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All Age Gaming's John Elliott takes a detailed look at the latest downloadable content just released for 2K Games Bioshock 2, the Rapture Metro Pack. Is this 800 MS point Multi-player pack worth your cash? Read on to find out.
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I'd have to say that this game, and it's earlier iteration would have to be one of the best games so far in 2010.
OXCGN's newer feature, it's Second-Look reviews are gathering interest, as many games really come into their own after some serious gameplay. Which does not happen in a simple short gameplay review. So come check out our 2nd-look review
Bioshock 2 does seem to live up to the reputation of its predecessor and one would hope it would step past that, but has it?
Come see in the review of the game from OXCGN reviewers point of view. Some will agree, some will not, but has the inclusion of the Multiplayer dulled the game's actually concept, or added to it?
I think it has taken it away from it's original concept, simply for sales-sake. What will happen in Bioshock 3, as it was planned as a trilogy originally, will it see 3 e...
"The original BioShock was a game with great mystery and suspense, thrilling enemies, amazingly fun gameplay, and a twist that shocked almost everyone. Not only did it scare the heck out of me while playing, it also managed to do something no other game has done before which is why it won Game of the Year 2007. With that award, BioShock 2 has a big act to follow which may make or break the game depending on how much you liked the first. However, if you invite the idea of revisiting Rapture wit..."
Today, Yahtzee delivers his take on the sequel to the acclaimed RPG shooter BioShock 2. The game's been getting mixed reviews, so let's see what the ever-relentless Yahtzee has to say...
"The most important thing to keep in mind about this game (if you have played the first one), is that while you may think its tantalizing to play as a Big Daddy, you are physically not any stronger then Jack was in the original Bioshock. You are actually just a prototype of the first Big Daddy that was produced , and while you can hold the weapons that Big Daddies do, you do not inherit the giant hulk like traits of the others."
"“Let’s dance with them, Daddy,” sing the Little Sisters of Rapture (while watching an electrocuted Splicer convulse). This is one of the first and only times times you’ll laugh out loud while playing Bioshock 2. Diving back into what has perhaps become gaming’s most engrossing dystopian city is no less life-changing the second time around."
"In your first trip to Rapture, Bioshock managed to scare you, immerse you and shock you all at once. It truly revolutionized first person gaming and managed to bring some fresh, nail-biting gameplay. Now the time has come to step into Rapture once again, but will it be the same this time round? Splice yourself up and we’ll find out…"
"BradyGames’ BioShock 2 Signature Strategy Guide has been designed as a compliment to BioShock 2 in every way. From the imagery used to the fonts and page layout, the BioShock 2 Signature Strategy Guide successfully crosses the barrier between handy hints book and a fantastic example of BioShock merchandise. The fact that the hardback collector’s edition comes bundled with a set exclusive lithographs only sweetens the deal on a purchase that is near essential for fans of the BioShock series."
Another review that while not condemning BioShock 2 for being too much like the original, obviously lets the similarities influence the score. The review itself is almost more of a comparison between the original and sequel than a review of BioShock 2. Of course it seems like every B2 review is doing that.
All Age Gaming's Ian Crane takes a look at the follow up to the smash hit Bioshock. Bioshock 2 is another venture into the dark underworld known as Rapture. With a multiplayer mode now added to the great single player story, is the sequel a success like the original? Find out after the jump.
"Perhaps BioShock needed a sequel, and perhaps it didn't. Regardless, BioShock 2 is here and it's a great sequel that fixes the problems of the original and crafts another compelling tale within the walls of Rapture. Though a lot heavier on combat and full of intense battle sequences, it's still an adventure game at heart, with a great story told depending on your actions within this small slice of hell."
"Now remember how I said you’ll feel like you’ve never left? I meant it, and it’s perhaps the only aspect of the game that I really didn’t enjoy. As anyone who played the original will know, Big Daddies are hulking, armour-plated powerhouses that don’t go down without a difficult fight. In BioShock 2, you could almost argue that apart from the giant drill on his right arm (which conveniently disappears when you need it to) Subject Delta plays and feels almost identical to the original, fles..."
Bioshock 2 brings us back to the strange and terrifying city of Rapture. Does it hold the same sense of mystique and wonder that the original game had in spades? Or is that strange feeling just too much deja vu?
"BioShock 2 once again raises the question of whether or not to rescue or harvest Little Sisters – the gatherers of valuable ADAM, the element that allows the residents of Rapture to “evolve”, learning new abilities through the acquisition of Plasmids. A similarly neutered choice once more, as with the first title the rewards for either saving or harvesting every Little Sister are too close to offer a defining choice between personal gain and the aid of another, and most players will have deci..."
"Mitigating transition, Bioshock 2 is immediately familiar, with some minor changes. Picking up 10 years from the original, Rapture is still deteriorating from the oppressive rule under a new dictator, the Communist Sofia Lamb who offsets Ryan's Objectivism, and the incessant hunting of ADAM for diabolic intent. You play as the original Big Daddy and your motivations are the same the original protagonist: protect the weak and punish the large, only now it is personal (Like all good sequels, th..."
GameZone's Steven Hopper has delivered his final impressions of BioShock 2 and has came away decisively impressed with the full retail build. He even enjoyed the multiplayer, which some are calling a throwaway.
"It has become too easy to forget what BioShock is, and too tempting to discuss it purely in terms of the more high-minded ideas behind its narrative, not the practicalities of what happens when we press buttons on the gamepad. It is a game in which you will spend much of your time messily ramming a drill-arm into the face of a screaming, swearing mutant in a party dress. While it's lovely that the voiceovers have a literate backdrop, this is not a game in which you will actively engage in con..."
"PSM3 awarded the follow-up 93%, saying it "Tops the original in terms of storytelling and combat."
PC Gamer meanwhile went with a lower but still impressive score of 90%, concluding that "the mechanics that made the original BioShock such fun return, better than before," and "it's still better written than pretty much anything else out there.""
![Box shot of BioShock 2 [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUEMvQWN0aW9uL1Nob290ZXI=/bioshock_2_frontcover_small_WRi0rDocmcgKxga.jpg)