as exhilerating as it is thoughtful.

User Rating: 10 | BioShock PC
bioshock truly is a masterpiece of story-telling. never before have i played a video game that i was so emotionally invested in. it's a perfect mix of FPS action (of course there are guns but it's so much more fun to employ your character's genetically enhanced abilities like bolts of electricity or fire that erupt from your bare hands!) and thoughtful philosophy.

the undersea city of rapture is a beautifully crafted and nostalgic recreation of the late 1950's complete with that time period's growing interest in the possibilities of eugenics and bio-engineering.

as far as graphics go, it's very easy to look at. the sound was a bit problematic for me. there are tape recordings that you play in order to get an idea of where you're going or what to do next, were difficult to hear at times and i had to go into the options menu and read what i needed to do. really, it's no big deal.


2K has developed a unforgettable and very ambitious experience that should no doubt show up somewhere on every gamer's top ten lists.