Learn more about Bioshock - Xbox 360. (Flash demo) SynopsisImagine flying high above the arctic seas, anxiously awaiting your descent to dry land. Without warning, the plane plummets to the cold and unforgiving water at unimaginable speed. Once the aircraft makes contact, you realize that falling from the skies is only the beginning of this nightmare. Wrenched into Rapture, a doomed city beneath the sea, you come across a rusted bathysphere. You learn that this once idealistic society, the brainchild of a hopeful group of scientists, artists and industrialists, now has corpses littering the city limits.Going beyond run-and-gun corridors BioShock presents a unique and unpredictable first-person shooter experience in real time. In order to survive an onslaught of assailants, you must take control of your world by hacking mechanical devices, capturing security towers and crafting items to protect yourself. Upgrade your weapons and genetically modify your body to evade the grotesque ghouls who are after you. Make meaningful choices and mature decisions to ultimately answer the question: Should you exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture or save them?
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My brother rented this game for me to play (and now I am on my way to Best Buy to purchase it). I usually do not like shooter games (I prefer RPG games), but this first person shooter offers much more. You can move about freely (maybe not as much as an RPG but pretty close) and choose different paths throughout the storyline. The creatures in the game roam freely so if you come back to an area that you previously cleared, there are bound to be more creatures to fight again. The creatures are not wimpy and offer a challenge (especially Rosies and Big Daddy's) which keeps the game interesting. It is also great that you can "upgrade" your character much like an RPG as well (there are areas in the game where you can visit vending type machines and purchase upgrades to many different characteristics and add them to your "slots"). I do wish there were more slots though so you could use more of your attributes without having to run back to the gene machines to change them. Overall this is a great game, great graphics, great storyline, very imaginative creatures/people to interact with and kill. I would absolutely recommend this game.