Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

10 to 20 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Almost, but not quite"

Well it's been over a year since the release of the game. I got the special edition as a gift, which I love. Anyway this is about the game. So is the game worth the price or is it just Bioshock with a 2 in the title?

Will it is Bioshock, which is clear from the look of the game. This game takes the story of the fall of Andrew Ryan and continues with it. Your not the character from the first game, which is good from how the first game ends. This time round you get to stomp the remains of the ruin utopia as a Big Daddy.

You lose your little sister in the beginning and have to fight tooth and nail to get her back. What a journey it is that you must go on. You'll see more of the city then before, both inside and on your little strolls outside the walls. Which means the game looks amazing. The new damage the city sustained from your first rampage is evident. There is more plant life in the city and color. This give you more to look at then just a dark, gloomy hallway or room. Outside the world is expanded and you can see fish and some plants. The scale of the city is amazing to finally see. The towers are really big and when you stand up next to it you can imagine the scale difference.

The story is not as shocking as the first game. There is not phrase or speech on choice. The story is you looking for your little sister and getting her back. But the story does have its moments where you can choose to let someone live or not. Depending on what you do the game will change the story. You also have to save or harvest the little sister or take her gathering and then choose what to do with her at a vent. This also effects the game just like the first game, but wit your quest for your own little sister the choose may weigh a little more.

Sound in the game is impressive. The score is amazing just like Bioshock. You get the tense and the relax from the pace of the music. The guns sound strong and the plasmids are all different. If your in a quiet part of the city you get to hear your heavy footsteps and jumping sounds like it should if you were really wearing the diving suit.

The game is not going to make your forget how good the first game was. It will make you enjoy the story, and help you understand the first game more. You'll get a look into the mind of Ryan and some of the other characters from Bioshock. Not to say that the new patch are terrible, but not many of them really stand out like Ryan or Cohen. They were bigger then life and the only one that could join them would be Gil Alexander. That level is hard to explain. He is hard to explain to someone that has not played the game. His story is one that will stay with you.

With a story that should hold your interest and graphic that look amazing this game is worth your time. It should clock in under 20 hours, unless you take your time or have some trouble in your gathering setup plans. The trip back is worth it even thou your not going to be shocked, you remember it.