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What are BioShock games?
Where do I find these games and what are the most popular games do they have? Are these games better than other video games that you have played? I have no prior knowledge of BioShock so be sure to be clear and concise with your answers.
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Hey @kerryk~!
The Bioshock series is a fantastic series of games which are run on almost all platfroms (PC Xbox 360 and Playstation 3). It's a first person shooter type game (think DOOM) and is extremely addicting and super fun albeit rather scary at times. It's created by 2K games and is a definite must have for your game collection.
What sets this series apart from other games? It's simplicity, it's design, its scariness (but not TOO scary) and it's level of fun! It's fairly easy to learn (it's explained step by step thru the story) and is mastered fairly quickly, but remains challenging and super engaging! Once you start playing it, you'll get hooked and wonder what's coming next - meaning the storyline is very well written and truly keeps you guessing. It's also visually AMAZING to look at. The graphics are simply some of the best out there.
The first one (Bioshock) is set in the underwater city of Rapture in the mid 50's (or around that time). A man named Andrew Ryan created the place as an escape for the genius scientists, artists and the like to live in a eutopian-like society, which, naturally, goes drastically bad.
You come in after the "fall" of Rapture,and arrive after a chance plane crash leads you to the entrance...
The second game (Bioshock 2) is a return to Rapture a few years after you've left it- and I don't want to give anything away, but it's every bit as good as the first.
The third one (Bioshock infinite) will be entirely different (it hasn't released yet, it's set for 2012) and is set in the sky versus underwater... Should be awesome!
Now, the thing that sets the Bioshock series apart from others is you get to use both guns AND "magic" called Plasmids (which are really genetic alterations to your body) that range from fire, to shock plasmids and one even turns your hand into a hive of killer bees that you command! Everything is upgradeable and is really fairly straightforward as far as using them. There's no armour to worry about (which keeops things simple), and the maps are comprehensive so you can see where you've been, where you need/want to go.
There are so many facets to this game, from Little Sisters (who collect "Adam" from dead bodies that you use to get plasmids) to Big Daddies (who you have to defeat to get to the Little Sisters) to Spider Splicers to Houdini Splicers... the list is huge and diverese and REALLY cool.
The environment is the scariest part - I'll just let you experience that for yourself. It's not a horror game, but it's definitely unnerving. You can play it in the dark and have a couple of good frights, but nothing too terrifying that will give you nightmares or anything!
Go check them out!! You can get them at any Gamestop or even online - just google it!!
www.bioshockgame.com
The Bioshock series is a fantastic series of games which are run on almost all platfroms (PC Xbox 360 and Playstation 3). It's a first person shooter type game (think DOOM) and is extremely addicting and super fun albeit rather scary at times. It's created by 2K games and is a definite must have for your game collection.
What sets this series apart from other games? It's simplicity, it's design, its scariness (but not TOO scary) and it's level of fun! It's fairly easy to learn (it's explained step by step thru the story) and is mastered fairly quickly, but remains challenging and super engaging! Once you start playing it, you'll get hooked and wonder what's coming next - meaning the storyline is very well written and truly keeps you guessing. It's also visually AMAZING to look at. The graphics are simply some of the best out there.
The first one (Bioshock) is set in the underwater city of Rapture in the mid 50's (or around that time). A man named Andrew Ryan created the place as an escape for the genius scientists, artists and the like to live in a eutopian-like society, which, naturally, goes drastically bad.
You come in after the "fall" of Rapture,and arrive after a chance plane crash leads you to the entrance...
The second game (Bioshock 2) is a return to Rapture a few years after you've left it- and I don't want to give anything away, but it's every bit as good as the first.
The third one (Bioshock infinite) will be entirely different (it hasn't released yet, it's set for 2012) and is set in the sky versus underwater... Should be awesome!
Now, the thing that sets the Bioshock series apart from others is you get to use both guns AND "magic" called Plasmids (which are really genetic alterations to your body) that range from fire, to shock plasmids and one even turns your hand into a hive of killer bees that you command! Everything is upgradeable and is really fairly straightforward as far as using them. There's no armour to worry about (which keeops things simple), and the maps are comprehensive so you can see where you've been, where you need/want to go.
There are so many facets to this game, from Little Sisters (who collect "Adam" from dead bodies that you use to get plasmids) to Big Daddies (who you have to defeat to get to the Little Sisters) to Spider Splicers to Houdini Splicers... the list is huge and diverese and REALLY cool.
The environment is the scariest part - I'll just let you experience that for yourself. It's not a horror game, but it's definitely unnerving. You can play it in the dark and have a couple of good frights, but nothing too terrifying that will give you nightmares or anything!
Go check them out!! You can get them at any Gamestop or even online - just google it!!
www.bioshockgame.com
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Bioshock is a first-person shooter video game series.Up to now, the series consist of Bioshock 1 and 2, which were released for the Windows OS, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Bioshock combines spine-chilling setting, sci-fi themes, RPG elements and a deep storyline with first-person action. It is said to resemble System Shock 2. It also looks like a 3D action game.
Bioshock 1 had very good reception with ratings averaging around 9.5-10 on a a maximum score of 10. Several 'game of the show' awards were given to Bioshock 1. It won the award for PC Game of the Year, Best Artistic Design, and Best Use of Sound at IGN awards for 2007.
The sequel of Bioshock 1, Bioshock 2 achieved lower review scores, but still scored around 8.5-9.0 on 10.
In my opinion, both games are very good and is a must play for any video game fan. You can learn more on the game and its story at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock .
You can have a better idea on how the gameplay is by watching Bioshock trailers, demo footage and walkthrough videos on youtube.
You can download trailers from: http://www.fileplanet.com/105582/0/1/3/1/section/Movies
Bioshock games can be bought at online game stores or at local retail shops. Nowadays, the games are available at decent prices. E.g:
http://www.play.com/Search.html?searchstring=Bioshock&searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0
BioShock Infinite would probably be the third game of the series and is set to be released in the year 2012.
If you are going to play Bioshock games on PC, below are the official recommended system requirements for Bioshock 1 and 2 respectively.
1.
Operating system: Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2.
Memory: 2 GB.
Hard drive space: 8 GB of free space.
Graphics hardware: DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA 7900GT or better) or DirectX 10 compliant card (NVIDIA 8600 or better).
Sound hardware: Sound Blaster X-Fi (optimized for EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0/5.0 compatible cards).
Network: Internet connection required for activation.
2.
Operating system: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7.
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz.
Memory: 3 GB.
Hard drive space: 11 GB.
Graphics hardware: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better.
Network: Internet connection required for activation.
Bioshock 1 had very good reception with ratings averaging around 9.5-10 on a a maximum score of 10. Several 'game of the show' awards were given to Bioshock 1. It won the award for PC Game of the Year, Best Artistic Design, and Best Use of Sound at IGN awards for 2007.
The sequel of Bioshock 1, Bioshock 2 achieved lower review scores, but still scored around 8.5-9.0 on 10.
In my opinion, both games are very good and is a must play for any video game fan. You can learn more on the game and its story at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock .
You can have a better idea on how the gameplay is by watching Bioshock trailers, demo footage and walkthrough videos on youtube.
You can download trailers from: http://www.fileplanet.com/105582/0/1/3/1/section/Movies
Bioshock games can be bought at online game stores or at local retail shops. Nowadays, the games are available at decent prices. E.g:
http://www.play.com/Search.html?searchstring=Bioshock&searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0
BioShock Infinite would probably be the third game of the series and is set to be released in the year 2012.
If you are going to play Bioshock games on PC, below are the official recommended system requirements for Bioshock 1 and 2 respectively.
1.
Operating system: Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2.
Memory: 2 GB.
Hard drive space: 8 GB of free space.
Graphics hardware: DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA 7900GT or better) or DirectX 10 compliant card (NVIDIA 8600 or better).
Sound hardware: Sound Blaster X-Fi (optimized for EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0/5.0 compatible cards).
Network: Internet connection required for activation.
2.
Operating system: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7.
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz.
Memory: 3 GB.
Hard drive space: 11 GB.
Graphics hardware: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better.
Network: Internet connection required for activation.
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I'd also like to point out that it's hard to be concise as it's a fairly long game - but worth every minute. Like I said, a definite "must have" for your collection! You'll play it at least twice thru to find everything, so you get your mony's worth to be sure.
P.s.s - sorry for the typos and I keep saying "it" when I mean "They" meaning Bioshock and Bioshock 2. Both are incredible, but the first one is (obviously) where the history begins.