers to great effect like shooting a hive of hornets from your arm or freeze/burn people and objects or even trick enemies with life like decoys. Also get several different types of not only guns (like the Tommy Gun, Shot Gun, Grenade Thrower and Chemical Thrower) but also different types of ammo (like Armor Piercing, Explosive Shot, Freeze Shot and Electric Shot).
- Interact with the environment; electrocute water (and the people standing in it), use telekinesis to throw and move objects (even throw a rocket back at its shooter, this effect works very much like the Gravity Gun in Half-Life 2), set up booby traps like electric trip wires, land minds, as well as spring pads.
- Great A.I. that not only can really fight back and set up tactics (like flanking and covering) but also stalk the player to sneak up and try to kill the player. Also note that the enemies will not always try to kill you but sometimes try to kill each other, seeing as there are many groups that are at war with each other in this game. Another noted effect is that the enemies will flee when losing a fight and go to an ammo/health pick-up machine in order to even their odds (you can also ahead of time booby trap said machines).
- Great and realistic sounds effect, which really help drive mood as well as theme, also note that the music ranges from period pieces that drive the games theme (like Papa loves Mambo, and Unforgettable) and mood pieces that help establish the horror/action atmosphere of the game.
- Top notch voice acting that really drive home the games story, setting, era, and mood, note that some voice-overs are not only passionate and memorable but will creepy you out.
BAD:
- Some might feel that the endings (one good and one bad) are a lack-luster compared to the rest of the game.
- System hacking mini game (which plays like the old game Pipe Dream on Game boy) might get old/annoying after a while.
- Game is fairly linear, which will make replays of this game less enjoyable to some players.
IF IT FITS YOUR TASTE:
- A unique style which is a mix of Art Deco, industrial, and something all its own.
- The game takes place in 1960 but a Sci-Fi theme runs through out, with things like flying robots and underwater cities. It should be noted that nothing here feels out of place and tacked on (think something like the movies Dark City or Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow).
- Most of this games story comes in the form of spoken dialog from either audiotapes you pick up and listen to or people who talk to you over your short-range radio, this is how most of this games story is played out and told, although you can skip the audiotapes if you want, but you will also be skipping most of the story (the story brings to mind books like The Shining and 1984).
- Fight characters called "Big Daddies"/"Mr. Bubbles" who are huge monstrous creatures that look like they got on heavily armored diving suites from the 1930's; these guys/things are tough and will take all your power and skill to defeat (think the Nemesis from Resident Evil 3). After you beat them you get either kill or save another creature called the "little sisters" which are these 5 year old looking little girls, it should be noted that these "little sisters" are filled with a power source (a genetic material called ADAM) that your character needs to level up.
- Switching between plasmids or weapons on the fly can be a bit frustrating in combat unless you hold down the Left/Right bumpers (think of theses like the Xbox 360's versions of R1 and L1), doing this will pause the game and left you pick your weapon and plasmid.
GAME ITS MOST ASSOCATED TOO:
- System Shock (PC)
- Fallout (PC)
- Condemned: Criminal Origins (360)
- Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion (PC, 360, PS3)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- There is a demo out for this game on Xbox Live Marketplace.
- In the limited collector's edition you get a "Big Daddy" figure (they are one of the more noted characters of the game, who look like they wear those old time diving suites) you will also find a DVD that has videos with the "the Making of Bioshock" documentaries and it even comes with Soundtrack.
- Originally the "little sisters" characters were supposes to be a type of sea slug, but it was change to look like a little girl so the player (you) would have a conflicting emotion about if you should kill them (the "little sisters") and take their power or let them go and not get much power.
- The books and ideas that inspired the story of this game came from the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand.
- This game is also on the PC.
