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Bioshock (PS3) | 
| From: Take 2 Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 78
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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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Brilliant November 14, 2008
5 out of 6 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.
BEST GAME ON PS3 November 1, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
ive had 23 ps3 games.
and this is BY FAR THE BEST ive played.
its an amazing game with everything u want.
.amazing graphics
.fantastic enemies
.great weapons
.very spooky atmospheric feeling.
I would recommend this to every ps3 owner.
TOP GAME !!
BioShock. Game of the YEAR??? October 31, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Many people have asked the question, what will be game of the year?
With this game already out on the Xbox 360 and PC. It still packs a wrench wallop of a hit on the PS3 (with the gameplay, graphics and artificial intelligence improved from the Xbox 360 and PC versions).
With the FPS genre considerably over packed, this is still one of the best FPS that will ever come out. Bioshock is definitely a FPS. But it is more than just a that, in the way that is also an action/adventure and a survival horror at times. And in the way that this game cannot be compared to other games because it's that good and that it is completely different to any other game.
By many games such as the Call of Duty series and many other games, online is the main part of that game and they put a lot of effort into the online system. Bioshock also show that you don't have to have online play to create a fantastic game.
This is definitely one of my favourite games of all time and I cannot wait for the sequel. I highly recommend Bioshock. I would give this game 97%.
Amazing October 31, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game has an storyline that keeps you compelled to play on, the game play length is huge. The game play is a solid first person shooter with amazing set pieces that gives you that wow feeling. The graphics are superb and almost rivals uncharted in visuals.
There are a large line up of new ps3 games coming soon but bioshock is not too be missed, value for money and will keep you going for hours.
A must have....
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