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    November 28, 2009
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SynopsisFresh from the trauma of a horrific plane crash, you try to make sense of the environment you are in. You landed in the icy depths of uncharted waters with not even a remote possibility of help in sight, but somehow you have survived. In discovering the undersea city known as Rapture, you can't believe your luck when you realize that you won't succumb to the freezing cold water. However, your journey has just begun into a land of grisly discovery where every second is a fight for your life. Uncover the secrets of the city of Rapture, a failed utopia whose founders and residents had experimented with genetic engineering before their beautiful city was overrun with anarchy. Explore the structures designed in a rich Art Deco style and encounter incredibly authentic water effects and environments. Despite its name, however, Rapture is not always a pleasant place to be, as you will have to decide whether to use the survivors of Rapture to your own benefit or become a hero in their emancipation. Customize your weapons with ionic gels, explosives and toxins and your body with genetic modifications to mutate yourself into the ultimate fighting machine.
 
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Bioshock! That it is!
on November 30, 2009
Posted by: 2Noxid
from Carbondale, IL
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.
What's great about it: Good story, great atmosphere, creepy sounds.
What's not so great: Hard to put down, might be to short.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
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Looking for new music that won't let you down?
on November 28, 2009
Posted by: 2Noxid
from Carbondale, IL
WOW! Imagine a soul child of Prince and Bowie with a similar sound to MGMT, ranging in the category of synth-pop-rock. All of the tracks are good and some easily rocketing into greatness. This is truly a diamond in the ruff album. I strongly recommend picking it up and joining me in a”Hail to the coming Empire!” It won't dissapoint.
What's great about it: incredible sound
What's not so great: might not be easy to find in store, might have to order
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
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