BioShock 2

2010

Action

Adventure

BioShock 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin and published by 2K Games. Set in the fictional underwater dystopian city of Rapture, the game's story takes place eight years after the events of the first BioShock. Assuming control of Subject Delta, a hulking Big Daddy, players are tasked with fighting through "splicers", the psychotic human population of the city, using weapons and an array of genetic modifications. (wikipedia.org)

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Bioshock

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Action, Adventure, Shooter

Developer:

2K Marin

Publisher:

2K Games

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BioShock 2

2010

Action

Adventure

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BillyShears

Rated 27 Jan 2018

Remember when you were walking around rapture last and you were wishing the entire game was an escort / protect mission

Rated 27 Jan 2018

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TheEscapist

Rated 19 Apr 2020

I liked it better than the first BioShock actually. Also enjoyed the multiplayer.

Rated 19 Apr 2020

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Platknight

Rated 01 May 2018

I'm honestly at odds with Bioshock 2. Not comparing it to its predecessor is hard, when it improves upon a lot of what made the first game great, especially since it lets you BECOME the big daddy you've always feared from the first game. However, there's a trope in most video games about escort/defending missions being the most boring parts of a game, and that's the core gameplay loop for BS2. Enjoyable, but flawed.

Rated 01 May 2018

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oaic

Rated 15 Jan 2019

I played this (several times) before I played the first game, and I could never understand why people didn't like it. Now I understand: it doesn't add much, and the main story isn't as memorable. Still very fun! I liked a lot of the maps.

Rated 15 Jan 2019

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future42

Rated 05 Mar 2018

Haven't played a ton, seemed good

Rated 05 Mar 2018

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Obdurate

Rated 11 Feb 2018

I think it just lost some of its charm being basically a rehash of the amazing first one. In ways it could possibly be a better game but it wasn't able to grab me like the first, and it didn't do anything different with the formula like Infinite did. Still a good game, just easily the weakest part of the trilogy.

Rated 11 Feb 2018

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JSchlansky

Rated 26 Jan 2018

Bioshock Infinite came around and stopped this from really being the 2nd Bioshock game anymore, now it's more like a spin off that doesn't know what subtlety is.

Rated 26 Jan 2018

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shoegays

Rated 11 Jul 2018

A preview of things to come with Inifnite: Gameplay gets less exciting and its politics get more muddled.

Rated 11 Jul 2018

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Antonio P

Rated 04 Nov 2019

crappy game as their is puzzles in this when this is a shooter.

Rated 04 Nov 2019

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TheDiceman

Rated 04 Mar 2018

Not as good as the original but still good.

Rated 04 Mar 2018

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armin2002

Rated 07 Apr 2024

my_criticker

Rated 09 Mar 2020

My favorite of the Bioshock series... 2 allows us to revisit our beloved Rapture, but from a wholly different perspective. We're already familiar with the story of Rapture, so the story doesn't need retelling; events here take place after 1, with some additional details from the past made known. The combination of unique combat, skills tree, game-in-game and even the sometimes annoying puzzles all add to its replayability.

Rated 09 Mar 2020

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KeyUtkan

Rated 22 Sep 2021

Even more boring than the first. Very slow start for a game. I deleted it after a while. Bioshock as a series, kinda disappointing for me.

Rated 22 Sep 2021

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Nyctalope

Rated 13 Feb 2018

The weakest of the Bioshock series, but the nonetheless an interesting game with plenty to offer. Failing to capture some of the narrative strengths of BS1, Bioshock 2 instead delivers on some excellent gameplay moments that stem from being a Big Daddy. Did someone say drill arm?

Rated 13 Feb 2018

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Bobbles

Rated 15 Jun 2018

The formula is wearing even thinner by this point.

Rated 15 Jun 2018

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mwestcott

Rated 24 Sep 2018

BioShock 2 has all of the game play and atmosphere of the first game. So for those who enjoyed the original, this is a very suitable sequel. It falls short only in the realm of story, which is nothing compared to the original.

Rated 24 Sep 2018

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Alan Zatkow

Rated 23 Dec 2023

I thought this game was fun all the way through. An absolutely enjoyable experience that was different enough from its predecessor to feel like a whole new game, even though the mechanics and environment were similar.

Rated 23 Dec 2023

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