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 a bit until you can get your hands on the real [scary] thing.

Edited to add:

Um…the video was working and now it’s not. So for the time being, here’s the link [http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41898.html]. Hopefully I’ll get the glitches worked out soon.

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First Bioshock 2 Video

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 (that look pretty much the same), a bunch of little sisters that you can’t tell apart from each other, and a few freakish stage bosses that are too far in between that somehow remind you of the splicers.

That’s pretty much it.

Can’t I have ninjas? Ninjas are always cool. How about bears that shoot lasers out of its eyes? Nevermind that these types of enemies have nothing to do with Rapture or Plasmids. Hardly anyone pays attention to FPS storylines anyway.

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Bioshock annoyances #2: Shooting splicers are fun—up to a certain point

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 make me sick in less than 60 minutes), but the headache does begin to set in after you’ve had a good share of Rapture’s gun smoke and art deco.

So what do I do when I gain the inspiration to heave my previous meal out through my maw? I stop. Very reluctantly.

Question is: does Bioshock really cause motion sickness, or was it the semi-choppy visuals that caused the headache? I won’t be able to tell until I get my video card back. Are you reading this, Rising Sun?

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Bioshock annoyance #1: Motion sickness gives that Half-Life 2 feeling

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 deterioration of weapons yet.

Without further ado, I bring you a System Shock 2 retrospective review. Have you ever experienced a piece of video game history?

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Before Bioshock’s superiority was System Shock 2’s piss-inducing frights

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 pictures after the jump.

Is all the crazy stuff worth the one-way ticket to the bottom of the ocean? Many have spoken “aye,” but I’ll be the judge of that.

So here’s the tin box. It looks really nice, but is it really necessary? For all we know, the game would be cheaper if they used your standard cardboard box. Then again, the edges of cardboard ones get folded or misshapen over time.

A view from behind.

And the open box. Now that I’ve seen it inside, the thing looks awesome.

Can you believe it? The Bioshock manual has ads inside. Talk about milking the cash cow to the hilt.

Here’s another ad at the back. I can only imagine 2K laughing its way to the bank. Aside from the ads, let’s not forget that Bioshock is selling like hotcakes.

Installation was blissfully quick, considering the fact that I was using an external DVD writer that time.

You see, aside from my video card, my DVD drive was also busted. Funny how the drive got busted after I brought the PC to my retailer for the video card’s warranty replacement.

But I digress. Anyways, stay tuned for more Bioshock goodness, and feel free to tell me what you think of the game.

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The vigil is over: so THIS is Rapture

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.

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Original Bioshock score is free for download

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.

Caveat: I don’t know if this bug also works in the retail copies that were prematurely sold. If you were one of the lucky few who’s not selling their new Bioshock in eBay, do tell us if you were able to exploit Rapture in the complete game.

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Explore more of Bioshock in demo bug