BioShock 2

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2165 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 406 out of 2165
  3. Negative: 121 out of 2165
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  1. CriticalHit20
    Oct 23, 2019
    9
    Everything was so polished in this game from the graphics to the writing to the game play. Had a lot of fun with this one. Like many games, got a little repetitive and grinding at time but a very strong experience overall.
  2. S0pun
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Bioshock - очень неудачный порт консольного шутера, угол обзора как будто тебе на голову одели коробку с дыркой, при быстром аиминге у меня башка от балтики 9 так не болела.
  3. Wineneeder
    Oct 2, 2019
    2
    the blandest game idiots online like. take the already bland gameplay of the first and retread the plot and characters, worse try to redeem the original villain, who was comic book evil.

    the same exact look and setting, likely stolen from the fallout series, and the same braindead writing, only this time, the protagonist is also braindead. this is the biggest pile of garbage, from a    the blandest game idiots online like. take the already bland gameplay of the first and retread the plot and characters, worse try to redeem the original villain, who was comic book evil.

    the same exact look and setting, likely stolen from the fallout series, and the same braindead writing, only this time, the protagonist is also braindead.

    this is the biggest pile of garbage, from a massively overhyped series and a true waste of time/money.    … Expand
  4. SilverOrlov
    Sep 28, 2019
    10
    While the first part was a masterpiece with incredibly strong and deep history and atmosphere with excellent game-play and interesting and beautiful design and graphics at its time, the second part "is not a centimeter behind its predecessor" in any condition. It is still strong and very interesting game about history that was before the plot of the first game. And one more time, as IWhile the first part was a masterpiece with incredibly strong and deep history and atmosphere with excellent game-play and interesting and beautiful design and graphics at its time, the second part "is not a centimeter behind its predecessor" in any condition. It is still strong and very interesting game about history that was before the plot of the first game. And one more time, as I wrote about first game: since I liked the book "Atlas Shrugged", I got additional pleasure in this two games, meeting references to this book. And all that things made this game for me one of the most beloved and unforgettable among all the games that I played. The game of 2010, which I played in 2019.… Expand
  5. Satyr_King
    Sep 3, 2019
    8
    I did enjoy this game as much as with Bio1. This had more guns, ammo types and plasmids. This game gave also big freedom to gene tonic, you can spec the chr to be a tanker, "mage", melee spesialist or ranged gunner. Love the story after the event after the first game.
  6. Envyy
    Jun 8, 2019
    10
    Playing with character named big daddy and you cary little girls with you 10/10 game of the century
  7. Vanco
    Jun 4, 2019
    7
    Not as fun as the first Bioshock but still a good game. Improved combat mechanics.
  8. ArcanaThe4th
    May 25, 2019
    9
    BioShock 2 had a lot to live up to, and while it may not please all the fans of the original, it maintains it high level of beauty, storytelling and action. Sure it may be missing some of the more iconic characters from the previous game, but Subject Delta and Eleanor's heartwarming father-daughter dynamic was a welcome thing.
  9. KingJailson
    Apr 10, 2019
    7
    Excelente jogo, não o melhor de todo o BioShock, mas um bom jogo, apesar de ainda rolar crashes durante a jogatina.
  10. MadnessisRising
    Mar 15, 2019
    10
    Everything which was very good in Bioshock 1 is now perfect!
    - the gameplay got improved
    - more interesting and important characters
    - better weapons
    - Damn cool and also sad story
    - Decision taking (with consequences)

    By far the best game in the Bioshock-series. Simply said this game is perfection.
  11. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    10
    This is on the same level as the previous game. I can't find anything bad about this mastepiece. Playing as Big Daddy was fun, hacking was so enjoyable, killing enemies too. Story, although it didn't live up to the story of Bioshock 1, it still was a hell of a ride. Pickens approves.
  12. CoKronakan
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    The world in which the action takes place is the same, but better decorated better depicted Rapture with a more stable story and a more entertaining one at that. Sadly the basics of the game is the same as the previous title in this series, and the game engine, menus, interfaces, HUD, animations and graphics are the exact same. Which is not necessarily bad but not fresh or new in any way,The world in which the action takes place is the same, but better decorated better depicted Rapture with a more stable story and a more entertaining one at that. Sadly the basics of the game is the same as the previous title in this series, and the game engine, menus, interfaces, HUD, animations and graphics are the exact same. Which is not necessarily bad but not fresh or new in any way, which makes it recycled and boring. The protagonist has no personality but this is another debate, so I am not condemning this, but it's more involved and better intertwined with the story. The voice acting is still amazingly done, and the script was solid as well, although I see a lot of room for improvement, compared with other amazingly great games. The AI was very solid, and often smart enough to out best you, mid combat and was solid with no issues. While the mechanics are the same at core it has changed up a lot to make it feel like a new game from base mechanic's and feature's perspective. It has a handful of new features which are warmly welcomed and feel great in the game by fitting in with the story as well. Also keeping the old perfectly working features and the 'Little sisters' morality system, with some new bosses, and non playable characters that are part of the game's morality system.
    The game-play is where I am very disappointed and left down finding out that only a couple of weapons where added to change the feel of the game up which is by far not enough and it's not innovative at all. The endings satisfy a lot better than they did in Bioshock 1, because they added a larger variety of endings depending on your decisions throughout the game. The progression is pretty stable system as well, but recycled as well. Chore like collectibles, achievements and disappointing side missions and at the end of all them unrewarding made me want to drop the game after the half of it.
    Other critics would say that this is just as good, and I'd have to disagree...It's better in some ways, for example the story is more solid and the AI is more polished, but in other ways it's worse. Like: side missions and the same boring collectibles, and every single piled up recycled element. So the rating is the same for me as general gamer's and critics would rate it but not because i consider it that good but because I consider it better, but it's purely repetitive at it's core which make it not fun and not entertaining at all. Otherwise could have been the same as the original.
    Overall it's a very good game, which was held back by the untold amount of reused elements from the previous one. And sadly the greatly portrayed antagonist and new side characters are not enough to fill that spot.    … Expand
  13. Jay_Pickens
    Jul 24, 2018
    10
    This is on the same level as the previous game. I can't find anything bad about this mastepiece. Playing as Big Daddy was fun, hacking was so enjoyable, killing enemies too. Story, although it didn't live up to the story of Bioshock 1, it still was a hell of a ride. Pickens approves.
  14. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    7
    A sequel that ends up feeling too much of the same. Still has that amazing atmosphere and world. But its story and characters failed to fully grip me.
  15. KARF4GEN
    May 11, 2018
    9
    Продолжение борьбы на территории Восторга на сей раз борьбы отца за судьбу дочери, красивые урбанистичные виды и морские миссии.
    Сюжет и его подача вновь на высоте.
  16. theToughRaf
    May 2, 2018
    1
    piece of sh*t. not interesting and boring. dont play it if you dont have anything else to do.
  17. iddqd4
    Mar 17, 2018
    8
    Команда разработчиков сменилась, и вышло немного вторично но увлекательно.
  18. ShawnD
    Jan 16, 2018
    8
    Good. 8/10

    Story: The story is absolute garbage. I'm trying to fight against a communist, but everything else is a confusing mess. Some girl is communicating with her psychic powers or something? Bioshock 1 had a great story with bad gameplay. Bioshock 2 has good gameplay with a bad story. Hacking: The hacking is greatly improved over Bioshock 1. Instead of it being a plumbing    Good. 8/10

    Story:
    The story is absolute garbage. I'm trying to fight against a communist, but everything else is a confusing mess. Some girl is communicating with her psychic powers or something? Bioshock 1 had a great story with bad gameplay. Bioshock 2 has good gameplay with a bad story.

    Hacking:
    The hacking is greatly improved over Bioshock 1. Instead of it being a plumbing game, it's just a timing game. Click the button when a needle swings within a certain range, and that's the hack. Simple, quick, and it works.

    Plasmids:
    The plasmids are greatly improved because they do not take the place of a gun. A gun and plasmid are always active. You shoot your gun with the left mouse button and use the plasmid with your right mouse button.

    Crashing:
    The game is not stable at all. Bioshock 2 Remastered is unstable in a way that it cannot be fixed. Bioshock 2 (not remastered) is stable if run in DirectX 9. Add "-dx9" to the launch shortcut to do this.    … Expand
  19. nik_balani
    Dec 24, 2017
    10
    Incredible. Builds on the story and gameplay of the original and adds to the incredible story. Graphics are even upgraded. What a franchise!
  20. madamateur
    Nov 24, 2017
    10
    Bioshock 1 was, and still is, a great game, but Bioshock 2 just takes that a step further! Combat is improved, level design is incredible, the characters involved in the story are all interesting, and the plot is less convoluted than in the first one, which had some plot twists that while interesting i think were poorly handled or maybe just weird... i played this game right when it firstBioshock 1 was, and still is, a great game, but Bioshock 2 just takes that a step further! Combat is improved, level design is incredible, the characters involved in the story are all interesting, and the plot is less convoluted than in the first one, which had some plot twists that while interesting i think were poorly handled or maybe just weird... i played this game right when it first came out, and 7 years later i still feel a deep bittersweet pain in my chest, over the protagonist and its tale. it has probably been my favourite game ever since i played it. Plus it doesn't have a giant naked bodybuilder coming at you as final boss! cheers!… Expand
  21. zimmer600
    Nov 20, 2017
    7
    Comparing the first and second parts of BioShock, I definitely give the palm of the championship to the original game. From the continuation, after all, I wanted to get much more vivid emotions and rich impressions. But it is important to understand that it is with unreasonable expectations that most of the claims to BioShock 2 are connected. If we consider it in isolation from itsComparing the first and second parts of BioShock, I definitely give the palm of the championship to the original game. From the continuation, after all, I wanted to get much more vivid emotions and rich impressions. But it is important to understand that it is with unreasonable expectations that most of the claims to BioShock 2 are connected. If we consider it in isolation from its predecessor, we get a very atmospheric, deeply worked shooter with complex non-ordinary mechanics and a tolerable script. It all depends on which side to look at.… Expand
  22. dandalis
    Oct 10, 2017
    7
    Bioshock 2 is quite an imprvoment gameplay wise over the original, story and narrative is also pretty good if not on same level with first one, its only fault is having number 2 on the box which for many people means returning to an already explored setting, but for me who never completed original Bioshock, the sequel felt like a pretty fresh experience.

    Where it falls short for me    Bioshock 2 is quite an imprvoment gameplay wise over the original, story and narrative is also pretty good if not on same level with first one, its only fault is having number 2 on the box which for many people means returning to an already explored setting, but for me who never completed original Bioshock, the sequel felt like a pretty fresh experience.

    Where it falls short for me personally and why i cant score it higher than i'd like to is down to its PC port with constant crashes if you run the game in DX 10 mode, even then in DX 9 game can crash, it even crashed right when i was saving which corrupted and deleted my save file. If you dont manually save every 5 - 10 minutes you risk losing progress and waste the time of your life by doing it again.    … Expand
  23. Tomle1202
    Jul 16, 2017
    8
    BioShock 2 does not try to improve upon what the first game set up, instead annoyingly contains itself within a safe zone. It still works, but not as impressive as the first time back in 2007.
  24. jacob4
    Jun 19, 2017
    10
    A touching story of a bond that must be mended, BioShock 2 changes a few game play mechanics since you are playing as a Big Daddy, but it's still an interesting concept. The horror is turned down a bit but there's still plenty of atmosphere, beautiful underwater settings, more crazier villains, and a heart wrenching gripping story. BioShock adds more to the dramatic lore and story ofA touching story of a bond that must be mended, BioShock 2 changes a few game play mechanics since you are playing as a Big Daddy, but it's still an interesting concept. The horror is turned down a bit but there's still plenty of atmosphere, beautiful underwater settings, more crazier villains, and a heart wrenching gripping story. BioShock adds more to the dramatic lore and story of Rapture. A nice video game sequel worth playing, and excellent story of love, sacrifice, bonds, idealism, and epic adventure!… Expand
  25. TheChosenOne7
    Jan 6, 2017
    9
    Awesome game. Every bit as good as the second with improvements. Story of Rapture continues from the first, and it interesting all the way to the end. The last actual Bioshock game with 3, a decent game in its own right, being something entirely different with the Bioshock label on it.
  26. NP-complete
    Oct 25, 2016
    6
    Similar to the game: a great story, but the environment is too dark and repetitive for my taste. In terms of gameplay, it doesn't add too much to the previous installment (and, personally, I don't like FPS too much).
  27. BasilZero
    Sep 18, 2016
    8
    Game: Bioshock 2
    Genre: First Person Shooting - Horror
    Developer: 2K Games System: Steam (PC) Total Score: 84/100 Value Score: 8.4/10 • Story: 10/10 • Characters: 8/10 • GamePlay: 9/10 • Graphics: 8/10 • Sound: 8/10 • Music: 6/10 • Length: 9/10 • Replay Value: 7/10 • Player Value: 9/10 Pros +Great story and atmosphere just like the first game +Addition of multiplayer    Game: Bioshock 2
    Genre: First Person Shooting - Horror
    Developer: 2K Games
    System: Steam (PC)
    Total Score: 84/100
    Value Score: 8.4/10

    • Story: 10/10
    • Characters: 8/10
    • GamePlay: 9/10
    • Graphics: 8/10
    • Sound: 8/10
    • Music: 6/10
    • Length: 9/10
    • Replay Value: 7/10
    • Player Value: 9/10

    Pros
    +Great story and atmosphere just like the first game
    +Addition of multiplayer versus modes and characters
    +Multiple Endings based on a morale decision you make within the game just like the first game
    +Minverva's Den DLC features an additional 2-3 single player campaign with a different cast of characters and story

    Cons
    -Some sound effects do not work at all (this is a known glitch and sadly there is no fix to this) however the DLC sound effects work fine.
    -Visuals at certain points in the game look like they are from the 6th gen rather than the 7th gen which Bioshock is from.
    -Like the first game some visual effects are in 30 FPS rather than 60 FPS
    -Some mechanics from the first game are missing such as the hacking pipes mini game
    -At one point in the game there is a sound glitch where it plays the big sister's theme continually until you finish the level
    -Some parts in the game felt rushed and out of place - some portions of how some mechanics were introduced were far better represented in the first game than this game such as the introduction of abilities.    … Expand
  28. TemplarGR
    Sep 9, 2016
    0
    88 on metacritic for this? I want some of what the "professional" reviewers were smoking. Totally overrated AAA trash, like the first Bioshock, which was garbage, but WORSE. Don't bother with this, this isn't worth your time or attention. We have games like this to blame for the sad state of AAA gaming today. Never trust any professional critic who signed with his name a good score for88 on metacritic for this? I want some of what the "professional" reviewers were smoking. Totally overrated AAA trash, like the first Bioshock, which was garbage, but WORSE. Don't bother with this, this isn't worth your time or attention. We have games like this to blame for the sad state of AAA gaming today. Never trust any professional critic who signed with his name a good score for this game, you have been warned.… Expand
  29. TwistedCritic
    Jul 24, 2016
    10
    I don't know why people consider this the worst Bioshock; it easily exceeds Infinite in terms of story and gameplay, and it at least makes more sense than Infinite. It certainly doesn't overtake Bioshock 1, but it's right behind it. Bioshock 2 gave us a more personal look at Rapture and showed us the human side of the enemy. It improved the gameplay and introduced duel wielding, whileI don't know why people consider this the worst Bioshock; it easily exceeds Infinite in terms of story and gameplay, and it at least makes more sense than Infinite. It certainly doesn't overtake Bioshock 1, but it's right behind it. Bioshock 2 gave us a more personal look at Rapture and showed us the human side of the enemy. It improved the gameplay and introduced duel wielding, while Infinite turned the game into a standard FPS wave shooter with very little exploration and no morality choices. The developers of this game could do wonders with the Bioshock series now that Irrational has abandoned it. I'd love to see them take the helm, and what new stories await us.… Expand
  30. Frostee
    Mar 13, 2016
    10
    Its masterpiece, great game, great story, I like it.
    I think is a best game of seria Bioshock
    BUY THIS RIGHT NOW!!!
    I LOVE PLAY A GRANDFATHER, YEAH!!!
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Awards & Rankings

5
#5 Best PC Game of 2010
12
#12 Most Discussed PC Game of 2010
13
#13 Most Shared PC Game of 2010

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. PC Gamer
    90
    Similar and slightly improved mechanics make this a worthy sequel, despite a sadly less-memorable story. [Mar 2010, p.70]
  2. Vandal
    86
    A conservative return to Rapture, but full of quality.
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  3. VideoGamer
    90
    If 2K had managed to tell a story that equalled or bettered that found in the original, we'd have been left with an unquestionably better experience, rather than just a more exciting, smarter shooter.
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