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BioShock 2: Special Edition

2K Marin · 2K Games

88CriticsTuesday, March 9, 201016.4 years ago

Release

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Critic score

88/100

Platform families

Connected releases

Core game only

Editorial overview

Inside BioShock 2: Special Edition

What it is

Special Edition Includes: BioShock 2 game, a vinyl 180g LP with Bioshock 1 orchestral score and frameable jacket, an audio CD with Bioshock 2 orchestral score, 3 vintage Rapture advertisements (rolled), a Bioshock 2 Art Book, 164 pages, 8 1/2 x 11" and hardcover.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

First person

Themes

Action · Science fiction · Horror

Beyond this game

Explore the complete universe

One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.

FranchiseBioshockEnter the franchise

Content map

Everything connected to this release

DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.

Base-game relationship

BioShock 2

This release depends on or extends the game above.

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Who made it

Built with

Unreal Engine 2.5

Platforms

PlayStation 3
Gen 7
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox 360
Gen 7

Release history

Mar 09, 2010PlayStation 3
Mar 09, 2010PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 09, 2010Xbox 360

Themes & modes

ActionScience fictionHorrorSingle player

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 • Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better • Memory: 2GB • Graphics: NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better • DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c • Hard Drive: 11GB • Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound

Recommended

Recommended: • Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz • Memory: 3GB • Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better • Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection; software installations required including Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries, Microsoft DirectX.

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