Around this time last year we got our first little taste of what could be expected from Bioshock, when 2K released an impressive 14 minute gameplay trailer. Bioshock is considered by its developers to be the "spiritual successor" of the well acclaimed System Shock 2. There is much more to this game than meets the eye, which can be discovered when playing the 1.8GB demo which was released just weeks ago.
The full version of Bioshock has also been released for both the PC and the Xbox 360, allowing us to purchase a copy and do a full analysis of how the current crop of videocards do in this next-gen FPS. The game uses a modified version of the Unreal Engine 3, also used by Epic's Gears of War and upcoming Unreal Tournament 3 game. Given that Bioshock is a single-player only game, we were a little amazed by the hype that surrounded it, yet the fact it offers breathtaking visuals and while the gameplay itself is quite good, the jaw-dropping visuals keep you entertained right till the very end.
View: Bioshock videocard performance @ TechSpot
The full version of Bioshock has also been released for both the PC and the Xbox 360, allowing us to purchase a copy and do a full analysis of how the current crop of videocards do in this next-gen FPS. The game uses a modified version of the Unreal Engine 3, also used by Epic's Gears of War and upcoming Unreal Tournament 3 game. Given that Bioshock is a single-player only game, we were a little amazed by the hype that surrounded it, yet the fact it offers breathtaking visuals and while the gameplay itself is quite good, the jaw-dropping visuals keep you entertained right till the very end.
View: Bioshock videocard performance @ TechSpot
beside graphics isnt everything , and unfortunately devs are forgetting it
This is one of the best games I've ever played... I'm playing it again on Hard... it has a great storyline, awesome gameplay, and superb artwork and sound effects... I wish all games had this much polish and creativity. Also, it hasn't even once crashed or glitched out on me! Seems like a lot of games these days have at least one or two nasty bugs that need to be patched.
Personally I don't understand why many people focus so much on multiplayer... I prefer a good story and campaign and I wish developers would also offer more campaign levels instead of just more multiplayer maps.
To me, multiplayer (in shooters specifically) is the same gameplay types over and over again with slightly different weapons/models/maps. However, a good story/campaign truly makes games like BioShock stand out and man is it fun!
beside graphics isnt everything , and unfortunately devs are forgetting it
15 hours for a first person shooter is pretty good, at least from the ones I've played over the years.
To me, multiplayer (in shooters specifically) is the same gameplay types over and over again with slightly different weapons/models/maps. However, a good story/campaign truly makes games like BioShock stand out and man is it fun!
Me too. I like the way that Bioshock's achievements work on the X360 too - things you do during the game, rather than "get 10K kills online" or whatever... single player campaigns are so much better than same old same old anonymous multiplayer. Multiplayer stuff only gets good when it's a big group of pals fragging each other for a laugh.
You just set a world record with 1 Meg of RAM, Congratulations.
Maybe because I'm using a nLited copy of XP with all of the crap taken out?
Maybe because I'm using a nLited copy of XP with all of the crap taken out?
Wouldn't help... Even the boot files take up more than a meg of memory...
For me, multi-player games really bore me. A good single-player game, with a good story to match, is far more exciting...
Don't get me wrong though... playing halo2 at my house with 15 other friends is probably the most fun I've EVER had in front of a game console but I think halo wouldn't be nearly as cool without it's story & campaign.
It hit GameInformer with a 10 rating. Which happens maybe once a generation.
...or looking in the options menu where it says "DirectX 10" and has an on/off toggle works too.
Heh.. well I don't own the game (yet) so I didn't know that
I didn't see them mention which 'mode' they tested the game in. If it's in PC Control mode, you can customize all the settings for sound and video. If it's in Xbox 360 Control mode, you can only change the detail between High, Medium, and Low or change the resolution.
An updated review with new nVidia and ATi drivers should be done by someone if it hasen't yet.
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html...W50aHVzaWFzdA==
If anyone was interested..
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