Epic Game
I'll be honest, I picked this game up new for $9.99 and not being a huge fan of FPS's my hopes weren't set too high for this game. Within 10 minutes my view was a complete 180. The creepy atmosphere of Rapture alone was enough to make you hold your breath in addition to the plethora of bumps and clangs in the distance. The game takes you deep into a ruined city where once high hopes were set for the salvation of man seeking to find sanctuary from the increasing corruption of government on the "outside". Upon the first glimpse of the Big Daddy I could simply mutter out a, "holy %*&! Do I actually have to fight one of those things?!"
As I progressed through the game the creepy, claustrophobic environment of Rapture continued to keep me in a constant state of nervous tension much akin to what I felt playing Dead Space. The Splicers keep you on your toes, never quite knowing when and where they will strike all while trying to take quick snap-shots to increase your knowledge of them and become a more formidable adversary for them. Turning a corner and seeing a Big Daddy defending it's Little Sister is enough to make your anus pucker and make you turn and run like a little kid. The game keeps you wrapped up in a continuing downward spiral into madness all while trying to piece together exactly what in the hell caused the downfall of this gigantic monument to engineering feats unthought of by most of us and how such a brilliant plan for a utopia could possibly go awry.
The plasmids provide a fun touch to the game which provide those eureka moments to the player which cause you to backtrack to certain areas to see what goodies are behind door number one which was previously inaccessible. The game feels almost real in it's ability to drive the player forward to find out more and more about this underwater world. The eerie Little Sisters, the monstrous Big Daddies, the splicers, the formerly high standing brilliant minds, and the common, average Joes become a part of the history the player -WANTS- to learn more about which is uncommon in an era of gaming which seems so much more focused on the action of a game than the real content. BioShock blends all the elements of what once made games great and draws a wonderful picture for the player that is little seen anymore. For anyone who has been wondering about picking up a copy of this game, I highly recommend it.
