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List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $18.99
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Manufacturer: 2K Games
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 204
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: 2K Games
EAN: 0710425219627
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Feature: Biologically mod your body with plasmids - genetic augmentations that empower you with dozens of fantastic abilities
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: 2K Games
Manufacturer: 2K Games
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: 2K Games
Release Date: 2007-08-21
Studio: 2K Games
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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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Editorial Reviews:
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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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Summary: Say no to DRM
Comment: Buyer beware - the product description does not describe some important aspects of the game:
This game requires an internet activation, so if you have no internet connection you can't play.
This game installs SecuROM on your PC - a form of Digital Rights Management (DRM) which is controversial - its like a rootkit and can cause problems with your PC. Also uninstalling the game does not remove SecuROM - it remains on your PC permanently.
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Summary: Awesome action, sound and graphics, but at a cost!
Comment: This is an incredible game with stunning graphics, sound, and playability. Multiple difficulty levels, ability to save anywhere in the game, a cool story, sets and characters.
However, even though my system met or exceeded all the requirements, I could not play the game when I installed it.
I had onboard sound and a GeForce 7600 GS, but neither of these could handle the game. I upgraded to a SoundBlaster Xtreme Gamer and a GeForce 7950 GT, and now the game screams; but it cost me $300 to get there. :( Still, it has a memory leak somewhere and locks up randomly. A good idea is to stop every so often and reboot.
It takes FOREVER to load (seriously, like 3 or 4 MINUTES), but once loaded, you can play for a long time before you need to load again.
I know there are people out there who are afraid of SecuROM, but it hasn't given me any trouble that I know of.
So if you think your PC can handle it, you will most likely enjoy it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Still not buying
Comment: I was seriously considering buying Bioshock until I read about the people who recently purchased the game and had problems with their computers. It seems that the company has decided to keep the DRM in the game. Why? The game is not current and I'm sure the sales are not too great. Not a wise decision. Sorry, but I am not going to spend my money on a game that may possibly screw up my new computer. If the powers that be finally got rid of DRM they would get hundreds of people willing to buy their game. Until then my money will remain in my pocket.
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Summary: Unable to install due to virus
Comment: This game contains a virus called "secuROM" that permanently installs itself into your OS and can disable your drives (as it did mine) and should be avoided at all costs. It's a shame. I played Bioshock on a friends 360 and was blown away. The cool retro 50's look of the underwater city and the music set over the dark and creepy atmosphere made for a great gaming environment. It has an original and thoughtful story and the endless attack combos and multiple endings gives this game a very high replay value as well. I was very exited to get this for PC as mouse/keyboard is the best set up for a FPS by far. I was crushed when I found it had installed a virus that crippled my virtual drives. Removing secuROM from my system was a lengthy nightmare that involved risky registry editing that can damage your system permanently if not done exactly right.
Bioshock is a great game that contains a virus. Buy the 360 version if you want to play it.
5 stars for a fun game
1 star for infecting my computer with malware.
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Summary: Wouldn't load for me, wasted money
Comment: The game looks cool and I'd love to get it to work, but it WILL NOT LOAD on my hardware. Emails to BIOSHOCK produce nothing, since they say it should run. Emails to Securom blame me for running some program their software doesn't like or say I should change my hardware.
I did my own checking and found a number of complaints regarding the Lite-On DVD writer, which I have in my system. Apparently Securom doesn't like my DVD writer. I suppose I could buy a new DVD writer ($30) just to play a $19 game, but even if I do, how am I supposed to know this is the only thing in my system that Securom doesn't like?
Worse, I PAID my money, but I can neither play the game nor get a refund. When someone takes your money but won't deliver what you purchased, that's called THEFT.
Look, if the game works for you, I'm glad for you. But if you don't want to have your money stolen, I'd give this a pass, at least until the complaints about Securom drop.
We expect food distributors to give us a label telling us what is in our food. It's time protected games were required to have a label telling us what EXACTLY is required and what EXACTLY they are doing with our computer. It CAN'T be being done right, or I'd be playing the game. The only good thing I can say is that I paid $19 for a lesson in why software companies can't be trusted.
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