Its a FPS that tries a bit to act like a ARPG.
Imagine someone build a city under the sea in the 1940’es to escape the restrictions of the world we know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Ch0w4i6jw
The game got very good reviews on release some years ago.
Official homepage
The graphics is still decent, especially water and fire. Some effects are a bit dull tho but not anything that ruins the superb feel and atmosphere of the game.
http://www.wegame.com/watch/Bioshock_Welcome_to_Rapture_Part_1/
Recommended System Requirements are not excessive today:
CPU: 3GHz dual core processor
System RAM: 2 GB
Video card: Pixel Shader 3.0 compliant video card with 512 Ram (Nvidia(R) Geforce(R) 7900 GT or better)
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Hard Drive: 7 GB
You have to learn a few hotkeys to play the game to the full potential. You can of cause remap all keys, weapons can also be selected direct via a fast menu that let you choose between all your weapons and ammunitions at a singe click.
There is two kinds of “weapons”, guns and plasmids a genetic alteration that allows use of special powers. Guns have 3 kinds of ammunitions, a standard bullet that are used among several guns and 2 special ones e.g. armor piercing bullets.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPYEpdAQQcE
Sound are made to ad the extra feel to the game, some sounds like steam powered robots gets om my nerves after a while.
If you enjoy games with a unique feel and atmosphere and don’t mind hanging around the 1940 weapons this game should get a chance. For me it was THE game until I finished it.
[FONT="]If you enjoy games with a unique feel and atmosphere and don’t mind hanging around the 1940 weapons with a twist this game should get a chance. For me it was THE game until I finished it.[/FONT]
Once you get the story and have solved the few puzzles it’s a different game, even if you can build your character if lots of different ways is not essential to finishing the game. I tried to play this game again several times and it’s just not catching me in the same way.
[FONT="]The lack of multiplayer coop option is a disappointment but still I’ll give this game 4 stars of 5.
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