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Bioshock Ships 1.5 Million, Sequels Likely
Gamespot is reporting that 2K games has shipped 1.5 million units of BioShock to games stores and retailers. The title was noted by EA Sports' Peter Moore as proof that third-party publishers aren't getting squeezed out by first-party AAA games. "It turns out the comments by the former Xbox 360 and Games for Windows marketing chief were prescient. Today during a post-earnings report conference call with analysts, Take-Two Interactive Chairman Strauss Zelnick said BioShock was already a runaway success for the controversial publisher, which has been set back by the Grand Theft Auto IV and Manhunt 2 delays."
The first 15 minutes in BioShock were easily the scariest I have ever experienced in a video game. Turned out the lights, cranked the surround system, cranked the sub, and got lost in Rapture. My ladyfriend and my best bud were over...all three of us were jumping and shrieking. Definately an amazing experience.
Play this game. Play it on 360 or play it on a (very) well equipped PC, it doesn't matter which. Just make sure that you experience it at least once...you won't ever forget it.
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Have you actually even played it? It doesn't really innovate anything, but that doesn't mean it isn't an amazing experience to play through.
As far as graphics are concerned this will be the only thing I will say about it...they are good enough (ESPECIALLY the water) to the point where when you first surface after the plane crash, I thought it was a cinematic...it wasn't. You are actually controlling it.
Play the first few minutes of the game and you will see what I am talking about.
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