When asked, Would you kindly review Bioshock 2?
Its got hard times ahead, make no mistake.
Visually, the game is still great, and controls are very similar.
However, its not long before you meet the games major new foe, the Big Sisters.
These are fast, agile foes that make Big Daddies look like pussycats.
In particular, the control system has been tweaked.
ThePipe Mania-style hacking mini-game is no more, replaced by a little reflex testing game.
The Plasmid system has been altered slightly too.
Weapons have also been beefed up.
Well, youre a Big Daddy, after all.
Ahem… sorry).
Here you then chose whether to cure her, or harvest her.
The latter grants you more Adam, but kills the little girl (you monster!
Progression through the game is far more linear than the first.
Bioshock2 also suffers noticeably from a lack of mystique.
Thats not to sayBioshock2 is short on surprises and a great story.
As well as the single player, theres now also a multiplayer element.
Im focusing on the single player here, as I feelBioshockreally is all about the single player story.
That said, the multiplayer mixture of guns and Plasmids makes for some interesting online action.
I must admit that prior to release I was more than a little sceptical aboutBioshock2.
Bioshock 2is out now andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
4 out of 5
