Dive beneath the ocean's surface for a dark masterpiece of gameplay design. Scaring you is just the first of many, many things BioShock does spectacularly right.

Available on: Xbox 360 , PC, PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release date: Aug 21, 2007
Published by: 2K Games
Developed by: 2K Boston

Designer: Ken Levine
Franchise: BioShock
Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

1 player SOLO

10 INCREDIBLE
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Review

A mesmerizing masterpiece of horror

Aug 15, 2007

[Editor's note: Got the game already? Check out our plasmid strategy guide with expert tips and explosive video for BioShock's every power. Or, if you're not allergic to major spoilers, read our Secrets Revealed feature.] How do you review a game like BioShock? When describing an experience so overwhelmingly original and so mind-blowingly brilliant, where exactly do you begin? When every single aspect of a game has been as creatively conceived, meticulously crafted and lovingly produced as it ...

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BioShock - killing spree

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It's no secret that BioShock is one of the most anticipated games of the year. As such, it's been covered to high hell, with countless pages scattered across the internet, every one of them gushing about this oppressive, atmospheric shooter. Our E3 2007 appointment with the game began like most others, so we were prepared to let the coverage slide for once just to focus on other games for the time being. Well, that plan went out the window once we saw how many crazies you can mow down in no ... » Read Full BioShock preview

BioShock: Hands-on with new area

Bizarre underwater forest and advanced powers emerge from depths

Jun 25, 2007

We never get tired of looking at BioShock - the underwater dystopia is literally swimming in evocative ambiance. In this clammy, stifling setting swarming with twitchy Splicers and hulking Big Daddies, it feels as though a few hundred thousand tons of pressure could come crushing in on you at any moment. Until it does, we're more than happy to explore the beautifully vivid horrors of ... » Read Full BioShock preview

BioShock - first hands-on

A nightmare you don't want to end

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The concept is unnerving enough. Trapped in a dark and forgotten metropolis, miles below the ocean's surface, you must battle a population of mutated, tormented souls to avoid becoming one yourself. Images and videos of this place - with their hulking mechanical monsters, corpse scavenging children and genetic sideshow freaks - only deepen the dread. But nothing can prepare you for actually playing BioShock... for walking its murky halls and meeting its demented denizens personally. Nothing ... » Read Full BioShock preview

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Mar 1, 2007

Normally when you shoot someone in the head, youd want that to be the end of it. Within a game, that is. At best youd expect the defeated foe to flash briefly before dissolving into a pile of ammo or health. At worst, theyll remain on the floor indefinitely, their innards staining the nearest textures. But whatever happens, theres one thing you could bank on - once an enemys down, theyre goners. No one will rush to see if theyre alright. No one gives a ... » Read Full BioShock preview

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Latest Comments

MadJeC - 27 days 1 hour ago

Ugh, it's really annoying how this would add to the list of my 100% achievement games, if the hard mode was a little less... well... hard, lol.

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britzyXtheXvamp - 4 months 24 days ago

best game in the world! Yes, I will agree it is some what repeditive, but compared to Assassin's Creed, it is not very noticable lol! I give a perfect 10! ;)

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tonyromo9 - 8 months 4 days ago

I really love this game... but yet its kind of repetetive. alotta levels are about collecting a certain amount of something. Still its really good so go get it. cant w8 for #2.

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1hndman - 8 months 23 days ago

No one has anything ta say on this frekinly awsome game. Well let me be the first. AWSOME FUCKING GAME. if u don't have it, get it. The world needs to know.

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