Bye this game now!!

User Rating: 9.5 | BioShock PC
By mchristie | Review Date:
I have not enjoyed a game as much as this in a long time. The moment you install it you know its going to be a class act, the same as when you install HL2,BF2 or Oblivion,they just feel right. Its obvious 2k had a vision and have stuck to it, i love to play games made by gamers! Where to start? well it has to be the graphics. I am running BS on Nv 7950 Gt, a 2.3 Amd duel core with 2 Gig Ram. and it looks very good. i was going to upgrade to Vista and a DX10 video card for BS but am very happy with the performance of my system ,so i will save myself some cash for when i really have to upgrade. The water effects are very good ,as you would expect from a game set in a underwater city. They ripple and splash as water does .The fire effects area little worse, very orange and a little bland. The city is quite atmospheric, very spooky and definitely looks unique in its art style ,ok its a little gray in places and very dark but it looks better than anything i have played for some time and runs very smoothly. I think that may just be the problem with the graphics,in all the hype the graphics were supposed to be the best ever seen. Don't get me wrong they are good, but not ground breaking!! maybe i have to go DX10 after all.

The game play. I think there are two kinds of FPS,the mindless blaster and the thinking mans mindless blaster. Well BS caters for both mindsets . you can set traps,work out your strategy to overcome your enemy ,hack security systems, use the enviroment to your advantage, or you can shoot the s**t out of anything that moves! I shot the s**t out of everything and anything that moves without all that thinking and planing stuff. now i have to admit i haven't completed BS yet"bout ten hours in" and call me a wuss but i have it set on easy, i am a casual gamer that has a job and a life! no WOW for me. I like instant action. When i saw all the hype on BS i thought it looked a little to much like a Hitman or Thief with all its tactics stealth and thinking about stuff,but it feels more like doom 3 than swat 4 or rainbow 6 to me. Now i don't want to sound like a mindless blaster freak, i just like the choice weather to think or to shoot, BS gives me that option and choice. I am not going to mention the story, i'm sure you have heard enough to wet "get it" your apiitite.

overall the sound is very good,especially the voice acting and enviromental effects.The only weakness maybe the weapons,they sound a little weak. Thats not much of a problem as you will want to use special powers as much as possible, they sound allot more meaty.

If future games have such a high production value we have many years of quality gaming ahead.

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