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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Bioshock is one of those rare games that comes along and blows everything else out of the water. Bioshock is the spiritual successor to 1999's System Shock 2, one of the greatest FPS/RPG hybrids ever made.
Welcome to the "paradise" that is Rapture under the sea where man is entitled to the sweat of his brow. But the Rapture you find is far from perfect, the citizens have spliced their genetic material to the point that they have lost most their humanity and fight over the precious ADAM needed for continued splicing. You will be fighting off the citizens of Rapture for your survival with not only standard weapons, but you will be able to utilize the same genetic perks as your enemies, plasmids. Plasmids range from standard type powers like control of electricity and fire to telekinesis, each one altering your strategy in combat greatly. But to upgrade your abilities you will have to fight the menacing Big Daddies for access to the Little Sisters, Rapture's ADAM collectors. What happens next is your choice, do you harvest them to further increase your powers or save them?