Customer Ratings & Reviews

There were "Up's and Downs" but mostly there were Up's, like the great story line and like i stated before there hasn't been as many good suspense video games like this so it stands out on the top and i think that the basic Ending and suspenseful death of Andrew Ryan. The only real down part is no online or interactions with other players like co-op.

Oh to live in Rapture, the foremost city in freedoms of art, capitalism, and the pursuit of Science. But what if those liberties were to go unchecked? Bioshock answers that question in a truly fun and harrowing way. With standing any spoilers, Bioshock has many of the best plot twists and “OH!” moments that some games just don’t quite deliver. The game starts like a flash of fire and burns steadily throughout the stories whole unveiling. All be it, at times a slow burn, in where silence and being low key is a dance of life or death, while other parts are a flaming frantic fight for survival in the twisted streets of Rapture. The game play itself, is in first person shooter mode with no alternate view option, which in truth fits the mood of the world quite well. Along the way there are a few “choice type” elements that allow you to change the outcome of Bioshocks ending. You have the choice of delivering judgment to your enemies by cold hard steel in the power of the gun and several various incarnation of destroying firearms or the unique pleasure of doing in your enemies with the power of your bare hands through plasmids. Plasmids are in fact one of the driving forces of the game. Plasmids are a type of stem cell research gone wrong, or right if you envy the ability to fry, freeze, shock, hypnotize, and downright annoy your new neighbors, gone right. To make matters worse for these wretched souls you have the ability to upgrade all weapons and plasmids into an extremely lethal arsenal to dispatch any would be antagonizer. Easly put cool weapons! The games vehicle for delivering the player on the past and current happenings in the once Shining beacon, of Rapture, is told though a few surviving and important characters that are almost always talking to you via speaker or radio. Although there are, what would be, “Audio Diaries”, and other means of discovering what really happened here in the once illustrious under water utopia. Any living person you do happen to encounter most often wants to take a swing, or worse, at you. The graphics and sound are very good and memorable to say the least. Incredibly tense mood lighting and architectural wonders loom around giving the player an idea of the masterful city and the chaos that follows ones down fall. Character models range well enough so that it doesn’t feel like your gunning and running from the same few people. Bioshocks audio really shines with terrific back ground music and ambient noises. Many times you will keep looking behind your back in expectance of a deranged attacker or maniac in the shadows. Overall Bioshock has enough variety and game play that most devoted players, that have a personal stake in their character, will have a hard time putting down the controller. Many Shocking and surprising moments await players curious enough to brave into the city and at $19.99 you should in no way not consider getting or gifting this soon to be classic Game.

The game is about finding a underwater city in the alantic ocean called rapture city that was looking for the perfect society only everything has gone wrong and all thats left are clues of what happend and crazed people that try to kill you and the little sisters who are possest little girls who you have to save or kill and drain them for power but you have to be careful because were there are little sisters theres a big daddy ready to stop you. You have special abilities through injections of plamids and tonics. you also have weapons to help fight the insane people and big daddys out to kill you and plus you can upgrade you abilities and weapons. id recomend this game to anyone who likes first person shooters with a amazing story line.

This game obviously is amazing and took home multiple Game of The Year Awards in 2007 for the 360. For those of us that had a PS3 then, we couldn't play this game. Well the wait is finally over. If you are on the fence about this game, I suggest you download the demo on the PS Store. I GARAUNTEE you will purchase once you try it. For those who already played it on 360, there is a harder difficulty level added to PS3 version, downloadable challenge rooms and TROPHIES!!!

i wish the ps3 would of got this the same day that it released for the 360 hopefully in bioshock 2 they will be released on the same day the game is easy but its a great story the only thing that i did not like in the game were those flying bots that would shoot you all the time they got annoying especially if the camera spotted you they would all be after you trying to kill you this is a must buy there is no online play but the story mode is really fun and it will take you away

If you like FPS that greatly challenge your reflexes while scurrying through an unknown city underwater with upgradeable futuristic (with respect to the 1960's) weapons while fighting its inhabitants that have been "mutated" to your disadvantage... ...and if you like taking the Little Sisters from their Big Daddies... This is the game for you! P.S. Make sure that your character is yielding a weapon BEFORE you turn around or you will be SHOCKED! ; ] As of now, due to school, I have not finished the game. I think I am about halfway, but I have enjoyed every single minute of it from the time I started playing...AFTER the 8-10-minute initial download time.

I actually played Bioshock 2 first and loved it so much I decided to give the 1st one a try. I did have some reservations about playing an older game in the series because I thought I might be let down by gameplay/visuals/sounds/etc. that they might have fixed in the 2nd game. My fears were squashed. This game can stand on its own and is almost as good as Bioshock 2. I cannot wait for Bioshock Infinite to be released!

I was happy to hear that Bioshock had finally came to the PS3, but at the same time I wasn't going to drop $60 bucks. So I decided I would wait for a serious price drop. Now at $20 it was irresistable. This game is great the visuals, gamplay, graphics, storyline..etc. I really enjoy playing this game and I'm glad I waited.

Before BioShock was released I was a skeptic of the game. I had read info and other things watched the trailers of BioShock and i was like Idk.Then when BioShock came out i had a friend who got it and watched him play it and I had gotten more interested so i asked him when was finished could i borrow it and from the moment i put in my ps3 system till i gave it back to my friend BioShock was a thrill.U can not go wrong with BioShock.I dont realy have any complaints about the game. BioShock was Fun,Challenging,Exciting,Overall a great game. And especially for $20 go get it i did.

Well, even when it is an old game the playability is excellent. The game itself is well polished even when some bugs are going around (as an example, big daddies got stuck several times during the game and they become easy to defeat in that way). Puzzles are quite compelling at first and I enjoyed exploring places to find extra ammo and objects. You have a lot to find going around. Ammo is not abundant, so you have to explore all places every time to find extra objects that help during the game. The main problem I sough is that the game is not very intuitive the first time you played it, so you will ran out of ammo quite often. I did not quite understand how to play it until I did second round, I cleared my mind and the strategy of the game was quite different and then is when I really enjoyed the game. If you buy it, I recommend you to take a lot of pictures with the camera and look every way for objects and ammo. Another issue is that it gets some repetitive after a while, but still I felt good enough challenge to continue playing. The game did not disappoint even after playing COD4 and killzone II, so it does not matter how many FPS you played, you still will enjoy it. And overall after the price it has now (less than $20). Give it a trial. Looking forward to Feb 2010 to buy Bioshock II.

This game takes place in the hidden city of Rapture, which is a failed 1950's utopia with art-deco buildings. I am a big survival horror fan, so I loved every part of this game. Scenery is beautiful and well thought out. The music and sound effects are also great. The songs from the 50's and the deranged ramblings of the insane residents add to the sinister atmosphere. The game has very high replay value because of all the options. Powers are customizable or the game can be beat with guns only. The decisions that you make will affect the outcome and towards the end of the game you can use the bathosphere stations to backtrack to previous areas to look for extras. The only complaint I have is that there was not enough game for me, I beat it in a few days. Hopefully there will be more content with Bioshock 2 and more downloadables. Great game, this is one to definitely own rather than rent or borrow.

This game is an excellent shooting game with high suspense. The sound effects are fantastic and when its on surround sound you can really hear many sounds wayyyy before you see it. It is as if you were playing in a movie because the graphics are incredible. Don't play this in the dark.....=)

This game was awesome on the 360 and I am really looking forward to the PS3 version!! Very atmospheric and scary and lots of great action!! You have lots of weapons and cool powers and the controls aren't overly complicated or irritating! Just a great straight ahead shooter that is so much fun to play!! I think they are making this game into a movie? Looking forward to that since this game is so rich in content!!

Bioshock is an incredible game. Bioshock takes the basis of an FPS and twists it into something totally new. The graphics are very well done and the world of Rapture is very immersive, the tension in some areas of the game is almost too much to take. I've been very impressed so far and can't wait for Bioshock 2.

Bioshock is a visceral game with amazing art direction, intense action pace, and fantastic graphics. It takes the first person shooter and puts a twist on it, with gene splicing powers like electricity, fire, telekinesis, and more.

2K did a great job with this one. It's the only game I have come across where it keeps me involved the whole way. I have already completed this game 3 times, and yet I keep coming back for more.

I'm not normally a big fan of FPS games, but after hearing about Bioshock from friends, I decided to give it a try. The story itself is engaging, and the number of gadgets and abilities make for challenging and fun gameplay. The game is very gritty and surreal, and it does make the heart pound a bit when something unexpected happens. Not for the faint of heart; you just might find yourself letting out a shout when something gets the drop on you!

I DEFINITELY CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS GAME TO COME OUT THIS WEEK. I THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT ON THE PS3 FIRST AND NOT A BAD PORT FROM THE XBOX 360. THANKS TO THE BLU-RAY CAPACITY EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS GAME LOOKS ALOT BETTER AND MORE REALISTIC. THE STORY IN BIOSHOCK IS AMAZING AND THE GRAPHICS ARE GREAT ALSO. I AM DEFINITELY GETTING THIS GAME AND ITS SEQUELS ALSO A MUST HAVE FOR THE PS3. IF I WAS TO GIVE THIS GAME A RATING OF 1 TO 10 I WOULD GIVE IT A 9.8 OUT OF 10 I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS GAME TO MY FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE PS3.

One of those games you dont expect to be great because of all the hype about it then turns out to be one of the most enjoyable games you've ever played.

The story starts out great and has a nice twist toward the end, but the gameplay, like most FPSs, gets repetative, even with all the powers you get, there's very little variety after a while and you just wait to find out how things end.