BioShock

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Summary

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.

Genres

Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360

Developers

2K Boston, 2K Australia

Release Date

August 20, 2007 (17 years and 11 months ago)

Publishers

2K Games

Content Rating

M Intense Violence, Strong Language, Sexual Themes, Drug Reference, Blood and Gore

Franchises

Bioshock

Community

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