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Bioshock (PS3) | 
| From: Take 2 Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 225
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Platform: Playstation 3
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Media: Video Game
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5026555401142
ASIN: B001EO74N2
Release Date: October 17, 2008
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 WASTE OF MONEY!!!! December 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I BROUGHT THIS GAME AND I THROUGHT IT WAS AWFUL
THEN I SAID TO MY MOTHER THAT SHE IS AN IDIOT AND I BEAT HER
SO THE GAME IS A LOAD OF POOP!!!
 average, average, average November 30, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Is the only word to describe this game. It must have cost a lot of money to buy all of the 10/10 reviews for this because the experience I had while playing was about a 6/10.
Sure it has a cool art style and nice atmosphere but if you aren't a shallow superficial moron like all the reviewers were you will see that bioshock is an extremely average, generic shooter under all of its shiny gloss and hype.
Linear , repetative, overhyped November 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
OK well we all know this game has got a high percentage of 10/10 reviews. For me though this game wore thin after about a week.
Rapture is an underwater city with an art deco design that works very well, unfortunately there is not much to explore and in reality it is a linear set of tunnels and cramped environments with back tracking and repetition.
It was hyped as being the first game ever to have emotionally involved moral choices, the reality is that you either kill the cartoon girl or save her, no deeper than that. For depth of play and a real sense of choice and consequences fallout 3 beats this by a very long way.
The enemies (with the exception of the big daddies) are irritating screechy mutants wearing bunny rabbit masks, the guns feel weak and unsatisfying.
Big daddies are good fun and nicely animated with a real sense of strength and weight. Some of the environments are pretty. Overall for what it is it all works very well and is worth a rental to check it out at some point. i just found it depressing and irritating.
 Brilliant November 14, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Bioshock is one of the best games I've played on the PS3, and certainly one of the best first person shooters. It's also one of the few games that I'd consider playing again from start to finish.
One of the game's highlights is its original and fascinating setting. The story takes place in the year 1960, in an underwater city called Rapture. The city was built by Andrew Ryan as a utopia for like-minded individuals with an unwavering belief in free enterprise and laissez faire capitalism. Yet the city they have built for themselves has fallen apart. It is here that Jack (the character you play) enters the scene.
Jack's plane crashes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and he finds himself at the very gates of Rapture. Taking a bathysphere to the city, he finds himself stuck in a society filled with genetically altered mutants who don't particularly like strangers.
This short synopsis doesn't cover the depth of the fully realised world contained in the game, or the plot, which is filled with surprising twists and turns. The decisions you take in the game will also affect the type of game you play. You can choose to help the people of Rapture or exploit them for your own benefit. The path you choose will determine the difficulty of the game, as well as the ending.
The city of Rapture itself is beautifully displayed. The graphics for the game are brilliant, from the characters to the setting. The effects are also great, from the water-flooded tunnels, to melting ice to raging fires.
In terms of game play, it handles brilliantly. The controls are easy to learn, while there's plenty of weapons to choose from, including pistols, machine guns, crossbows, flame throwers, trip mines, shotguns etc. This is not to mention that you can genetically modify your body giving you access to all sorts of powers from shooting flames and electricity from your fingers, to telekinesis. You can also take advantage of your environment, for instance, you can kill several enemies at once by shooting an electric bolt into the water pool they are standing in. This makes you consider your moves - sometimes the best strategy is to use stealth, at other times you just have to go in with all guns blazing.
The game is also effective at creating mood and atmosphere, and there's plenty of variety to be had. Sometimes it can get eerie wandering through empty corridors, at other times it can be exhilarating when you are faced in a gunfight. The game makes a good balance between horror and action.
If the game has any negatives, it's that it takes a lot of memory to install (it took me 20 minutes to install the game) and it's often difficult to navigate. You'll sometimes find yourself wandering round in circles for half an hour, only to realise that you have to enter a tiny passage hidden near a table. This can cause quite a bit of frustration, but it doesn't detract from the overall game.
Overall, the game has brilliant controls, great visuals, an effective soundtrack, and an interesting, engrossing story and setting. If you one a PS3, and you'd like a good first person shooter, then Bioshock is a must have. Highly Recommended!
A truly stunning and emersive game November 6, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Here is my usual 'trademark' review:
GOOD POINTS:
+ Staggeringly good graphics and animations
+ Breathtaking Water & Fire effects
+ As immersive as any game out there
+ Chilling, cinema style presentation that any blockbuster movie would be proud of
+ Exclusive PS3 only DLC
+ Quite a large game
BAD POINTS:-
- Most of the graphical/technical glitches are there from the PC/Xbox360 versions
- Still no multi=player modes
- New difficuly level is very tough indeed
SUMMARY: Bioshock is still one of the best shooters ever released and it goes without saying, if you haven't played Bioshock yet, you need to experience what the hype is all about. No PS3 owner who doesn't have a 360 should be without a brand spanking new copy of Bioshock in their collection of games. Bioshock is just too good to overlook. The only real negative point to hash out about the PS3 porting of Bioshock deals with some minor graphical hiccups and the promise of future exclusive content. It would have been nice to have some exclusives besides an ultra-tough extra level of difficulty. For the good side of the port, challenge room downloadable content is on its way this month and trophies are fully support on launch. Revisit Rapture and explore the one of the best shooters ever released.
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