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BioShock

BioShock (XSX) game cover art
Platform: PlayStation 3
Tags: Shooter, First-Person, Sci-Fi
Developer: Digital Extremes
More Platforms: PC, Xbox 360

Publisher
Region
Released
NA
10/21/2008
EU
10/24/2008

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Staff Reviews

BioShock review

Reviewed October 28, 2008

Jason Venter says: "What once seemed perfect now more closely resembles a haunted amusement park. Water sprays through fissures in the transparent barrier encasing the city. Hallways are filled with rubble. Signs advertising a perfect future hang crookedly and flash sporadically as sparks shower the cracked asphalt below. The laughter of men, women and children has faded away, replaced by cheery classical music that blends oddly with the screams of the dying and the barely living. Vitality once formed the heart of the city. Now it's all but gone."
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Reader Reviews

BioShock review

Reviewed June 30, 2009

zippdementia says: "First off, before I even begin this review, I want you to go into your game settings and select the “turn off Vita-chambers” option, also known as the “make game not broken” option. I’m serious. If you own a PS3 you’ve been given this great gift so don’t waste it. Vita-chambers are the worst idea to hit a first person shooter since X-Box live. The ability to respawn immediately after death with full life at first glance seems like a decent way to keep the flow of a game going, much in the sa..."
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BioShock Reviews Around the Internet

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AVG
9.4

External Site
Rating
5/5

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