BioShock (PC)

• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 7 reviews
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• 6 stars

  WHERE'S THE SOUND?

  by USAFVet1 on August 17, 2009

  Pros: Great graphics, story, action.

  Cons: Once you're plane crashes, it's like playing in a silent movie...but there should be sound!

  Summary: I really like this game, it compares well with my PS3 version of Bioshock. The only difference is you really miss a lot not being able to hear any game ...

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  Summary: I really like this game, it compares well with my PS3 version of Bioshock. The only difference is you really miss a lot not being able to hear any game sounds. Ths seems to be a Vista problem on some machines, and I have a very new HP Pavilion Elite with a NVidia 9500GS (New quiet fan version), but it doesn't seem to help the sound problem.

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• 5 stars

  Where can I get a cup of coffee and some no-doze?

  by JDintheOC on December 17, 2008

  Pros: It has a really creepy atmosphere.

  Cons: Too much hand holding going on.

  Summary: . I've been playing PC and video games for more than twenty years and there are specific things that kill a gaming environment for me and Bioshock does most of ...

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  Summary: . I've been playing PC and video games for more than twenty years and there are specific things that kill a gaming environment for me and Bioshock does most of them.
  After playing the game for a few hours I got the feeling that I was in a totally manufactured environment with a carrot dangling in front of my face every step of the way. In real life when I go to the store, there isn't a floating arrow hovering above my head indicating which direction I should take. When walking by a Bus Stop, there isn't a popup stating [Homeless Person, click X to search]. If I get hit by a car, I can't expect to arise from the dead nor can I expect criminals to respawn after being executed. This is the problem that Bioshock holds for me. How can I be afraid of something if I never feel as though anything I'm experiencing is real? If something kills me, so-what, I'll just be reincarnated. If I get lost, so-what, I'll just follow a floating arrow or a disembodied voice to my destination. If i don't have enough money, so-what, I'll just hack a vending machine and get it cheaper. Being led around by the nose and getting hints every step of the way just doesn't give me any excitement or satisfaction to what I'm doing. Imagine going on an exciting deep sea fishing trip and once you get there, the fish just jump into the boat waiting to be picked up. What would be the point of going and how soon would you get bored with the whole idea of fishing? Bioshock does that in a way that prevents me from the true experience of adventure. It's all done for you...why bother?

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• 9 stars

  who wants to a BIG DADDY? I DO!

  by cnet man on July 13, 2008

  Pros: really sucks you in

  Cons: a little short in the first shooter realm

  Summary: Great game, and my pc ran it fine. Needs a little higher end computer. But you don't need a CRAY computer to run it.

  Summary: Great game, and my pc ran it fine. Needs a little higher end computer. But you don't need a CRAY computer to run it.

• 10 stars

  geneticaly inhanced

  by williamhuds on February 3, 2008

  Pros: deep story, great gameplay and best of all, EXPLOSIONS!

  Cons: fairly taxing to a graphics card

  Summary: this is a great game, espicially for a new pc, i ran this game useing the bottomline 8400 Geforce from Nvidia, and still this game ran smooth with amazing visuals, ...

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  Summary: this is a great game, espicially for a new pc, i ran this game useing the bottomline 8400 Geforce from Nvidia, and still this game ran smooth with amazing visuals, i ask you to try the demo, this game is amazing

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• 9 stars

  Amazing Game

  by BradPois on August 29, 2007

  Pros: Great Graphics, Sweet new abilities, Amazing Story

  Cons: No multiplayer, Minor graphics glitches

  Summary: This is an amazing game that takes FPS games to another level. With great graphics, gameplay, and an awesome storyline, everyone should try this game.
  
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  Summary: This is an amazing game that takes FPS games to another level. With great graphics, gameplay, and an awesome storyline, everyone should try this game.
  
  It also runs amazingly on computers that arent high end.
  
  My specs are: P4 2.66Ghz, 1.5Gb RAM, ATI Radeon X1600 Pro, Windows XP Home. I am playing this game on HIGH settings at 1024x768 and the graphics are amazing. Surprisingly I am playing at a decent FPS, my game never slows down, hangs, or starts chugging. It runs great!

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• 8 stars

  A NEW BREED OF GAMES FOR THE P.C

  by brianthesnail123 on August 21, 2007

  Pros: UNIQUE GRAPHICS,EXCELLENT IN GAME VIDEO

  Cons: NEEDS A VERY GOOD P.C

  Summary: Bioshock is a new breed if game that uses artificial intelligence to create a game that you can basically live in
  for example,you drink too much alcohol and your
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  Summary: Bioshock is a new breed if game that uses artificial intelligence to create a game that you can basically live in
  for example,you drink too much alcohol and your vision becomes blurred,and with the new generation of direct x 10 graphics this is done with amazing realism
  from the minute you enter raptor city your amazed by the amount of attention to detail the developers have put into this game,one of the best is the water,never has water looked so real,and also the fire(at the start),it actually looks like fire and as it burns on the water the reflection is very realistic
  one problem for potential buyers of this game is hardware requirments,i have a pentium 4 3.2ghz(hyper threaded),1.5gb ram,256mb geforce 7600gt,...and i have to set the detail on low to get playable frame rates(40f.p.s),this game is really aimed at the core 2 duo platforms combined with 2gb of ddr2 ram and a geforce 8 series graphics card,however a recommended card is the 7950gx2
  bioshock is a game which will make many users go out and either upgarde their current configuration or buy a new p.c with some top specs
  the reason for this is bioshock is a "milestone",all games will be like this from now on,including a few upcoming titles such as crysis,hellgate london and lost planet
  be warned,check your p.c,s specs out before you buy this,even some so called "top spec" machines may find they cant run this game,so dont be dissapointed
  bioshock will go in the p.c history books as a game that changed the way we look at p.c games,and has proved that games consoles will never be as good as the p.c
  great game

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• 3 stars

  Disappointing

  by Gonadscratcher on September 19, 2007

  Pros: Great Graphics

  Cons: poor gameplay, replayability and no character development

  Summary: The game is so linear in game play you could use it to rule a page up for school. There is absolutely no character development, no skills at all, not ...

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  Summary: The game is so linear in game play you could use it to rule a page up for school. There is absolutely no character development, no skills at all, not even an inventory!
  
  I was hoping for System Shock 3, what we have is Doom 12. Same old, same old...
  
  9/10 for graphics
  1/10 for game play
  0/10 for replayability
  
  If you are after a mindless twitchfest and something to go "ooooh" at the graphics with then this is for you. If you want something a bit different from a 1st person shooter, something that can keep you interest, look elsewhere.
  
  Been waiting for years and years for system shock 3 and this is all we get. Oh well back to playing Oblivion.

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