I’m going to be totally honest [cause I'm cool like that] and admit that I have only played ten minutes of the original BioShock DEMO and I’ve gotta say that it didn’t inspire me to run out and buy the game. If I’m being all honest and stuff then I have to admit as well that I quit playing because it creeped me out.
And, little girls with knives are scary.
Anyway, BioShock 2 is just around the corner and I know that there are some die hard BioShock fans out there.
So, here. Have a video. Maybe that will tide you over …read more

So Bioshock gives me a headache when I play for long periods. I can still enjoy it for a couple of hours, right? I take in the twisted art deco, the awesome eye candy, and the superior audio for 120 minutes or so, then log out happy, right?

Taking in the atmosphere may put a grin on my face, but the visit to Rapture can get really tedious because you can fight only so much bad guys before you notice that there’s not much variety in the antagonists you encounter.

You have a few splicers, two types of big daddies …read more

You’ve played 3D shooters for the longest time. Your accomplished games are worth around 10 years of action from Unreal Tournament, all those Jedi Knight titles, F.E.A.R., Doom 3, No One Lives Forever 2, Halo 1 and 2, and Duke Nukem, among a few.

Sure, you may have felt a little sick when you played Half-Life 2, but who didn’t right?

If there’s one thing I really dislike about my short time spent playing Bioshock, it’s the motion sickness I get after playing the game for a couple of hours. It’s not as hurl-inducing as Half-Life 2 (which starts to …read more

That’s correct. You may be having the time of your life in Rapture, but let’s not forget its spiritual predecessor—the space horror game titled System Shock 2. Granted that SS2 is the sequel to the ancient System Shock, but I’m here to promote my retro review on the former.

SS2 is just plain fantastic. While I may have just started playing Bioshock, I would say by first impression that the predecessor’s earlier portions are much more challenging. You had to fight and claw for each ammo clip, bag of potato chips, or health pack.

We’re not even talking about the …read more

Yes, you read right. I finally have a personal copy of Bioshock, and have the scars to prove it.

After a lot of waiting, I’ve finally gotten a taste of Rapture. Other than the fact that Bioshock is currently a hot game (despite the crazy buzz generated by Halo 3), I’m going to make the most out of my adventures in the underwater city because of all the trouble it put me through.

Sorry for the retailer ad—the game does come with a plastic bag after purchase. No, DataBlitz didn’t pay me. I wish they did, though.

More bragging rights …read more

Here’s more Bioshock stuff to download. The original score to Bioshock was released as a free download on The Cult of Rapture. The score was created by film, TV, and video game composer Garry Schyman.

Never heard of him, you say?

Garry composed for Destroy All Humans! and Voyeur, that old game for the Philips CD-i console.

The things that make you go pee in Bioshock is influenced by this musical score, so it’s a worthwhile download. There are 12 tracks, compressed into one file at 23MB. Get it and enjoy. Or be afraid. Or if you’re like me—both.

So you’ve downloaded the Bioshock demo after a long wait, and played through it in a much shorter period. Now what? You play with it some more by exploiting a new bug, that’s what.
Apparently, everyone who’s gotten their hands on the demo or early Toys “R” Us copy is talking about the new Bioshock bug, which lets you explore Rapture by literally jumping out of the level and seeing the game world in a whole new light.
See how this is done after the jump.