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starcraft on 30 August 2007

http://www.411mania.com/games/reviews/59042 A 9.7 for those that dont want to look! Graphics, gameplay and sound all got a ten!



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gebx on 30 August 2007
Woop de do!! 
100
Official Xbox Magazine UK
Amazingly written and beautifully constructed, it's a complete emotional rollercoaster which we can't drawn any parallels with...You'll be playing this game for months to come, exchanging story elements to build up the bigger picture, and arguing about what it all means. [Sept 2007, p.88]
100
EuroGamer
BioShock is the ultimate rarity: not only does it live up to its lofty promise, but exceeds it through simple, old fashioned talent and imagination - not to mention verve, style,class, wit, and sheer bloody-minded ambition. It takes the tired, worn-out FPS genre by the scruff of the neck, reinvents and bend it out of shape in such a breathtaking fashion that it's going to take something very special to top this in the months and years ahead.
100
Game Informer
It’s ingenious, enthralling, and a masterpiece of the most epic proportions. So without further delay, would you kindly enter Rapture so that you too can experience the best that video games have to offer?
100
1UP
Taken as a whole, as an experience that's richly and utterly complete, and one that engages the player in a constant dialogue, BioShock is virtually unassailable. And that makes you feel good.
100
GameSpy
An unparalleled achievement. No other game comes even remotely close to it in terms of raw emotional connection.
100
360 Gamer Magazine UK
The most creative and compelling experience of its generation, BioShock is a stunning piece of work. It blends great ideas with brilliant gameplay, a superbly immersive storyline and quite simply gets just about everything right. [Issue #31]
100
Game Chronicles
HOLY SH..! With stunning visuals, immersive sound, and an epic story, BioShock hearkens back to a time of fantasy and wonder, blending elements of Jules Verne and John Carpenter into a cinematic masterpiece of sci-fi horror that you won’t want to miss. I can’t think of any game more deserving of a perfect ten than BioShock.
100
Games Radar
Really, though, the only glaring weakness we can find in BioShock is that it may be too unusual, too original, too artistic and too genius to be embraced by the general public. Please don't let this game become that forgotten, one-of-a-kind masterpiece.
100
GamePro
What if a game's narrative was as intricate and as immersive as its graphics? What if as much attention went into dialogue and atmosphere as went into pixel shaders and high-resolution textures? What then? Ladies and gentlemen, the answer is BioShock, one of the most playable, thought-provoking, and just downright impressive games to emerge on a home console since, well, ever.
100
GameDaily
The first-person shooter's great looking, has an engrossing storyline, a perfect balance of action and exploration and a totally customizable combat system that can be described as nothing less than video game rapture.
100
Yahoo! Games
The most salient fact about BioShock is that it's different. If it doesn't sell well, perhaps it's time to abandon hope and resign ourselves to the eternal recurrence of space dungeons and World War II. Games like BioShock are what we need. They are what we deserve.
100
ZTGameDomain
One of the most engrossing experiences in the history of interactive entertainment.
100
Gamer 2.0
It will challenge you, it will move you, and it will force you to make hard decisions. It is unbelievably immersive and tenaciously inventive. It is a game that sets the bar high for others to follow—for its art direction, narrative, and gameplay.
100
Game Revolution
Bioshock is that rare game where the plot, environment, and combat are all steps above the normal video game experience. Games at their very best, like this one, can create amazing alternative worlds for us to inhabit, doing those things we can't do in real life. This is one product the free market should be very happy to have.
100
AceGamez
You'll notice really small but crucial touches throughout your descent in Rapture that make it easily one of the most engaging, fun and unique shooters of any console. Whether you're looking for an action game, an adventure game, a good story, a unique concept, or hell, even an RPG, BioShock's brilliant campaign will make you realize that the first person shooter genre can and needs to be so much more than it is.
100
X360 Magazine UK
BioSchock is amazing. Not only are its visuals, music, sound, gameplay and plot superb, but it's highly polished and runs beautifully on the 360 without any noticeable drop in frame rate. [Issue 23, p.70]
100
Thunderbolt
BioShock is a title that gamers spend their whole lives waiting to play. Something that delivers on an absurdly high level in every department, and one that never dips in quality for the 15-20 hours that it lasts.
100
G4 TV
The art direction is outstanding; mixing art deco architecture, classic 1950’s graphic design and tons of great old music from the early jazz era that adds a musty creepiness to the overall atmosphere of the game. It’s definitely not your typical Space Marine fare, and that’s a very good thing.
100
Gaming Age
Everyone will play it differently, and have a different experience. Some like myself will find it drenched in tension and atmosphere, having run into many a situation where the poop was scared out of me. Others, like a friend of mine, will claim that its intuitiveness, combative freedom, and creativity puts it above the spiritual predecessor "System Shock 2," and wonder at how convincing the whole affair can be.
100
The Onion (A.V. Club)
A technical masterpiece with a story that reaches too far—but Andrew Ryan would have it no other way.
100
Deeko
While Bioshock doesn't necessarily do anything remarkably new once looked at from afar, what it does achieve is a literal masterpiece of all the elements presented. Most shocking of all is the deep customizable weapon system which gives it an almost RPG feel.
100
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Quotation forthcoming. [Oct 2007]


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sieanr on 30 August 2007

Is this a AAAAAA title? I think so.



Leo-j said: If a dvd for a pc game holds what? Crysis at 3000p or something, why in the world cant a blu-ray disc do the same?

ssj12 said: Player specific decoders are nothing more than specialized GPUs. Gran Turismo is the trust driving simulator of them all. 

"Why do they call it the xbox 360? Because when you see it, you'll turn 360 degrees and walk away" 

gebx on 30 August 2007

@ Sieanr

yep! Bioshock is the world's first AAAAAA title!

but keep it on the downlow.. if PS3 fanboys hear of this they'll come in here flamming away saying there's no such thing.



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mrstickball on 30 August 2007

The ironic thing is, the score for Bioshock has been going up, not down, as of recently.

Lowest sas 96.1%, it's 96.2% last time I checked (with another 8 reviews since its lowest).



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

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gebx on 30 August 2007

Weird.. Metacritic has it at 97%.. yet both websites have 54 reviews.

Metacritic reported 23 reviews at 100%

Gamerankings reported 20 reviews at 100%



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Bonafide732 on 30 August 2007

dam those are a hell of alot of good reviews.. if anyone hasnt played this id reccomend you go get a 360 and play it..



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redspear on 30 August 2007

The game is way to easy to be so many 100%. It is a fun game with great graphics and an interesting setting but the ending left a lot to be desired compared to the rest of the game.



azzer100 on 30 August 2007

please stop doing this to me people. I just dont know how much more I can take. Im skint and my 360 is broke so I wont be playing this game for a while so PLEASE PLEASE stop talking about how good it is because I really want it and its killing me :(



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kopboi on 30 August 2007

erm is dis game sellin lots cus i am not to sure yh it an amazing game but wat the point if it does not sell they never made it for laugh the made to make money u knw i am worry for halo cus bio shock is the best we seen on any nxt gen consul but it still not sellin system cum on micorsoft it time kickass. give them nothing take frm dem everything hoowllllll howwwwwwwwl howwwwwwwl
mayb dat was too much sorry guys



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