BioShock | 
| From: 2K Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $12.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  234 reviews
Sales Rank: 695
Platform: Windows Xp
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 21962
UPC: 710425219627
EAN: 0710425219627
ASIN: B000MK694E
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Biologically mod your body with plasmids - genetic augmentations that empower you with dozens of fantastic abilities | | • | Take control of your world by hacking devices and systems | | • | Upgrade your weapons at Fire-For-Effect stations located through Rapture | | • | Pick up materials in the city to modify them at U-Invent kiosks | | • | Explore an incredible and unique art deco world hidden deep under the ocean, vividly illustrated with realistic water effects |
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Product Description
BioShock lets you do the impossible as you explore a mysterious underwater city. When your plane crashes, you discover Rapture - an underwater Utopia torn apart by civil war. Caught between powerful forces and hunted down by genetically modified "splicers" and deadly security systems, you have to come to grips with a deadly, mysterious world filled with powerful technology and fascinating characters. As little girls loot the dead, and biologically mutated citizens ambush you at every turn. Now you're trapped, caught in the middle of a genetic war that will challenge both your capacity to survive and your moral allegiance to your own humanity. Make meaningful and mature decisions that culminate in the grand question - do you exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture to save yourself - or risk all to become their savior?
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| Customer Reviews: Read 229 more reviews...
 Great Game !!! December 1, 2008
This game is so different to others, graphics are not so great, but are very good. I like history, but gameplay is a little difficult, ammo is so hard to find and even, it have to be bought from machines.
Installing is a little complicated too, installation requires online activation, I tried too many times to do that, but error messages appears, I had to do it manually by sending an email to securom.com
Overall, Bioshock is great, I recommend it !!! But, make sure you have all PC requirements, they are so high.
 limited activation November 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I played this game on mt friends Xbox 360 and LOVED it. It was innovative, creative and wicked fun. It's not every day you find a game that is genuinely new after you've played a lot of games. The plot was well done, the graphics wonderfully creepy, and the weapons cool. I was looking to buy this game for the PC since I don't have a 360, and am utterly disappointed that the game is DRM. It has limited activation. If I pay for a game, CD, DVD or what ever, I should be able to install it where I want when I want. You can't play it without the CD, so what's the problem? The only people this DRM process punishes are the honest consumers who purchase original copies like I do. I would give it zero stars if I could, that's how much DRM irritates me.
 myreview November 27, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
other than the foul language it is a good game. lots of imagination when into it, knowing what i know about the game, i would probably not have purchased it. i believe you really don't need "f" words or contaminating the name of Jesus Christ to make a game great.
 For those who are hasitating to buy this game because of DRM November 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
For those who are hasitating to buy this game because of DRM, buy it on Steam. It's only 19.99 and it plays great! I don't know why some people hate steam, it's a lot safer drm so it won't screw your pc. I bought half life 2, half-life 2 episode 1,2 on steam and had no problem playing them.
I didn't even have to get on the internet every time I play. Sure, you have to have the internet connection the first time when you install it, but after that it's all smooth sail. Need no cds, just good to go. Highly recommend buying this game on Steam. BTW, this game's system requirements can be pretty demanding, I have a Intel core 2 duo p8400 @ 2.26, 4GB Ram and GeForce 9600 gt 1GB, played it in 1024x768, all in high details, but the game still is a bit sluggish. So figure out if your pc can handle it is important.
Ruined by SecuROM November 19, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought BioShock about three weeks ago. After spending literally hours trying to "Activate" it (the part where you type in a long string from the package and the installer asks their server if the code is valid - in my case some settings in IE somehow prevented it from connecting to their registration server, even though IE could browse the net just fine, as could Firefox, and their installer stupidly rolls back the installation if the activation fails, hence hours) I was eventually successful.
I then played the game every few days, maybe ten hours total. It was fun.
Tonight I was again prompted to enter my activation code. Again. I suspect that this is because earlier today I installed Spore for my daughter, and both games use this half-baked SecuROM system. As it turns out, I am traveling (I'm playing from my laptop) and I don't travel with all of my install codes with me. So I'm locked out from playing a game that I paid good money for until I return home and dig the manual out of my filing cabinet. I tried posting on the 2K forums, but have been ignored.
The game is fun but it treats you like a criminal.
Now I see what people mean when they say this sort of "copy protection" only encourages pirates, because their cracked versions of these games don't harass them. Only honest customers like me get screwed.
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