Bioshock -- 10 out of 10

Last night I completed an amazing game, which I am pretty sure will be one of the major highlights of the 2007 gaming season.

Bioshock is a steampunk-style first-person shooter taking place in a city called "Rapture", built completely underwater to protect the innocence of it's people from the 1940's warfare happening above. The city, in all irony, has gone awry with zombie-like creatures who have been corrupted by new found powers, called "Plasmids." The Plasmids created a competition for success and power, being driven by a resource called "Adam" which enables people to gain more power. With more power comes corruption, and corruption results in an all-out battle for Adam.

The game takes the basic first-person shooter, but makes it smart. The deep philosophies and constant references to Ayn Rand and other futuristic writers is engaging. Your mentor and disembodied voice is "Atlas" himself.

Beyond the storyline, the gameplay is engaging and intuitive. You are given choices as to how deep you want to enter the storyline, instead of being constantly railroaded into specific situations. Rapture is yours to explore, and the more you explore the more you realize how thought out this game really is. And of course, if you want to rush to the end, you can always do that as well.

The graphics and sound are amazing. Any System Shock fan will be amazing by the dynamics of the game, and playing on a 5.1 surround sound system made me leave the lights on at night. The soundtrack is incredibly engaging as well, with real licensed tracks that remind you that you are actually playing in a World War II setting.

I have a feeling I will be loving this game more than Halo 3, sorry guys. The game is just a cut above the rest, and is smarter than most games out there today. There is nothing to really dislike about this game, beyond the want and need to play a sequel.

I usually am not much for the mainstream gaming, but damn it, this one takes the cake.

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NigKitty 2007-09-09 15:11:48

lol IM TO POOR TO BUY A 360

jmtb02 2007-09-09 15:11:48

It's for Windows as well.

Skullkid700 2007-09-09 15:13:02

Sweet!
I have been wanting this game for a little over a year now.
And now that it's finally out, I realize that I really need to get a 360. :p

diuqscirtic 2007-09-09 15:21:19

Moar leik goatse shock.

Wurmy 2007-09-09 15:28:41

Still want Spore :o

Spite 2007-09-09 15:36:45

man...I guess I should really get that game

Zero90200314 2007-09-09 15:56:40

I played the demo, and while the visuals really took me by suprise, it just feels like Hal Life 2 for me (not that that isn't a bad thing for some people). I'm more of a "get stuck in from the word go" guy and just warning a few ppl now that you will be waiting awhile before big stuff happens. This is a contender for BGotY (best game of year btw), but if Halo 3 improves on its storyline and has a few massive battles, Halo 3 will win it.

guthrie 2007-09-09 16:07:32

I've only played the demo on a friend's computer, but holy crap, it was awesome.
My computer isn't good enough to run it, so I guess I'll be waiting a while to play the full version.

1337QazeR 2007-09-09 16:24:00

Bioshock is overated so much!

this link would tell u why

hxxp://escapistmagazine.com/articles/
view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1394-
Zero-Punctuation-BioShock

Rantingpunk 2007-09-09 16:32:17

Man i just recently beat that game as well. The only problem i had with it was the fact the guy didnt find a flashlight. I would have thought that would have been one of the top prioities. Ah well. Still a great game.

gnrbl 2007-09-09 17:13:26

I'd get it if the file size wasn't so massive.

notallinsane 2007-09-09 17:18:16

how long does it take 2 beat

i might rent it or something

kojay 2007-09-09 19:39:27

im planning to get the game some day but from what i already

dont mess with the big daddies

Jindo 2007-09-11 14:03:05

Sounds awesome, but I do agree with Wurmy xP (I want Spore).

Jindo 2007-09-12 13:50:52

He said its also for Windows :).

luka 2007-09-14 11:28:01

I was disappointed.

Mufakamills 2007-09-14 18:53:52

Yeah, I heard is was pretty cool.

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gankro 2007-09-19 20:14:02

what exactly IS jmtb02? is it a molecule? some sort of quadratic formula? a random pile of gibberish you thought sounded/looked cool?

Ps. Bioshock is currently the highest rated game of all time, that's right, ocarina of time has been overtaken. (don't worry, I had to turn on the lights too ;P(easier when you got a friend with you to laugh at all the ridiculous stuff))

ShadowfoX2988 2007-09-21 01:34:36

I agree with your thoughts John, except for one. Bioshock has absolutely been the best game of the year, at least for me, but I cannot compare it to Halo 3. Although Bioshock has an amazing story, graphics, sound, etc., Halo looks like it will beat it. Not by much, but enough to count. However, looking at the past two Halo games, Bioshock does beat it in attention to detail of surrounding environments. I hope you'll still get Halo 3, because I expect to see you on Live. But play through Bioshock again, you discover new areas and items. And by the way, the blood in Bioshock is unbelieveable...