**The one and only Official BioShock Thread**- now with added **SPOILERS**

[Tom|Nbk]

With the game out in just over 3 week's and to consolidate all the recent media that has churned out for this game into one place it's time for another Official thread to grace these parts. Hopefully this will be popular as my S.T.A.L.K.E.R thread has been!

Recent Trailers (Within the last month):

Plasmid Trailer:

http://www.gamespot.com/video/924919/6175762/bioshock-official-movie-9

E3 2007 Stage Demo Footage (20+ Minutes long):

http://uk.gamespot.com/video/924919/6175068/bioshock-stage-demo

Official System Requirements:

Operating Systems:
Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) or
Windows Vista


Minimum System Requirements:
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz Single Core processor

System RAM: 1GB

Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550).

Sound Card: 100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound card

Hard disc space: 8GB free space


Recommended System Requirements:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor

System RAM: 2GB

Video card:
DX9: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better)
DX10: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better

Sound Card: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series (Optimized for use with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)

Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation


Links:

BioShock Official Forums

http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=19

The Cult of Rapture (BioShock minisite)

http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/home.html


Various Fansites:

BioShock Online -- www.bioshock-online.com

Project BioShock -- www.projectbioshock.com

Wrath of Rapture -- http://rapture.planets.gamespy.com/

http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/downloads.html


Retail Version boxshots:

Normal Edition

Collector's Edition

The BioShock Collector's Edition is available for PC and Xbox 360 and contains the game in a limited edition embossed steel case, a Making Of DVD, Soundtrack CD, hand finished resin figurine (14cm height).

 

[Tom84]

Oooooh didn't no anything about that Collectors Edition. Me wants

*Goes off to cancel regular edition's pre order*

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Oooooh didn't no anything about that Collectors Edition. Me wants

*Goes off to cancel regular edition's pre order*

Yep got mine on pre order hopefully It get's delivered on time.

 

[Timmy_Magic]

Is it too late to start a petition to get the Irrational Games logo on the box somewhere? Ouch.

Still, can't quite believe it's almost here. We've only been waiting eight years. Hurray!

 

[modo77]

Cool not seen the new E3 stage demo before, looking very good. 3 and a bit weeks to go

 

[FrenchTart]

Ugh. It's a sad day today - one of the few games to excite me in the past couple of years has been sullied with one of these silly "official" threads.

Just a month to go until release. I just wish I had the ability to get to Boston to make use of my launch event invite :/

 

[Tom84]

Grabbed myself a pre order of that collectors edition, cant wait for the Big Daddy Figure

 

[Darg]

This and spore.. that's all I want these days. Crysis can go suck my ridges. Though I'll probably get it if I can get up the cash.

Reckon I'll have played through Bioshock a few times by then though.

 

[-Nick-]

ah collector's edition, looks excellent lol.

and btw "darg" ^^ Spore has been delayed to like 2009 is it now?

 

[gord]

Just pre-ordered my copy. Not really been enticed by the game, but ive just got a new rig and this is the only big game coming out between now and going back to uni.

 

[Participant]

"Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation"

Not for long lol.

 

[Surfer]

the PCGAMER review is in: scroll down to see the result








































95% !!!!

Will post a pdf version of their review when i get home if you like

I feel this is the spiritual successer to BOTH system shock and Bioforge, let the good times roll!!

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Can't wait for this, finally something decent at last.

 

[Tom84]

Over the last couple of days my anticipation for this has without a doubt overtaken any need I had for Crysis. This'll be the game to own

 

[modo77]

the PCGAMER review is in: scroll down to see the result

95% !!!!

Will post a pdf version of their review when i get home if you like

I feel this is the spiritual successer to BOTH system shock and Bioforge, let the good times roll!!

Nice

 

[TheDean]

95% - Wowser! I'm not sure baout this game....looks too scary for me I'm more excited about Crysis, World in Conflict and COH4.

 

[bingham67]

Got 10/10 in OXM magazine also so i have seen.

 

[Renatukasza]

Some nice scores, looks like this is next on my list

 

[azteched]

All over this like an infestation of The Many

 

[FrenchTart]

It's really cool to see this game having so much positive coverage and so many people interested in it.

I just hope it convinces those of you that haven't already done so to go and try out System Shock 2 ;p

BioShock looks amazingly good. It's come a long long way from the nazi-labs, weird insect creatures and dodgy island setting that made up some of the original concepts of the game...