BioShock 2

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BioShock 2
Studio United StatesUnited States 2K Marin 2K China 2K Australia Arkane Studios Digital Extremes (Multiplayer)
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China
AustraliaAustralia
FranceFrance
CanadaCanada
Publisher United StatesUnited States 2K Games
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 Windows,
Xbox 360,
PlayStation 3: February 9, 2010 March 4, 2010 Mac OS X: 2012 Nintendo Switch: May 29, 2020
European UnionEuropean Union United StatesUnited States
JapanJapan



platform Mac OS X , Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Nintendo Switch
Game engine Unreal Engine 2.5 , Havok
genre Ego shooter
Game mode Single player , multiplayer
control Keyboard , mouse ;
Game controller
system advantages
preconditions
medium Blu-ray Disc , DVD-ROM , download
Current version 1.5.0.019 (PC)
Age rating
USK from 18
PEGI from 18

BioShock 2 is a video game from 2K Games . from 2010 and was initially released for PlayStation 3 , Windows and Xbox 360 , 2012 for Mac OS X and 2020 for Nintendo Switch . The title was developed by 2K Marin , the newly founded studio of numerous Bioshock developers in Novato. As with its predecessor , Bioshock 2 is also a first-person shooter with elements from survival horror and role-playing games .

action

The action takes place in 1968, eight years after the end of BioShock . Rapture is now directed by Sofia Lamb, obsessed with the idea of ​​abolishing human selfishness. The player takes on the role of the first working prototype of a Big Daddy named Delta, who is exposed to the constant aggression of Lamb. He is looking for Eleanor, Lamb's daughter and his former Little Sister. Sofia had stolen it from him before the civil war in Rapture and forced him to commit suicide. Years later, however, the now grown-up Eleanor manages to bring Delta back to life. Due to the programmed, strong bond between a Big Daddy and his Little Sister, Delta must take up the fight against Lamb and free Eleanor in order to stay alive.

In the course of the game, Lamb's idea of ​​society turns out to be an extreme alternative to Ryan's concept of the greatest possible individual freedom. With this position she came into conflict with Ryan before the destruction of Raptures, who fought against her and her ideology by all means. This dispute ultimately led to the disintegration of order and thus to civil war. Despite the different starting positions, Lamb and Ryan differ little in their approach and ruthlessness. Lamb wants to turn Eleanor into a submissive utopian to implement her vision, just as Ryan had intended for his son Jack (the protagonist of the first part). Just like Ryan, however, she cannot prevent Eleanor from turning against her in the end. As the only person she can trust and relate to, Eleanor remains her former Big Daddy Delta, whom she therefore resuscitates and asks to free her from Lamb's captivity.

Depending on how the player behaves in the course of the game - i. H. whether he is aggressive or compassionate, whether he kills certain characters or spares them - the end of the game changes.

Game concepts and technology

In search of Eleanor, the player crosses the different areas of Raptures again, whereby he first has to complete various tasks in each sector in order to open the passage to the next sector via a gatekeeper.

The gene-altering drug Adam also plays an important role under Lamb. Therefore, in the second part, Little Sisters are again busy collecting the drug, constantly threatened by the insane residents of Rapture, the Splicer. As in the previous part, the genetically modified deep-sea dwellers represent the most common type of enemy. A new variant is the so-called brute splicer, a gorilla-like melee. The so-called Big Sisters are also new. In contrast to the Big Daddys, they are very nimble and agile. They are the grown-up Little Sisters of the predecessor, who are now equipped with plasmids and strong armor and make up the strongest recurring enemy types.

What is new is the possibility for the player to be able to use a plasmid and a weapon in combat at the same time. As a Big Daddy, the player can also adopt his Little Sister after switching off another Big Daddy. This then collects the Splicer that fell to Adam for him, but must be defended against onrushing Splicers for this period. The player receives Adam via the Little Sisters, with whom he can improve his character's abilities. Towards the end of the game, the player slips into the role of a Little Sister for a short time.

At the same time, the multiplayer mode offers a prequel experience in which you fight your way through Rapture, which is at the beginning of a civil war, as a plasmid test object from Sinclair Solutions. You play in the multiplayer battles either on the side of Ryan or Atlas', but this has no effect on the battles or the development of his character, as the player is randomly assigned to one of the two sides when entering a battle.

Extensions

Several download extensions for BioShock 2 have appeared:

  • Sinclair Solutions test sample
  • Rapture Metro Map Pack
  • Kill them the nice way
  • Zigo & Blanche
  • The protector exams
  • Minerva's Den

Soundtrack

  1. "The Boogie Man," Todd Rollins, 3:03
  2. "(How Much Is) That Doggie In the Window," Patti Page , 2:38
  3. "20th Century Blues (Live)", Noël Coward , 3:34
  4. "Nightmare," Artie Shaw & His New Music, 2:49
  5. "Daddy, Won't You Please Come Home?", Annette Hanshaw , 2:58
  6. "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition," Kay Kyser and His Orchestra, 2:32
  7. "Dawn of the New Day (Song of the World's Fair)", Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights, 2:30
  8. "Night and Day," Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, 2:58
  9. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra, featuring Mary Martin, 2:54
  10. "Chasing Shadows", Django Reinhardt , Stéphane Grappelli & Quintette du Hot Club de France , 2:57
  11. "Jitterbug Waltz," Fats Waller and his Rhythm, 3:20
  12. " I Cover the Waterfront, " Connie Boswell , 2:57
  13. "Mental Strain At Dawn," Jack Purvis , 2:46
  14. "With Mir Are You Beautiful", Benny Goodman and His Orchestra; Martha Tilton, 2:32
  15. "The Trouble With Me Is You," Red McKenzie , 2:32
  16. "The Skeleton In The Closet," Putney Dandridge , 2:33
  17. "We Saw The Sea," Fred Astaire , 2:19
  18. "La Mer (Beyond The Sea)", Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, 4:16
  19. " Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, " Bessie Smith , 3:00

continuation

  • BioShock Infinite was released on March 26, 2013. Infinite is playfully based on its predecessors, but does not play under water, but in a city in the clouds in 1912. A civil war-like conflict in this city, called Columbia , provides the background story of the game. Like the first part, Infinite was developed by Irrational Games. The first person shooter is available for the PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Windows , OS X and Linux . Even before the release, Bioshock Infinite was able to win numerous prizes and received a rating of 94% (console) and 95% (PC) in the first test by IGN .
  • BioShock: The Collection was released internationally on September 16, 2016 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and on May 29, 2020 for Nintendo Switch . In addition to all three parts, the collection also includes all single-player DLCs and a video series called "Director's Commentary: Imagining BioShock".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ pcgameshardware: Bioshock 2 test
  2. ↑ http://store.steampowered.com/app/8870/
  3. ↑ BioShock Infinite sweeps Best of E3 Game Critics Awards on Joystiq , accessed March 24, 2013
  4. ^ Bioshock Infinite Review on IGN , accessed March 24, 2013
  5. ↑ BioShock: The Collection - Game collection officially announced. In: ps4info. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .

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