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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This game is a masterpiece. There is no other way to describe it. Some will say there is not enough action or the lack of a great multiplayer experience brings it down but this game is not like the others. This game begs you to play late at night with the lights off and your surround sound system cranked. It begs you to search every corner of Rapture for hidden treasures and hidden horrors. More than ever it begs you to try and sort out whats really going on in this underwater utopia. You will be engrosed, you will be awed, you will never want to leave. Don't get me wrong, there is some amazing action sequences in this game but from the opening moments its the story and the "whats around the corner" feel that truly makes this game great.
The environment all around you is almost fully interactive leaving nothing that can't be blown up or scourged to find loot and items that ultimately help you with upgrades, mods, health kits, ammunition, you name it.