BioShock
Developer(s)	2K Boston/2K Australia
Publisher(s)	2K Games
Engine	Unreal Engine 3
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Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Mature (17+)[4] OFLC: MA15+[5] BBFC: 18[6] PEGI: 18+[7]
Platform(s)	Xbox 360, PC (Windows)[8]
Media	DVD-DL, Download[9]
Input	Xbox 360 Controller, Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick

BioShock is a first-person shooter^[10] video game by 2K Boston/2K Australia (previously Irrational Games),^[11] designed by Ken Levine. The game is a PC and Xbox 360 title.^[8] It was released on August 21, 2007 in North America and three days later in Europe and Australia.^[12] Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... This article is about video games. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games and other entertainment software in the United States and Canada (officially adopted by individual provinces 2004-2005). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... British Board of Film Classification logo The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for film and some video game classification and censorship within the United Kingdom. ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information, or more commonly PEGI, nicknamed Peggy, is a European video game content rating system. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... “Windows” redirects here. ... DVD (sometimes called Digital Versatile Disc, or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... This article is about the computer terms. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A 104-key PC US English QWERTY keyboard layout The Dvorak Simplified Keyboard layout A standard Hebrew keyboard showing both Hebrew and QWERTY. A computer keyboard is a peripheral partially modelled after the typewriter keyboard. ... A contemporary computer mouse, with the most common standard features: two buttons and a scroll wheel. ... For other uses, see Joystick (disambiguation). ... This article is about video games. ... “Computer and video games” redirects here. ... 2K Boston/2K Australia is a video game developer founded in 1997 by three former employees of Looking Glass Studios: Ken Levine, Jonathan Chey, and Robert Fermier. ... Irrational Games is a video game developer that originated as an off-shoot by three former employees of Looking Glass Studios: Ken Levine, Jonathan Chey, and Robert Fermier. ... Ken Levine is a founding member of, and lead designer at Irrational Games. ... A personal computer (PC) is a computer whose price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

The game received overwhelmingly positive reviews,^[13][14] particularly in mainstream press where its "morality-based" storyline,^[15] its immersive powers^[16] and its Ayn Rand-inspired dystopian setting^[17][18] were all singled out for praise. Following early reviews, the share price of Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of the publisher, increased by 20%.^[19] A sequel, while not officially announced, is in early stages of planning, following the high sales and positive reviews.^[20] Morality (from the Latin manner, character, proper behaviour) has three principal meanings. ... An immersive digital environment is an artificial, interactive, computer-created scene or world within which a user can immerse themselves. ... Ayn Rand (IPA: , February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Russian: ), was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher,[1] known for creating a philosophy she named Objectivism and for writing the novels We the Living, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and the... This article is about the philosophical concept and literary form. ... Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. ...

Set in 1960, the game has the player assume the role of a plane crash survivor named Jack, who must explore the underwater Objectivist-dystopia of Rapture, and survive the mutated beings and mechanical drones within it. The game incorporates elements found in role-playing and survival horror games, and is described by the developers (and Levine)^[21] as a "spiritual successor" to their previous titles in the System Shock series.^[22] Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Objectivism is opposed to subjectivism and may mean: Metaphysical objectivism The philosophy of Ayn Rand, Objectivist philosophy The poetry of the Objectivist poets Moral objectivism, Objective morality This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the philosophical concept and literary form. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Three enemies from Silent Hill 4: The Room, a survival horror title released by Konami in 2004. ... A spiritual successor, sometimes called a spiritual sequel, is a successor to a video game, movie, novel, comic, stage play, or television mini-series. ... For the Doctor Who novel, see System Shock (Doctor Who). ...

Gameplay

BioShock is a first-person shooter with role-playing game customization elements, and is similar to System Shock 2. A 14 minute video showing gameplay and some of the AI was released on September 20, 2006.^[23] This article is about video games. ... This article is about games in which one plays the role of a character. ... System Shock 2 (commonly abbreviated SS2 or Shock2) is a science fiction horror-themed hybrid game which incorporates a number of elements commonly seen in computer role-playing games and first-person shooters. ... Bold text[[Link title]] “AI” redirects here. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The hacking mini-game in BioShock, requiring the player to construct a complete pipe system between two points while avoiding obstacles

The player collects weapons, first aid kits, and plasmids that give him special powers—such as telekinesis or electro-bolt—while fighting enemies. The player can choose to use stealth to slip by security cameras and foes, to hack security elements to turn them to his side, or to destroy the security systems using his weapons.^[24] Hacking, which is based off the Pipe Dream game concept, can also be used on health and vending machines to gain extra benefits, or on locks and safes to gain access to the locked contents.^[25] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... First aid is a series of simple, life-saving medical techniques that a non-doctor or layman can be trained to perform. ... Figure 1: Illustration of a bacterium with plasmids enclosed showing chromosomal DNA and plasmids. ... Psychokinesis (literally mind-movement) or PK is the more commonly used term today for what in the past was known as telekinesis (literally distant-movement). It refers to the psi ability to influence the behavior of matter by mental intention (or possibly some other aspect of mental activity) alone. ... This article is about computer hacking. ... For other uses, see Pipe Dream. ...

The main resources in the game are ADAM, EVE, and money. ADAM is used to purchase new "plasmids", and can be obtained in several ways, most prominently the harvesting of "Little Sisters" after defeating the Little Sister's body guard, the "Big Daddy", a large, heavily armoured, genetically enhanced man wearing a diving suit.^[26] EVE (similar to the concept of magic points) is fuel for "active plasmids", and money allows the purchase of items and ammunition, as well as "buying out"—bribing—security elements, such as bots or turrets.^[27][28] For other uses, see Money (disambiguation). ... Two divers, one wearing a 1 atmosphere diving suit and the other standard diving dress, preparing to explore the wreck of the RMS Lusitania, 1935 A diving suit is a garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment. ... Magic points (MP) are units of magical power that are used in many role-playing, computer role-playing and similar games as an expendable resource that is needed to pay for magic spells. ...

To adapt and advance his character, the player can spend ADAM to gain plasmids to give himself new or enhanced abilities. These are grouped under the Combat, Engineering, Active, and Physical trees. The "Active" Plasmids are essentially alternate weapons that run on EVE, and require activation by the player. The other classes of plasmids (referred to as Tonics) are passive abilities that work as long as they are equipped.^[29]

Plasmids are versatile, and the player can use them in concert with each other—as well as the environment—to great effect. For example, Telekinesis can be used on all physically-simulated objects; the player can catch and redirect grenades or rockets, hold large objects like corpses as impromptu shields, or use those same objects as projectiles. Other plasmids can be used practically in other senses; for instance, using electro-bolt—an electricity based plasmid—on a body of water electrifies not only the water, but also any creatures or enemies standing in it. An element of choice is present, as not all plasmids can be equipped at once, so the player must decide which plasmids to use, and which to place in storage.^[30]

Two Splicers attack a Big Daddy defending a Little Sister, while the player watches.

Most plasmids alter the character's appearance, in keeping with the theme of "sacrificing one's humanity", referenced by Ryan in one of the game's trailers.^[31] For instance, the Incinerate ability causes the character's hand to glow red, take on a charred appearance, and radiate flames from the fingers. However, selecting a weapon will revert things back to normal, suggesting that any physical changes conferred are temporary. Higher levels of the same plasmid will cause more prevalent changes; for example, the highest level of Incinerate causes a heavier glow, more severe charring and more prominent flames. All in all, there are over 70 plasmids and tonics. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The player can customize weapons to hold larger magazines or deal more damage at special machines, called "Power To The People" stations, or, more generically, weapon upgrade stations. Each weapon also comes with a selection of three different types of ammunition: normal, anti-personnel, and armor piercing bullets for the earlier weapons found, or more diverse types of ammunition for later weapons, such as the crossbow.^[32] There is also a "research camera" in the game that analyzes enemies, granting the player increased damage, plasmids, and other bonuses when enough pictures of them are taken; this is usually only effective against one type of enemy, and the quality of the photograph taken has impacts on the advantages received.^[33] This article is about the weapon. ...

The player can also access several types of vending machines: the "U-Invent", which combines gatherable spare parts into ammunition, tools, etc.; "The Circus Of Value", a regular vending machine, but sells everything from cakes to first aid kits to EVE hypos; the "El Ammo Bandito" is a vending machine that specializes both in normal and specialty ammunition; and other more specialized machines, such as health stations. Most vending machine varieties can be hacked, allowing the player to buy "hack-only" items, and reducing the cost of already available merchandise.^[34] Soda pop and snack machines A vending machine is a machine that dispenses merchandise when a customer deposits money, validated by a currency detector, sufficient to purchase the desired item (as opposed to a shop, where the presence of personnel is required for every purchase). ...

Instead of reloading a saved game state if death occurs, the player simply respawns at the nearest "Vita Chamber".^[35]

Plot summary

Characters

Main article: List of BioShock characters

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Setting

BioShock takes place during 1960, in Rapture, a fictional underwater dystopian city^[30] secretly built in 1946 on the mid-Atlantic seabed, entirely self-sufficient and powered by submarine volcanoes. Constructed by business magnate Andrew Ryan in response to what he saw as increasingly oppressive political and religious authority, Rapture was envisioned as the solution to that problem, and populated by those Ryan believed exemplified the best in humanity; as revealed in an audio log, Ryan wanted to create "Eden", a concept furthered by the resources ADAM and EVE, which are named after the biblical inhabitants of Eden. During the early 1950s, Rapture's population peaked at several thousand, though ranks of elite emerged from the rest, discomforting many.^[36] Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Fiction (disambiguation). ... A dystopia (or alternatively cacotopia) is a fictional society, usually portrayed as existing in a future time, when the conditions of life are extremely bad due to deprivation, oppression, or terror. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Atlantic” redirects here. ... The seabed (also sea floor, seafloor, or ocean floor) is the bottom of the ocean. ... Krafla Geothermal Station in northeast Iceland Geothermal power is energy generated by heat stored beneath the Earths surface. ... Submarine volcanoes and volcanic vents are common features on certain zones of the ocean floor. ... “Tycoon” redirects here. ... // Eden may refer to: Garden of Eden, an original meaning, a place east of Eden described in Book of Genesis. ... Michelangelos Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The discovery of "ADAM," stem cells created from a species of sea slug, by Dr. Bridgette Tennenbaum further upset the social balance. ADAM's prevalence greatly accelerated genetic engineering research, creating a plasmid industry that sold everything from a cure for male pattern baldness to abilities like telekinesis, with non-passive types like the latter requiring a serum, "EVE." In order to improve ADAM yields, the "Little Sisters" were created, young girls with the slug embedded in their bodies. Although initially just ADAM "factories," during the war they were repurposed via mental conditioning to extract ADAM from the dead, and process it within themselves.^[37] The "Big Daddies," armed and highly-enhanced humans in diving suits, were simultaneously created to defend the Little Sisters as they worked.^[30] Mouse embryonic stem cells with fluorescent marker. ... Infraorders Anthobranchia Cladobranchia See text for superfamilies. ... Kenyans examining insect-resistant transgenic Bt corn. ... Figure 1: Illustration of a bacterium with plasmids enclosed showing chromosomal DNA and plasmids. ... Baldness (formally alopecia) is the state of lacking hair where it usually would grow, especially on the head. ... Psychokinesis (literally mind-movement) or PK is the more commonly used term today for what in the past was known as telekinesis (literally distant-movement). It refers to the psi ability to influence the behavior of matter by mental intention (or possibly some other aspect of mental activity) alone. ... Look up Serum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The standard diving dress was used from its invention in 1837 until replaced by the rise of SCUBA and other modern diving outfits in the 1960s. ...

For several years, Rapture was what Ryan originally intended it to be: a paradise of freedom and wealth. But ultimately, the very reason it was created—Ryan's paranoia of various world authorities—caused the city's downfall, and the ideals Ryan had envisaged were corrupted and lost. Strictly forbidding outside contact to keep Rapture a secret, a black market in smuggled goods arose, and former mobster Frank Fontaine came to dominate it. Unlike Ryan, Fontaine wanted more than wealth: he wanted control. And his wealth, combined with his monopoly on Tennenbaum's research, soon gained him enough power and followers to challenge Ryan for control of the city. In late 1958, Ryan lost patience with the conflict, and apparently had Fontaine killed—an action that proved useless. Another figure, Atlas, took Fontaine's place as the leader of his opposition. On New Year's Eve that same year, Atlas and his ADAM-augmented followers started a riot between the lower and upper classes.^[38] This sparked a civil war between Ryan and Atlas that eventually spread to all of Rapture, crippling the city. As the war progressed, Ryan began to betray his ideals. The advocate of reason and self-determination began using torture and mind control in his battle with Atlas. Eventually, he became so unreasonable that a number of his supporters began attempting to assassinate him. By the time the player enters Rapture, only the "Splicers," citizens with severe mental and physical problems caused by excessive ADAM use, are left, forever scavenging throughout the city. The remaining non-mutated humans have managed to barricade themselves in the few remaining undamaged areas.^[39] Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other articles with similar names, see New Year (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Torture (disambiguation). ... Mind control (or thought control) has the premise that an outside source can control an individuals thinking, behavior or consciousness (either directly or more subtly). ...

Story

The underwater city of Rapture

The player takes the role of Jack,—the name on the package he holds—a passenger on a plane that crashes over the Atlantic Ocean in 1960,^[40] after ordered society in Rapture has collapsed.^[41] After surfacing, Jack swims to a nearby lighthouse, finding a bathysphere terminus inside. When he boards it and descends into the ocean, he enters the failed paradise of Rapture.^[42] Upon arrival, Atlas assists Jack via radio in making his way to safety, while Ryan, believing Jack to be a government agent, uses Rapture's automated systems and his pheromone-controlled Splicers against Jack. Atlas tells Jack that the only way he can survive is to use the abilities granted by plasmids, and to kill the Little Sisters to extract their ADAM. Hearing Atlas' words, Dr. Tennenbaum intercepts Jack, urging him to save the Little Sisters instead, giving him the means to only kill the embedded slugs while leaving the girls alive; Tennenbaum promises to repay him greatly if he does this.^[43] As Jack works his way through the city, he learns, through audio logs, genetically-induced ghostly playbacks of past events, and radio messages, about Rapture's fate and history. Atlas says his wife and child had been hiding on a submarine, and just as they were about to reach their goal, Ryan had it detonated; an enraged Atlas tells Jack that Ryan must die. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Beebe (left) and Otis Barton standing next to the bathysphere. ... Fanning honeybee exposes Nasonov gland (white-at tip of abdomen) releasing pheromone to entice swarm into an empty hive A pheromone is a chemical that triggers an innate behavioural response in another member of the same species. ...

Jack makes his way to Ryan, who in person offers no resistance to Jack's efforts. Instead, he reveals to Jack why he is here: Jack was actually born in Rapture two years ago, genetically modified to mature rapidly; he is Ryan's illegitimate son as a result of an affair with Jasmine Jolene, an exotic dancer.^[38] Ryan further informs Jack that he was designed to obey orders when given with specific phrases, then sent to the surface when the war started to put him beyond Ryan's reach. When the war between Atlas and Ryan stalemated, Jack was sent instructions that put him on the airplane with the package. When he opened the package at the appointed time, he found a gun and instructions to hijack and crash the plane next to the lighthouse, enabling him to return to Rapture - as Atlas' cat's-paw. Ryan calmly demonstrates Jack's lack of free will by using the trigger phrase, "Would you kindly...", which Jack realizes Atlas has been using since the beginning. Ryan then orders Jack to kill him, so as to die on his terms. Atlas, now in complete control of the city, reveals himself to be Fontaine. With Ryan dead, Fontaine no longer needs Jack, and leaves him at the mercy of the reactivated security systems. However, Dr. Tennenbaum and her Little Sisters help Jack escape through the vent system, where he falls and loses consciousness. This does not cite its references or sources. ... The Monkey and the Cat is a fable written by French poet Jean de La Fontaine. ...

When Jack awakes, Dr. Tennenbaum has already deactivated some of his conditioned responses and assists him in breaking the remaining ones, among them an active one that would have eventually stopped his heart. During the subsequent pursuit of Fontaine, the doctor predicts that the only way to get through the last few obstacles would be to assemble a Big Daddy bodysuit, and follow the rescued Little Sisters through the passageways that only they can open. By the time Jack reaches him, Fontaine has injected himself with vast amounts of ADAM, becoming an inhuman monster. Jack and the Little Sisters are eventually able to subdue Fontaine, when the Little Sisters swarm Fontaine and stab him to death with their ADAM needles. Here the game ends. A bodysuit is a leotard-like undergarment, sometimes used to provide support and shaping, sometimes simply as a top that cannot become untucked from ones trousers or skirt. ...

Two endings are possible depending on how the player interacted with the Little Sisters. If the player only rescued the Little Sisters (therefore saving their lives), the ending shows the rescued Sisters returning to the surface and living full lives under Jack's care; it ends on a heartwarming tone, with an elderly Jack surrounded on his deathbed by all of the adult Little Sisters as he peacefully passes away. However, as the game's walkthrough explains, there is no difference between taking the lives of a few or a lot of the little girls; if the player harvested (and therefore killed) any of the Little Sisters, the game will end with Jack turning on the Sisters after defeating Fontaine, presumably killing them all and taking their ADAM. Tenenbaum's voice will narrate what occurred, condemning Jack and his actions. At some later point in the same ending, a ballistic missile submarine comes across the wreckage of the plane, when it is surrounded by bathyspheres containing Splicers. The Splicers will board the submarine, eradicate all on board, and will recover what looks to be nuclear weapons. ^[44] The Redoutable, a French SNLE (now a museum) A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine equipped to launch ballistic missiles (SLBMs), such as the Russian R-29 or the American/British Trident. ...

Development

Original story

Originally, BioShock had a significantly different story compared to that in the released version. In this previous story, the main character was a "cult deprogrammer"—a person charged with rescuing someone from a cult, and mentally and psychologically readjusting that person to a normal life.^[46] For example, Ken Levine cites an example of what a cult deprogrammer does where "[There are] people who hired people to [for example] deprogram their daughter who had been in a lesbian relationship. They kidnap her and reprogram her, and it was a really dark person, and that was the [kind of] character that you were."^[38] This story would have been more political in nature, with the character hired by a Senator to initiate these actions.^[38] While the gameplay with this story was similar to what resulted from the released version of the game, the story underwent changes, consistent with what Levine says was then-Irrational Games' guiding principle of putting game design first.^[46] This article does not discuss cult in its original meaning. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ...

Levine also noted that "it was never my intention to do two endings for the game. It sort of came very late and it was something that was requested by somebody up the food chain from me."^[47]

Influences

In response to an interview question about what influences impacted the game's story and setting from the gaming website IGN, Levine said, "I have my useless liberal arts degree, so I've read stuff from Ayn Rand and George Orwell, and all the sort of utopian and dystopian writings of the 20th century, which I've found really fascinating."^[48] For other uses, see IGN (disambiguation). ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... Ayn Rand (IPA: , February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Russian: ), was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher,[1] known for creating a philosophy she named Objectivism and for writing the novels We the Living, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and the... Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 [1] [2] – 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. ...

In regards to artistic influences, Levine told Electronic Gaming Monthly, "As a kid, I was obsessed with 1984 and Logan's Run. I love exploring what happens when good ideas fall apart." One reviewer has also compared BioShock to Orson Welles' 1941 film, Citizen Kane; although the film and game are set on opposite sides of the World War 2 era, they share some symmetry in their themes of lost innocence.^[49] Electronic Gaming Monthly (often abbreviated to EGM) is an American video game magazine. ... This article is about the Orwell novel. ... This article is about the 1967 novel and certain adaptations. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Citizen Kane is a 1941 mystery/drama film released by RKO Pictures and directed by Orson Welles, his first feature film. ...

In the realm of current events, Levine has also mentioned an interest in "stem cell research and the moral issues that go around."^[50]

Similarities to System Shock series

According to the developers, BioShock is a spiritual successor to the System Shock games, and was developed by former developers of that series. Levine claims his team had been thinking about making another game of that type since System Shock 2.^[51] He pointed out many similarities during his narration of a video initially screened for the press at E3 2006.^[52] There are several comparable gameplay elements: plasmids serve the same function as "Psionic Abilities" from System Shock 2; the player needs to deal with security cameras, turrets, and drones, and has the ability to hack them; ammunition conservation is stressed as "a key gameplay feature;" and audio recordings serve as the same storytelling device that e-mail logs did.^[52] The use of "ghosts"—phantom images that replay tragic incidents in the places they occurred—from System Shock 2 also exist in BioShock,^[53] as do modifiable weapons with multiple ammunition types. Additionally, Atlas guides the player along with a radio, much in the same way Janice Polito did in System Shock 2. A focus on play choice and emergent gameplay were other similarities the two games shared.^[54] A spiritual successor, sometimes called a spiritual sequel, is a successor to a video game, movie, novel, comic, stage play, or television mini-series. ... For the Doctor Who novel, see System Shock (Doctor Who). ... System Shock 2 (commonly abbreviated SS2 or Shock2) is a science fiction horror-themed hybrid game which incorporates a number of elements commonly seen in computer role-playing games and first-person shooters. ... E³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E³, was an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Engine

BioShock was initially developed using an enhanced Tribes Vengeance engine, the highly modified version of the Unreal Engine 2.5 technology used by previous Irrational titles Tribes: Vengeance, SWAT 4, and SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate. In an interview at E3 in May 2006, Levine announced a switch to a modified Unreal Engine 3.0. Levine emphasized the enhanced water effects, which he claimed would be very impressive: "We've hired a water programmer and water artist, just for this game, and they're kicking ass and you've never seen water like this."^[55] This graphical enhancement has been lauded by critics, with GameSpot saying, "Whether it's standing water on the floor or sea water rushing in after an explosion, it'll blow you away every time you see it."^[56] BioShock can utilize Direct3D 10 (DirectX 10) features and content if the player meets the hardware and software requirements,^[57] but it will also run on DirectX 9, if these requirements are not met, or if the video options are changed.^[58] Tribes: Vengeance (sometimes called T:V or Tribes 3) is a sci-fi first-person shooter (FPS) computer game of the Tribes video game series. ... The Unreal Engine is a widely-used game engine developed by Epic Games. ... Tribes: Vengeance Categories: Stub | First-person shooters ... SWAT 4 is a tactical first-person shooter computer game developed by Irrational Games and released by Vivendi Universal on April 5, 2005. ... E³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo (or Exposition), commonly known as E³ or E3, is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry. ... The Unreal Engine is a widely-used game engine developed by Epic Games. ... GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ... Direct3D is part of Microsofts DirectX API. Direct3D is only available for Microsofts various Windows operating systems (Windows 95 and above) and is the base for the graphics API on the Xbox and Xbox 360 console systems. ...

While industry rumors suggested that there might be a PlayStation 3 version of BioShock, based on the presence of text referencing the PlayStation 3 in the PC demo's configuration files, Ken Levine has denied that there is any PS3 version in development. The demo is reportedly from an older build of the game, and an exclusive deal has been signed with Microsoft since then, limiting the title to Windows and Xbox 360.^[59] The PlayStation 3 , trademarked PLAYSTATION®3,[3] commonly abbreviated PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment; successor to the PlayStation 2. ...

BioShock also uses Havok Physics,^[57] an engine that allows for an enhancement of in-game physics, and the integration of ragdoll physics, and allows for more life-like movement by elements of the environment. Havok Physics, better known as simply Havok, is a middleware physics engine developed by Irish company Havok. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Demo

A demo was released on Xbox Live Marketplace on August 12, 2007.^[60] The PC demo was officially released on August 20, 2007. Larry Hryb chatted with Ken Levine on his podcast about the BioShock demo.^[61] The demo contains the first 45 minutes of the game and includes a beginning cinematic that established a setting and beginning plot lines, and the tutorial phase of the game.^[30] The demo also introduced some minor changes such as an extra plasmid and weapon, alongside an earlier security system presence. These were introduced to give players a better idea of the full game. The BioShock demo had outperformed every other demo release on Xbox Live in just nine days and became the fastest demo to reach one million downloads.^[62] Xbox Live Marketplace Logo The Xbox Live Marketplace (XBLM) is a virtual market designed for Microsofts Xbox 360 console that allows Xbox Live members to download purchased or promotional content. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Larry Hryb at X06 Canada Major Nelson redirects here. ... Ken Levine is a founding member of, and lead designer at Irrational Games. ... A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. ... Xbox Live is a subscription-based online gaming service for Microsofts Xbox and Xbox 360 video game consoles. ...

Updates

On September 6th, 2007, the Xbox 360 version of BioShock received an update that "improves stability when loading autosaves and overall game stability, corrects audio during title menu loading, and addresses AI behaviours regarding use of health stations." Users will be prompted to download the auto update next time they start the game. The patch, however, has been criticized for introducing several problems to the game, including occasional freezes, bad framerates, and even audio-related issues. The problem seems to be with the game's caching, and is quite easily fixed according to news at Worthplaying. Immediately after the game is started, the player should hold LB and RB until the 2K logo has appeared, thereby clearing the game's cache. This should eliminate any patch-related problem that the player has experienced prior to the fix.^[63] September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... Frame rate, or frame frequency, is the measurement of how quickly an imaging device can produce several consecutive images, called frames. ...

Reception

At E3 2006, BioShock was given the "Game of the Show" award from various online gaming sites, including GameSpot,^[74] IGN,^[75] GameSpy^[76] and GameTrailers's Trailer of the Year. BioShock received an award for Best Xbox 360 Game at the 2007 Leipzig Games Convention.^[77] As of September 10, 2007, 2K Games has stated that over 1.5 million copies of BioShock have shipped since its release.^[78] 1UP.com is a video-game site owned and operated by Ziff Davis Media, publisher of popular videogame magazines Computer Gaming World (CGW) (now known as Games for Windows: The Official Magazine (or GFW) Magazine), Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), and the now-defunct Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (OPM), GMR... Electronic Gaming Monthly (often abbreviated to EGM) is an American video game magazine. ... Eurogamer homepage Eurogamer is a Brighton-based website focused on video games news and reviews. ... GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ... Game Informer (often abbreviated to GI) is an American-based monthly magazine featuring articles, news, strategy and reviews of popular video games and associated consoles. ... GameTrailers is a media website that specializes in broadcast-quality video game related content for users with high-speed broadband Internet access. ... For other uses, see IGN (disambiguation). ... Official Xbox Magazine is a monthly video game magazine which started in November 2001 around the launch time of the original Xbox. ... PC Gamer US April 2005 cover PC Gamer is a computer games magazine founded in 1993. ... PC Zone (founded in 1993) was the first magazine dedicated to games for IBM-compatible personal computers to be published in the United Kingdom. ... Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ... E3 2006 was a big event for the three major console manufacturers - Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. ... GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ... For other uses, see IGN (disambiguation). ... GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. ... GameTrailers is a media website that specializes in broadcast-quality video game related content for users with high-speed broadband Internet access. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

The Wall Street Journal reported that, after the overwhelmingly favorable early reviews of the game, shares in Take-Two "soared nearly 20%" in the following week.^[19] The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. ...

Reviews

BioShock has received wide critical acclaim:^[79]

Mainstream press reviews have praised the immersive qualities of the game and its political dimension. The Boston Globe described it as "a beautiful, brutal, and disquieting computer game...one of the best in years."^[17] and compared the game to Whittaker Chambers' 1957 ripost to Atlas Shrugged, Big Sister is Watching You. Wired also mentioned the Ayn Rand connection in a report on the game which featured a brief interview with Levine.^[80] The Chicago Sun-Times review said "I never once thought anyone would be able to create an engaging and entertaining video game around the fiction and philosophy of Ayn Rand, but that is essentially what 2K Games has done...the rare, mature video game that succeeds in making you think while you play."^[18] The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... Whittaker Chambers, 1948 Jay Vivian (David Whittaker) Chambers (April 1, 1901 – July 9, 1961) was an American writer, editor, Communist party member and spy for the Soviet Union who defected and became an outspoken opponent of communism. ... For the film, see Atlas Shrugged (film). ... Wired can refer to: Wired magazine, a monthly technology magazine. ... The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago. ...

The Los Angeles Times review reported "Sure, it's fun to play, looks spectacular and is easy to control. But it also does something no other game has done to date: It really makes you feel."^[16]. The New York Times reviewer described it as: "intelligent, gorgeous, occasionally frightening...Anchored by its provocative, morality-based story line, sumptuous art direction and superb voice acting, BioShock can also hold its head high among the best games ever made."^[15] This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

At Game Rankings, BioShock holds an average review score of 95.5% for the Xbox 360, making it the highest rated Xbox 360 game released to date, and the 8th highest rated game of all time,^[81] and 95.3% for the PC, making it the highest rated PC game released to date, and the 11th highest ranked game of all time.^[82] GameSpy praised BioShock's "inescapable atmosphere,"^[83] Official Xbox Magazine its "inconceivably great plot" and "stunning soundtrack and audio effects."^[84] The gameplay and combat system have been praised for being smooth and open-ended,^[68][39] and elements of the graphics, such as the water, were praised for their quality.^[43] Overall, reviewers have noted that the combination of the game's elements "straddles so many entertainment art forms so expertly that it's the best demonstration yet how flexible this medium can be. It's no longer just another shooter wrapped up in a pretty game engine, but a story that exists and unfolds inside the most convincing and elaborate and artistic game world ever conceived."^[66] GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. ... Official Xbox Magazine is a monthly video game magazine which started in November 2001 around the launch time of the original Xbox. ...

Reviewers did find a few negative issues in BioShock, however. The recovery system involving "Vita Chambers", which revive a defeated player at half-life, but do not alter the enemies' health, makes it possible to wear down enemies through sheer perseverance, and was criticised as one of the biggest flaws in the gameplay.^[85] IGN noted that the controls and graphics of the Xbox 360 version are inferior to the PC's, in that switching between weapons or plasmids is easier using the mouse than the radial menu in the Xbox 360 version, as well as the graphics being slightly better with higher resolutions.^[39] The game has been touted as a hybrid first person shooter role-playing game, but one or two reviewers found gameplay evolution lacking, both in the protagonist and the challenges he faces.^[86][87] Press Start Online stated that BioShock "really could have been so much more, and it’s almost nostalgic to look back on those opening hours and think of what could have been".^[88] A first-person shooter (FPS) is a computer or video game where the players on-screen view of the game world simulates that of the character, and there is some element of shooting involved. ... This article is about games in which one plays the role of a character. ...

Sequels

In response to the game's high sales, Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick revealed in a conference call to analysts that the company now considered the game as part of a franchise.^[20] He also speculated on any follow-ups pursuing the same development cycle as Grand Theft Auto, expecting a new entry every two to three years.^[89] No sequels have yet been announced, and none of the developers of BioShock have commented on the possibility of sequels.^[90] Grand Theft Auto may refer to Motor vehicle theft, a crime in many jurisdictions Grand Theft Auto (film), a film directed by Ron Howard Grand Theft Auto (series), a computer and video game series Grand Theft Auto (video game), the first game in this series Category: ...

Technical issues

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Through the BioShock demo and release, it was observed that the field of view (FOV) used in widescreen was set such that it appeared that there was less visible display compared to the 4:3 display size,^[92] which conflicts with original reports from a developer on how widescreen would have been handled.^[93] This was a design choice during development,^[94][95] but in a future patch, users will be allowed to alter the FOV value.^[96] The field of view is the part of the observable world that is seen at any given moment. ...

BioShock for the PC (both retail and through Steam) utilizes SecuROM copy protection software, and requires internet activation to complete installation. This was reportedly responsible for a cancellation of a midnight release in Australia, due to downtime of the 2K Games servers on August 23, 2007, as the game would be unplayable until they were back up.^[97] Through SecuROM, users were originally limited to two activations of the game (i.e. the game could be played by two different user accounts only, or installed on a PC twice). Users found that unless they uninstalled the game prior to reinstallation, they were required to call SecuROM to re-activate the game. In response, 2K Games and SecuROM increased the number of activations to 5 before the user had to call in again. However, as no information had been provided by 2K on the existence of these measures prior to the game going on sale—or on the retail box of the game itself—many remained dissatisfied. 2K countered by developing a special pre-uninstallation utility to refund activation slots to the user.^[98] This tool does not address situations where the game has been installed on a PC that uses more than one user account as it only works once per PC, not per user account as does the actual activation mechanism itself. Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. ... SecuROM is a CD/DVD copy protection product, most often used for computer games, developed by Sony DADC. SecuROM aims to resist home media duplication devices, professional duplicators, and reverse engineering attempts. ... is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

SecuROM software can trigger virus scanners and malware detectors. This has led to some debate about whether a rootkit was being installed; this was denied by 2K Games.^{[99][100][101]} However, an uninstallation of BioShock does not remove the files installed by SecROM, nor the registry keys used. Furthermore, some of these files are impossible to delete in normal fashion.^{[102][103][104]} Anti-virus software consists of computer programs that attempt to identify, thwart and eliminate computer viruses and other malicious software (malware). ... It has been suggested that Grayware be merged into this article or section. ... A rootkit is a general description of a set of programs which work to subvert control of an operating system from its legitimate operators. ...

BioShock was also criticized for not supporting Pixel shader 2.0b video cards (such as the Radeon X800/X850), which were considered high-end graphics cards in 2004-2005, and accounted for about 24% of surveyed hardware collected through Valve's Steam platform at the time of BioShock's release. There are current user efforts to create a Pixel shader 2.0-compatible version of the software which have met with some success, but 2K Games has issued no statements regarding possible Pixel shader 2.0 support being added by an official patch.^[105][106] Vertex and pixel (or fragment) shaders are computer programs that run on a graphics card, executed once for every vertex or pixel in a specified 3D mesh. ... ATI Radeon is a brand of graphics processing units (GPU) that has been manufactured by ATI Technologies since 2000 and the successor to their Rage line. ... The Radeon R420 core from ATI Technologies was their 3rd-generation DirectX 9. ... ATI Radeon is a brand of graphics processing units (GPU) that has been manufactured by ATI Technologies since 2000 and the successor to their Rage line. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Valve Corporation is an American video game developer based in Bellevue, Washington, USA, made famous by its first product, Half-Life, which was released in November 1998. ... Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. ...

Versions and merchandise

Limited Collector’s edition

On March 29, 2007, Take-Two Interactive responded to a fan-created petition for a special edition. Take-Two stated that they would publish it only if the petition received 5,000 signatures; the number was reached after five hours. Subsequently, a poll on the Cult of Rapture community website was posted where visitors could vote on what they would most like to see in a special edition, and the developers would take this poll into serious consideration. is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Reefer Madness was issued in a Special Addiction as a reference to the cult films ironic appeal. ...

On April 23, 2007, the Cult of Rapture website confirmed that, within the US and Canada, the Limited Collector's Edition would be sold exclusively from EB Games and GameStop stores.^[107] It would include a 6 inch tall Big Daddy figurine (many became damaged from improper packaging, although a replacement scheme for the USA and Canada is in place), a "Making Of" DVD, and a soundtrack CD. The soundtrack CD was reduced to an EP titled "The BioShock EP", and contains three tracks from the game remixed by Moby and Oscar the Punk. The tracks are "Beyond the Sea", "God Bless the Child", and "Wild Little Sisters".^[108] The box features a cover graphic designed by a graphic competition winner Adam Meyer.^[109] is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Not to be confused with Mooby. ... Beyond the Sea is the English language version of the song La Mer by Charles Trenet. ... For other uses, see God Bless the Child (disambiguation). ...

Art book

On August 13, 2007, "BioShock: Breaking the Mold" was released by 2K Games on their official website. Containing artwork from the game, it is available in both low and high resolution, in PDF format.^[110][111] 2K Games stated that a printed version of the art book will be sent to the owners of the collector's edition whose Big Daddy figurines had broken, as compensation for the time it takes to replace them.^[112] is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... PDF is an abbreviation with several meanings: Portable Document Format Post-doctoral fellowship Probability density function There also is an electronic design automation company named PDF Solutions. ...

Soundtrack

On August 24, 2007, 2K Games released an orchestral score soundtrack on their official homepage. Available in MP3 format, the score—composed by Garry Schyman—contains 12 tracks from the game.^[113] The Limited Edition version of the game came with the Rapture EP, a disc of remixes by Moby and Oscar The Punk.^[114] The three remixed tracks on the CD include "Beyond the Sea", "God Bless the Child" and "Wild Little Sisters"; the original format of these songs are in the game. In BioShock, the player will encounter phonographs that broadcast music of the 1940s and 1950s. The following is a list of licensed music tracks that can be heard throughout the game, totaling 30.^[115] is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see MP3 (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with Mooby. ... “Tonearm” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... the first thing that was invented was the automatic DILDO. Education grew explosively because of a very strong demand for high school and college education. ...

Soundtrack

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