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February 2010
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The editors liked
Same great gameplay as the original
Great environments
And beautiful sound track and score
Use of rumble
Expanded moral choices
Interactions with Little Sisters
Money
Ammo
ADAM is doled out well
You always have to be smart
But it never feels frustrating
Satisfying story
Combat is improved
Rapture is still an interesting setting.
Arresting visuals
Engaging story
Solid gameplay
With minor but effective tweaks to the first BioShock's methods
Strong multiplayer mode
Great presentation
Great gameplay
Awesome setting
Solid story
Decent multiplayer
Greatly improved combat
New Plasmids/Tonics offer up some great mixandmatch opportunities
Stunning presentation
Multiplayer mode is good fun.
Improved combat
Tight story
Great atmosphere
Retains the solid combat system of the original Bioshock
Storyline is a unique twist on the series
Minor changes to hacking
Research
And combat work out well
Multiplayer mode is surprisingly addictive
Expanded set of moral quandaries
Story expands upon the world of Rapture
Fantastically atmospheric and creepy
Improved combat mechanics
Fun and engaging multiplayer
Excellent sound
Rapture is still one of the most interesting settings ever made...
The editors didn't like
Storyline is somewhat convoluted
Feels more like an expansion than an actual sequel.
Multiplayer uses very familiar modes
Game looks and plays a little too similar to the first title
Vita-Chambers still allow you to turn battles into a matter of attrition
Okay
Hacking can get a little annoying in places
The initial awe of finding and exploring Rapture is gone
The game looks rough at points
Multiplayer is fun but tacked-on.
Overly derivative of the first game
But with a less-involving story
Internet connection required for activation on PCs
Toned down horror elements
Lacks little touches that made original so great
Story
2K Games
BioShock 2 places you in the role of a Big Daddy known as Subject Delta who has just been reawakened after a tenyear downtime. Big Daddies are pairbonded with little girls known as Little Sisters
And Delta’s Little Sister
Elanor
Has grown up and wants to reunite with her Daddy. The only thing
A few technical hiccups here and there
Still a bit of backtracking involved.
Multiplayer lag
Buggy in a few spots
Many of the changes like Little Sister protection missions don’t work out so well
Challenge remains hindered by frustratingly easy dierespawn system
Doesn’t possess the haunting and thoughtprovoking storyline of the original
Abstract: Let’s get down to business. You are reading this review because you either want to confirm this game is as awesome as you assume it is, is as terrible as you assume it is, or you actually want advice as to whether you should purchase it or not. For the...
Same great gameplay as the original, great environments, and beautiful sound track and score,
Storyline is somewhat convoluted, feels more like an expansion than an actual sequel.
2K Games sends us back to Rapture ten years after the events of the original game with BioShock 2. Does Bioshock 2 hold water and live up to it’s predecessor’s reputation, or does it sink to the bottom of the ocean to rust in Davey Jones&rsquo...
Abstract: Anyone who says BioShock didn’t need a sequel is a liar. The fact the first game was such a huge success may have been a surprise, but all it really meant was that a follow-up would do just as well, if not better, at retail. Almost as soon as it was an...
Abstract: No surprise, BioShock 2 revisits the underwater world of Rapture as first introduced in the 2007 release of BioShock, the runaway hit of such smashing proportions that even the developers were reportedly "shocked" by its success.This sequel tricks out ...
Abstract: Returning to Rapture, the failed utopian underwater world of 2007's story-driven shooter BioShock, was a tricky proposition for 2K Games. Well, maybe not for the company's shareholders; following a hit with a sequel is always a no-brainer for the be...
Abstract: Rapture was the utopian dream of Andrew Ryan that became a dystopian nightmare. Set in a somewhat-alternate version of history, he envisioned an underwater city designed as a hidden-away escape; where a collective of “enlightened” people co...
Arresting visuals, Engaging story, Solid gameplay, with minor but effective tweaks to the first BioShock's methods, Strong multiplayer mode,
Overly derivative of the first game, but with a less-involving story, Internet connection required for activation on PCs,
Though BioShock 2 is extremely similar to its predecessor in terms of its story, look, and feel, some crucial tweaks pierce through the familiarity and nonetheless make this a worthy addition to the series. ...
use of rumble, Expanded moral choices, interactions with Little Sisters, Money, ammo, ADAM is doled out well: you always have to be smart, but it never feels frustrating
Multiplayer uses very familiar modes, Game looks and plays a little too similar to the first title, Vita-Chambers still allow you to turn battles into a matter of attrition, Okay, hacking can get a little annoying in places
It took Bioshock 2 a little longer than the first game to draw us in, but once we saw the exterior of Rapture through the grimy glass of the Big Daddy's helmet, it was clear that this is a world that still has more secrets to tell. Just like Jurassic...
