BundleBioShock: Ultimate Rapture EditionJan 22, 2013Multi-item package
Release
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Critic score
93/100
Platform families
3
Editorial overview
What it is
BioShock is a horror-themed first-person shooter set in a steampunk underwater dystopia. The player is urged to turn everything into a weapon: biologically modifying their own body with Plasmids, hacking devices and systems, upgrading their weapons, crafting new ammo variants, and experimenting with different battle techniques are all possible. The game is described by the developers as a spiritual successor to their previous PC title System Shock 2. BioShock received high praise in critical reviews for its atmospheric audio and visual quality, absorbing and original plot and its unique gaming experience.
The premise
In the year 1960, a plane crashes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with a man named Jack as the only survivor. He has the apparent luck of resurfacing in front of what looks like a door to an underwater complex. Without hesitating, Jack enters the door and is greeted by slogans that praise the city of Rapture, a paradise of free will built in the 1940s by a business magnate named Andrew Ryan. However, even before he assimilates all this new information, the descent to this supposed paradise ends and he can only see ruins and chaos. Learning about the destiny of Rapture will be now Jack's main motivation while he tries to survive the horrors that free can create.
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Connected releases
6
Game data from IGDB
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action · Science fiction · Horror
Languages
6 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Trailer
VGA 2006 Trailer
Beyond this game
One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.
Content map
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Store collections
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Restored
Modernised releases built from the original production.
Platform versions
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Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.
Peach Wilkins
Waders Splicers
Lady Smith Splicers
Pablo Navarro
Ducky Splicers
Brigid Tenenbaum
Jack Ryan
Diane McClintock
Frank Fontaine
Andrew Ryan
Professor Julie Langford
Pigskin Splicers
Toasty Splicers
Nitro Splicers
Dr. Yi Suchong
Dr. J.S. Steinman
Dr. Grossman Splicers
Baby Jane Splicers
Breadwinner Splicers
Little Sisters
Big Daddy
Sander Cohen
Various
Johnny
Bill McDonagh

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Mac

Xbox 360
Gen 7
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