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BioShock
Released On: Aug 21, 2007
8.8
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Universal Acclaim Based on 88 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 88 Critic Reviews
96
100% Positive
88 Reviews
88 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Whether you're a nice guy or not and whether you tackle System Shock 2 beforehand or not (or (re)watch The Shining!), you owe it to yourself to own a copy of Bioshock.
Everyone will play it differently, and have a different experience. Some like myself will find it drenched in tension and atmosphere, having run into many a situation where the poop was scared out of me. Others, like a friend of mine, will claim that its intuitiveness, combative freedom, and creativity puts it above the spiritual predecessor "System Shock 2," and wonder at how convincing the whole affair can be.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 3,963 User Ratings
8.8
87% Positive
3453 Ratings
3453 Ratings
10% Mixed
389 Ratings
389 Ratings
3% Negative
121 Ratings
121 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 3,963 User Ratings
8.8
87% Positive
3453 Ratings
3453 Ratings
10% Mixed
389 Ratings
389 Ratings
3% Negative
121 Ratings
121 Ratings
Oct 18, 2025
Just as good (almost) 20 years later. The worldbuilding was, and still is, incredible. Rapture really is the main character of the game. And if you like dystopian stories, you really have to play this game. Obviously heavily inspired by books like Atlas Shrugged and 1984, as well as many more.
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Xbox 360 An unparalleled achievement. No other game comes even remotely close to it in terms of raw emotional connection.
There is art here, despite what many would say isn't possible with games, from Roger Ebert to game designers like Hideo Kojima...BioShock stands as a monolithic example of the convergence of entertaining gameplay and an irresistibly sinister, engrossing storyline that encompasses a host of multifaceted characters. This is an essential gaming experience.
The atmosphere is second to none, the action frantic and fun, and the ease of access means you can play the game however you want without being punished for it.
While BioShock has an intriguing back story, the game’s episodic, mission-based structure lacks the propulsive momentum of games like "Half-Life" or "Max Payne." The story is better than that of many action games, but BioShock’s gameplay and visuals are so utterly brilliant that it is a shame it fails to reach the same level of greatness in its storytelling.
If only the mechanics matched the atmosphere. If only Rapture was a less linear world to move through. If only BioShock was the wholly brilliant experience you know, from your moments within it, it could have been.[Oct 2007, p.88]
Aug 14, 2025
First Bioshock was a fantastic journey through the underwater city Rapture, it was a Haven City, city that was free of the sick politics, taxes, morals from the surface, but if Rapture was a Haven why coolapsed? The problem was not in politics or morlas, the problem was in people lusted of power to be leaders in science, among the people in politic and the end was scary. I love this game because of sicknes of rapture, underwater locations are gorgeous with art deco interior, sick residents of rapture and this beauty music from 1960s Definitely one of the best game ever
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Xbox 360 Jan 5, 2025
Beaucoup d'originalité et d'idées mais l'exécution en termes de gameplay... le personnage est une horreur a contrôler les armes peux nombreuse les plasmide seront les seules armes fun a utilisé dans le jeu les seuls ennemis intéressant seront les Big Daddy pour le reste ce seront juste des variante des ennemis de base
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Xbox 360 Dec 18, 2023
You know, I played my fair share of games in my time, but Bioshock is nowhere near a 9, let alone a 10/10.
Don't get me wrong, it's a good game, it has good art direction, serviceable gunplay and the story is engaging enough, it's just that as a whole it doesn't hold the candle of being hold as a classic by any stretch of the imagination.
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Xbox 360 Nov 10, 2025
Nah not a fan of this series at all the graphics look rushed and I'm not a fan of this at all I played it wasn't impressed there better looking games back then that made this look rushed
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Xbox 360 Aug 1, 2011
Over hyped, this game is not good. Vast ammo games are a buzz kill. I want to be able to make it through a level with enough ammo in my gun, and not have to beat someone with a wrench. Stupid idea, non modern old fashion games don't cut it for me. Yes if we look at the story it is clean and the graphics are nice, but that doesn't dismiss the fact that there is no appeal to this game. Nothing really attracted me to is and it has 0 replay value something that even people who like this can not deny.
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Xbox 360 Summary Going beyond "run and gun corridors," "monster-closet AIs" and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. After your plane crashes into icy uncharted waters, you discover a rusted bathysphere and descend into Rapture, a city hidden beneath the sea. Constructed as an idealistic society for a hand pi...
Rated M for Mature
