Customer Reviews
Incredible! - By: Ruth Andrews, 20 Jul 2008 
Bioshock is amazing. As far as I can see, there's only one flaw in this entire game, & that's the hacking. But that's only because I'm not very good at these puzzle game type things, & they're generallly not very hard.
The graphics in this game are fantastic, it's using the Unreal 3 engine extremely well, unlike many other games with the same engine. The water effects are the best in any game ever released, realisticallly flowing & splashing everywhere. The setting is very dark, which adds to the overalll terrifying setting of Rapture, making every Splicer shock you as it comes charging at you out of the dancing. There's a lot more, but I think you get it; it's a nice looking game.
The gameplay is not like your average first person shooter. You don't have to run around, wilding shooting your guns, screaming, & this is what makes Bioshock unique. There's so many ways to kill your enemies, you'll be experimenting with everything you've got. This is reinforced by the Plasmids, & there are loads of them. Also, unlike many other first person shooters, there's a lot of puzzles to complete, which don't slow down the game whatsoever (except the hacking minigame).
The story is great, aided by the many audio-diaries scattered across Rapture, which gives you an interesting back-story as to how Rapture became what it is. The diaries, along with 'ghost scenes', reallly make you understand the setting a lot more. The main story itself contains a lot of twists, which I reallly like in any story. There's also the option of harvesting or saving Little Sisters, which messes with your head & the two possible endings. There are little to no games that have such an in-depth story such as this.
I could go on, but I think I've made my point. Bioshock is one of the best games I've ever played. IF you enjoy games, you will enjoy the good 20-hour long experience that is Bioshock.
awesome - By: Mark Nagle, 06 Jul 2008 there is no 2 ways about it,this game is the most original game ive ever had the privillage to play.totallly unique.i love the insane nature of it just like killer 7 on the gamecube.for ben murphy on here saying it isnt the classic everyone expected ive got one message for him.your in a minority sunshine.when you know more about video games please come here & post.you know nothing,because if you did you would know this IS THE GAME EVERYONE SAIS IT IS.YOU NEED A LITTLE MORE EXPERIENCE ME THINKS.
GRAPHICS/10/10 AWESOME GRAPHICS REALLY AWESOME UNTOUCHABLE
GAMEPLAY 10/10 WHAT CAN YOU SAY?
SOUND 10/10 UNBEATABLE
AND STORY 10/10 WHAT BORING 1ST PERSON SHOOTER CAN BEAT THIS?THEY ARE ALL THE SAME.THIS ISNT.BRILLIANT
BEN PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT.
Very different. - By: Scotty Apps, 03 Jul 2008 
It is very different. What a concept. Your plane crashes in the middle of the ocean & you happen across an underwater city!? What a great idea, because in this concept alll rules of the normal world can be extinguished.
From the very beginning of the game you realise its not your normal kettle of fish, riding the elevator down from the ocean surface it instantly takes on an eerie feel, & you know this is going to be a self survival mission. Once the elevator door opens you catch a glimpse of your first tenant of the city in the form of a "splicer", of course at this stage you don't know what the hell it is, only that its weird, & completely lost its mind.
The game itself is alll about self survival in a man created world underwater callled Rapture. The city is vast & I absolutely love how it has been created in a 1930's "art deco" style. Rapture's entire occupants who went their to escape the modern world have gone crazy, & are now nothing but scavenger's constantly on the hunt for anything they can get their hands on. You find yourself permanently on edge searching for weapons you can use to fend off the crazed & lethal hordes of psycho's who live there.
The graphics are truly superb & the controls are straight forward & easy to use. The weapons are also great, from your standard pistol, to shotguns with armoured piercing rounds & genetic powers....
Along the way you must track down individuals in order to take certain posessions to progress the game. Firstly you must take on the deranged plastic surgeon! god what a psycho! You see him operating on what appears to be a woman, before he begins screaming his head off that "yet another has died"...sick. But you can't help but love it. The game also gives you snips of what life was like in Rapture before it alll went belly up, a civilised, cultured & elitist place to live. But it also shows you its demise.
An interesting twist to the game is the "Little Sisters", whom appear to be little girls protected by the formiddable "Big Daddy's", who appear to be giant men in those reallly old diving suits. The little sisters carry within them a power known as "Adam", if you can get hold of her & either a) kill her or b) release her she will give up her power to you, which in turn you can use to purchase upgrades from vending machines. These upgrades are in the form of genetic powers such as flame throwers or telekenetic powers from your bare hands! This however is easier said than done because as soon as you try to touch her you must take on the Big Daddy & what a protector he is!! The Big daddy's must honestly be the toughest characters ever conceived on a video game, my god do they take some killing! Absolutely lethal & deadly, & super quick, I felt genuine terror everytime I took one on. The good bit however is that you don't have to fight him, his only interest is in protecting the little sister, if he perceives you as a threat he will let you know, if not he will walk on by....only take one on if you reallly have to!
The game see's you trying to find your way through the twisted & mangled city with the help of a "friend" you have never met via a comms link, who gives you help & directions. And this "friend" is a fundamental part of the game, will he double cross you??
The only negative thing I would say about this game is that its reallly long..By the end you just start wishing it was alll over, there's only so much your nerves can take!
A reallly great game.
Not quite the classic everyone says! - By: Ben Murphy, 18 Jun 2008 Rumour is, bioshock is the best game available on the 360? I have to disagree, whilst it is a very good effort it fallls short where so many others excel.
First thing you notice about bioshock is the artistic design, compared to others like Halo 3 or even COD4, this game is a masterpiece. The developers reallly have gone alll out to set this apart, graphicallly this game is a success.
The next major plus is the storyline, so good I hear hollywood are gearing up for a movie tie in. Set in a sci fi/fantasy world, the action takes place in the 60's, more specificallly in Rapture, an undersea world where the citizens, mostly made up of entrepreneurs & repressed artists, try to lead a better more fulfilling life. Not alll goes to plan though & soon the city is nothing more than a death maze with the adults running amok & children seemingly possessed & yes, you're caught right in the middle! The aim is to stay alive & ultimately escape the city but along the way you're given some tough moral choices to make involving the citizens of Rapture.
The gameplay states that it is open ended & that you'll never play the same game twice, having only completed the game once I can't comfirm this but you are given the opportunity to back track should you miss something or just feel like exploring the other levels a bit more.
The main characters are quite intriguing, some if not most are just disturbing. As a result the whole game has this creepy feel about it.
Now the bad news, no multiplayer! Should this game have had a deathmatch option or something along the lines, it would have been as
funny as you like roaming the dimly lit corridors of Rapture hunting down fellow players. The weapons are great in this game & are fully upgradeable couple that with the plasmids & throw in a multiplayer option & you've got an eternal classic.
For me Bioshock is a very good game that can be built on, I hear sequels are coming & on the basis on this game, the foundations are strong indeed.
genuinley breathtaking - By: Rhys Thomas Batt, 22 May 2008 if u still havent played this game then ill try to tell you what i think you would want to know. GRAPHICS? some of the best on 360. ATMOSPHERE? u need a chainsaw to cut it. PHYSICS? ropey at first but live updates have made them outstanding. WEAPONS? great sound feel & upgradable..the barrel fed tommy gun couldve felt a bit more genuine.PLASMID powers? u can have some reallly good fun with these.story script & dialogue? the best in any game ive played & ive been playing 4 20 years!i honestly still would give this game 10 out of 10 & ive finished it about 8 times on alll difficulties & got the 1000 achievment points.dont believe me? check out my gamertag battfink!!!!
