Check the return to Rapture with our Bioshock 2 review

Bioshock 2 is a sci-fi first person shooter with an added RPG element within its arsenal. The character you create grows in terms of abilities and powers that are given to him as you progress through out your journey. The game plays like a cool first person shooter in sci-fi environment. You start and finish your journey through out Rapture’s dark world as a duel wielding, drill grinding Big Daddy. Bioshock 2’s story takes place after the events of part one. The story is not as surprising as the original story, but is still good enough to play through.

Bioshock 2’s focal point is its single player campaign. Rapture is a mysterious city that sits at the bottom of the ocean and this is where your adventure lies. The story surrounds the events of a big daddy and what happen to him 10 years in the past.There is just so much to do and explore inside of Rapture. It seems as if you look really hard within each level there are power ups, weapons and cash hidden all around.

In addition to a single player campaign there is also an added multiplayer that is more than just an after thought. The multiplayer allows players to choose from a small list of Rapture characters. The game then allows you to pick different abilities and mix match different attributes. There is a rank system online like most first person shooters. The more kills, the higher rank you will grow. Multiplayer consists of Rapture’s twist on standard first person shooter like team death match and flag runs. Most game types are up to 10 players online and are a lot of fun.

In conclusion, Bioshock 2 is a good game that does a little too much of what it did in the original Bioshock. The environment becomes a bit familiar and doesn’t shock as much as its predecessor. The game play mechanics are more refine and weapons in game feel just right. If RPG/FPS games sound like something you might like, than Bioshock 2 is defiantly worth the time.

GC Review Score 8.6