by Christopher Williams

Created on: October 05, 2009   Last Updated: October 07, 2009

Bioshock Review

The moment you pop in the disc and the beginning advertisements roll, you know this game is going to be different then others you have widdled countless hours away playing. You've heard rave reviews about it till finally you broke down and got the game yourself. The moment the game opens you are thrown into the mind of the main character. You are on a plane hearing his thoughts. Talking to himself how he's going to be special. Then suddenly the cut scene blacks out to the Bioshock logo with the sound of the plane crashing behind it. Your journey through the world of Bioshock has begun.

The game is set in the first person view so the player is essentially the eyes of the anonymous main character, and your first goal is to navigate away from your downed plane, through the fire that resides in the water thanks to the planes fuel spilling into the ocean. After a bit of a frantic swim, especially if you've played the game for the first time reading it, you come across a lone building, with a light towersque feel to it. Naturally, sense you are stranded you take the liberty of walking into the door that is so lightly ajar. As you walk in to the dark unlit room the door slams shut behind you. You're trapped. Suddenly the lights come on to reveal the humongous bust of a man with a banner behind him that says, "No Gods or King Only Men". To the side you notice stairs leading down to an archaic looking submersible ball of some kind. You can't leave so you decide to walk in and descend to the depths.

Once inside you're thrown into an underwater city that has gone through hell. Fires have broken out all over the place, blood is everywhere, and corpses litter the street, and little innocent girls preying on the life energies of the dead. Who knows what dastardly things have occured in this underwater city named Rapture. It's your job to find out.

The game is beautifully designed with splendid graphic renderings without a lagging frame rate, and the music plays to the eeriness of the abundant shadows. I would also encourage first time players not to play this game in the dark, and I'm not going to spoil that little tid bit here. When they say the sea never reveals its secrets, or never gives up her dead. When you play Bioshock you'll find out why.

My Rating for this game is a solid 10 out of 10

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