BioShock
$11.86 on GamesPlanet UK. Decide if it is worth your time, not just your wallet.
GameFinder take
Worth it, but only if you are ready now
The game looks strong, but the current price does not scream urgency. Buy for intent, not backlog guilt.
GameFinder take
Worth it, but only if you are ready now
The game looks strong, but the current price does not scream urgency. Buy for intent, not backlog guilt.
About This Game
The pitch
BioShock is a horror-themed first-person shooter set in a steampunk underwater dystopia. The player is urged to turn everything into a weapon: biologically modifying their own body with Plasmids, hacking devices and systems, upgrading their weapons, crafting new ammo variants, and experimenting with different battle techniques are all possible.
Best for
Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG) fans • players into Action and Science fiction
Right now
$11.86 on GamesPlanet UK, with 10% off live right now.
Standout signal
Expect a mix of Action, Science fiction, Horror.
BioShock is a horror-themed first-person shooter set in a steampunk underwater dystopia. The player is urged to turn everything into a weapon: biologically modifying their own body with Plasmids, hacking devices and systems, upgrading their weapons, crafting new ammo variants, and experimenting with different battle techniques are all possible.
The game is described by the developers as a spiritual successor to their previous PC title System Shock 2. BioShock received high praise in critical reviews for its atmospheric audio and visual quality, absorbing and original plot and its unique gaming experience.
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Price History
System Specs
Minimum
Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista
Intel single-core Pentium 4 processor at 2.4GHz
1 GB
Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM and Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550)
Recommended
Intel Core 2 Duo processor
2GB
DX 9 - Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB RAM and Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better), DX 10 - NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better
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