Preview of Bioshock 2: Get Ready, Little Sister

November 13, 2009 by Chris Pranger  
Filed under Video Games

Ready to harvest some more little girls?

If this were my little sister, yeah, I'd harvest her.

Few years ago Xbox 360 owners were treated to a game that pushed storytelling in a First Person Shooter to a new level of success. PS3 owners wouldn’t get a hold of Bioshock for quite some time after that, and PC owners are just now getting a chance to see what everyone else was talking about (except Wii-exclusive owners. They’re too busy playing Smash Bros to cry much). It didn’t take long after the release of Bioshock for us to find out that a sequel was on its way. That sequel is Bioshock 2 (catchy title), and is currently scheduled for a February 2010 release (though the release has already been pushed back once, so don’t be surprised when more occur).

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Games You Should Have Played: Bioshock

November 2, 2009 by Chris Pranger  
Filed under Video Games

This is a prototype image from early builds, but it still demonstrates the terror of a Big Daddy.

This is a Bioshock prototype image from early builds, but it still demonstrates the terror.

First Person Shooters (FPSs for short), are not the kind of games I recommend to everyone. Currently, yes, they are everywhere in video games, but not everyone can get into them or really enjoy them. I am terrible at FPSs and therefore, I prefer not to play them when given the choice. However, there are some FPSs that I’ve played and that I really enjoy. One such example is Bioshock for the Xbox 360, PS3, and now PC, and it’s a Game You Should Have Played.

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