BioShock 2

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8.2

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  1. Grachechkovski
    Jan 26, 2020
    10
    This is one of the illustrative examples when the sequel is an improved version of the original in everything. Here both lor expanded and game mechanics improved, and more drama was added to the plot, and the perception of the atmosphere increased by walking on new locations and the bottom of the ocean. In general, it's the same masterpiece as the entire BioShock series for me.
    I also    This is one of the illustrative examples when the sequel is an improved version of the original in everything. Here both lor expanded and game mechanics improved, and more drama was added to the plot, and the perception of the atmosphere increased by walking on new locations and the bottom of the ocean. In general, it's the same masterpiece as the entire BioShock series for me.
    I also noticed interesting hints at BioShock Infinite, though Ken Levin was not involved in the development of the sequel.    … Expand
  2. 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.
  3. Br_AgSs
    Apr 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Maybe Bioshock's 2 story is not as quite engaging as Bioshock 1, but its still an amazing game. The graphics are very superior than Bioshock 1, the gameplay is more smooth and there are several memorable moments in this game, like becoming a Little Sister or doing the harvests with the Little Sisters, or Eleanor becoming a Big Sister.… 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. fake_nikpap
    Jul 14, 2022
    8
    With Ken Levine busy working on a new setting and a new story for the Bioshock series, another team from 2K was hired to handle the property. They came up with Bioshock 2, a direct sequel to the original. Rapture is still the protagonist but this time it's an older more destroyed Rapture. After the first game's ending, Eleanor Lamb took over from Andrew Ryan and she's this time "crazy"With Ken Levine busy working on a new setting and a new story for the Bioshock series, another team from 2K was hired to handle the property. They came up with Bioshock 2, a direct sequel to the original. Rapture is still the protagonist but this time it's an older more destroyed Rapture. After the first game's ending, Eleanor Lamb took over from Andrew Ryan and she's this time "crazy" main antagonist. This time you play as a Big Daddy and although you wield heavier weapons, the gameplay hasn't changed that much. It's good but it doesn't add that many new things to make it distinct from the original Bioshock.… Expand
  6. VG_Alex
    Feb 5, 2020
    8
    Same artistic to 'Bioshock',This time the game has more playable weapons and powers,It's good improves but the narrative doesn't good enough than the 'Bioshock',Overall it's a great game with Utopia background.

    8.6 Great
  7. gameking
    Aug 2, 2020
    8
    Scenario is very good but not like first game. I like the first game much more than. This game's graphics are enough but not revolutionary. After half of the game you start to be boring and want finish quickly. Generally this game is succesfull.
  8. rezo_21
    Sep 19, 2021
    8
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 79 IIIIIIIIII====================
  9. elolugo
    Oct 18, 2020
    9
    The same formula as the first one, very fun game regardless. The multiplayer is a nice addition though
  10. 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.
  11. Vanco
    Jun 4, 2019
    7
    Not as fun as the first Bioshock but still a good game. Improved combat mechanics.
  12. Envyy
    Jun 8, 2019
    10
    Playing with character named big daddy and you cary little girls with you 10/10 game of the century
  13. 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.
  14. VigilanteOito
    Jan 12, 2021
    9
    Superou o primeiro.
    Gameplay boa igual o primeiro, uma das melhores franquias de shooters que existe.
    Visual e grafico do ambiente é incrivel, a água do Bioshock 2 é a mais bonita dos games que vi até hoje. Tem uma DLC que vc termina em 3 horas ou menos. O game crashou um monte de vezes, principalmente em momentos em que tem muito inimigo na tela, desistalei a tradução, dai diminuiu    Superou o primeiro.
    Gameplay boa igual o primeiro, uma das melhores franquias de shooters que existe.
    Visual e grafico do ambiente é incrivel, a água do Bioshock 2 é a mais bonita dos games que vi até hoje.
    Tem uma DLC que vc termina em 3 horas ou menos.
    O game crashou um monte de vezes, principalmente em momentos em que tem muito inimigo na tela, desistalei a tradução, dai diminuiu mais esses crashes.    … Expand
  15. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    8
    1편과 인피니트의 사시에 낀 비운의 작품이지만 1편에서 애매했던 시스템을 확실히 계승해서 발전시킨 작품이다. 세계관의 확장도 성공적으로 꾀했다는 점도 높게친다.
  16. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    8
    Very good sequel nut not as good as the previous one.
    Still atmospheric and gorgeous :)
  17. AlBal665
    Jul 26, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I only just played Bioshock 2 for the first time as part of the Remastered Collection on PS4 and I have to say I really enjoyed it! I think it was an improvement on the first game on pretty much every way, from the characters to upgraded game mechanics, new exciting enemies and the much improved hacking! For me the story of Delta is a lot more interesting and hits a lot harder than it did for Jack, for one the whole idea of your choices influencing the kind of person (or monster) Eleanor will become resonates a lot more with me than Jack’s mind control. Also in Jack’s happy ending he got to live a full life with his adopted family whereas Delta was doomed regardless of what you do making it all the more poignant. Bioshock has always been great at making you feel for it’s tragic monsters even if you are forced to gun them down, I always feel terrible when I have to kill a Big Daddy to rescue a Little Sister or when I see a forlorn Big Daddy wandering around looking for his Little Sister once I have rescued them all. Bioshock 2 is even better at this, with the grief-stricken Alpha Series on a suicidal rampage to Sinclair and Gil who beg you for death and even the Big Sisters, they may be the most dangerous thing in Rapture and very much trying to kill you but they are just scared teenage girls who have gone mad from their brainwashing failing. Anyway this is all round a great sequel to the original one and I can’t wait to see what happens in Infinite.… Expand
  18. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 11, 2020
    8
    Still a quality game as Bioshock 1 but not as exciting this time as the first one.
  19. mrrealperson
    Feb 25, 2020
    8
    Вообще игра мало чем отличилась от предшественницы. Управление сделали удобнее, теперь не нужно вечно переключаться между плазмидами и оружием, а можно использовать их одновременно. Драматургия выросла, но всё равно вряд ли вытянет из вас хоть одну слезинку. Сюжет нормальный, но крутого твиста как в первой части здесь нет. А в остальном: атмосфера, повествование, графон и техническиеВообще игра мало чем отличилась от предшественницы. Управление сделали удобнее, теперь не нужно вечно переключаться между плазмидами и оружием, а можно использовать их одновременно. Драматургия выросла, но всё равно вряд ли вытянет из вас хоть одну слезинку. Сюжет нормальный, но крутого твиста как в первой части здесь нет. А в остальном: атмосфера, повествование, графон и технические составляющие остались практически на прежнем уровне. Всё просто, понравился первый Биошок, то второй скорее всего тоже понравится.… Expand
  20. Alvelian
    Dec 16, 2022
    8
    Отличный шутер, больше и сказать нечего. Серия биошок обязательна к ознакомлению
  21. Relkad
    Apr 18, 2020
    7
    Not a must-play but explains the game's environment in a beautiful way.
    Also,kinda story-driven
  22. Wrathzo
    Mar 21, 2022
    8
    BioShock 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin and published by 2K Games. It is the sequel to the 2007 game BioShock and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on February 9, 2010. Set in the fictional underwater dystopian city of Rapture, the game's story takes place eight years after BioShock. Assuming control of an armored BigBioShock 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin and published by 2K Games. It is the sequel to the 2007 game BioShock and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on February 9, 2010. Set in the fictional underwater dystopian city of Rapture, the game's story takes place eight years after BioShock. Assuming control of an armored Big Daddy known as Subject Delta, players are tasked with fighting through Splicers—the psychotic human population of the city—using weapons and an array of genetic modifications. The game also includes a story-driven multiplayer mode that takes place during Rapture's civil war, before the events of the first game.… Expand
  23. Lazyyybone
    Aug 4, 2020
    8
    여전히 재밌는 바이오쇼크. 물론 전작이 자유주의가 극대화된 시대에 대한 비판을 가지고 있었다면 파시즘 비판은 나치 이후로 너무 많이 반복되어서 좀 진부하긴 했다. 특히 전작의 결말 부분과 비교해보면 너무 아쉬운 부분.. 전작보다 연출과 버그 등 조금 아쉬운 부분이 있지만, 여전히 시원 시원한 게임성과 좋은 접근성 그리고 세계관 구축은 훌륭하디 훌륭하다.여전히 재밌는 바이오쇼크. 물론 전작이 자유주의가 극대화된 시대에 대한 비판을 가지고 있었다면 파시즘 비판은 나치 이후로 너무 많이 반복되어서 좀 진부하긴 했다. 특히 전작의 결말 부분과 비교해보면 너무 아쉬운 부분.. 전작보다 연출과 버그 등 조금 아쉬운 부분이 있지만, 여전히 시원 시원한 게임성과 좋은 접근성 그리고 세계관 구축은 훌륭하디 훌륭하다.
  24. Lorack
    Apr 29, 2020
    6
    Pro
    +Improved hacking mechanic
    +Decent story
    +New weapons are fun

    Con
    -Too similar to the first BioShock
    -Some characters don't feel fleshed out enough
    -Too short
  25. yangfanhong
    Sep 18, 2022
    8
    This title is quite similar to its predecessor, even the plasma skills and enemy soldiers are identical. The story seems to be a little bit less immersive and intriguing. Nevertheless, the game is still wonderful and I really enjoyed it.
  26. Chubac
    May 13, 2020
    8
    Greatly improved the gameplay compared to the first one, but sadly the story is not as good.
  27. Alexander_1996
    Dec 1, 2021
    10
    This is rated 8.0 on Metacritic and still I would dare to say Bioshock 2 is one of the most underrated videogames in history. Why? Because of the original Bioshock. Hear me out, Bioshock 1 is probably one of the best videogames ever made and everyone has already acknowledged that by this point so the star of the original Bioshock shines so bright it literally overshadows the excellence ofThis is rated 8.0 on Metacritic and still I would dare to say Bioshock 2 is one of the most underrated videogames in history. Why? Because of the original Bioshock. Hear me out, Bioshock 1 is probably one of the best videogames ever made and everyone has already acknowledged that by this point so the star of the original Bioshock shines so bright it literally overshadows the excellence of Bioshock 2. Is Bioshock 2 worse than Bioshock 1? No, not in a single aspect, quite the opposite - in terms of gameplay it is definitely superior (Bioshock 2 probably has the best gameplay I have ever seen in my life - it really feels as though you could play the game for days and never get bored. Every encounter with an enemy turns into a mini-war with its own tactics and strategy which depends on the type of the enemy, their number, surroundings, your health and eve conditions, your plasmids and your ammo. This game pretends to be a first-person shooter when in reality it is a first-person strategy.) and the final sequence is much stronger than the original's one (Usually I like how videogames end but I am not sure I have ever seen a PERFECT ending...until I finished Bioshock 2. Of course your ending might differ from mine but since I choose to harvest all Little Sisters I got probably the "darkest" one and believe me that ending IS exactly what it should be - it left me literally speechless not because it was epic or something but because it was so logical, so suitable, so on point). Is Bioshock 2 as revolutionary as Bioshock was in 2007? Of course not and it doesn't have to - a game doesn't have to be revolutionary to be a great game, right? Bioshock 2 is still the same good old Bioshock from 2007 but just with different story and improved game mechanichs and that's, in my opinion, should be enough to be regarded as one of the best games of the past decade but for some reason Bioshock 2 rarely pops up as a top contender for that nomination all thanks to the fact Bioshock 1 has all the attention.… Expand
  28. Blint31
    Jul 20, 2020
    8
    Bioshock 2

    Positives
    -Great atmosphere
    -You are playing as a Big Daddy
    -Great visuals
    -Emotional and heartfelt story

    Negatives
    -The story is not as interesting as its predecessor's
    -Gameplay doesn't felt very good
  29. garygreen
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    why everyone hate this part,this part is a good game i play althought not the best like the first but it good game
  30. MrOldModern
    Apr 10, 2023
    5
    По суті все теж саме, що у першій частині, але якість сюжету менше. Ну й сетінг під водою вже набрид.
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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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