| BioShock | 
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| From: 2K Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $10.99
You Save: $9.00 (45%)
New (14) Used (17) from $10.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  242 reviews
Sales Rank: 755
Platform: Windows Xp
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 21962
UPC: 710425219627
EAN: 0710425219627
ASIN: B000MK694E
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Ignore the other reviews. December 12, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Now, I have read the Customer reviews saying that they will not install this game on their PCs because of the DRM root kits. This is BullSh**. The rootkits are there, but if that is the reason you are not going to allow yourself one of the greatest gaming experiences of all time then you are the grandest of morons. By the way if you are thinking of buying this for Xbox 360 or Playstation 3, they too have their own DRM stuff so either way you can't escape it. Bioshock is perhaps one of the greatest games ever made, 2K did a fantastic job. The story is great, the graphics are phenomenal, and the game plays very well. Rapture is portrayed perfectly as a decrepit, decaying city under the sea. I have played this game through three times and my experience changes each time. If you are looking for a game that will continue to entertain you for a long time, look no further. Now if you will excuse me I hear a Little Sister around the corner and I need some more ADAM.
 Will not work with ATI video cards! December 11, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have a recent ATI Radeon video card in my Dell XPS gaming system and this game would not run until I searched and located a "hack". Even then, very poor performance and artifacts everywhere. Exclusivity agreement with Nivdia? Maybe.
LOL, see it's down to $14.99 now. Still overpriced, IMO...
Didn't know about the DRM thing -- great, now I have to go scrub my registry...
STAY AWAY.
A lot of fuss out there, but no problems here... December 3, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm sure some folks are having compatibility issues with their copy of Bioshock. This has always been one of the challenges of making games for PCs with so many possible combinations of hardware and software. While I don't doubt many of the reviewers here are very knowledgeable with computers--including many like me who build our own computers regularly--I would also have to say that in my experience many people who get frustrated and fire off extremely negative reviews/comments about products just don't have the knowledge or patience to get things to run. Those same people probably complain about a lot of things besides computer games...
The bottom line for me is that I recently purchased the game, installed the game (which DID take quite a while even on my fast computer), and I have been playing it now for hours with ZERO hiccups, BSODs, crashes to the desktop, or any other form of glitch that the PC community has dealt with over the years. It's a terrific game, with a great story, great graphics, and a polish that is truly outstanding. It is unfortunate that some are so focused on the DRM issue--really, how many places do most people install a game? Piracy has driven developers to the extreme. You can complain all you want, but if you were the team spending millions to make a great game, only to have it uploaded to the 'net minutes after release, I think you'd be concerned about protecting your investment, too. Until pirates stop doing that crap then developers are going to keep trying to protect themselves, admittedly with mixed results.
Potential buyers, just read up on the game, try the demo, check out great review sources like metacritics.com, and have fun. Don't let all the negativity turn you off on a great experience--and be PATIENT when first loading the game.
Cheers! And good gaming...
Oh, my system specs for reference: Q6600 Quad Core, EVGA 680i M/B, 4GB RAM, Zotac 9800GTX Amp!, Light-on DVD R/W, 22" LCD, X-Fi, Thermaltake Shark Case, Vista Business 32-Bit, Logitech G15 keyboard, Logitech G5 mouse
 Great Game !!! December 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is so different to others, graphics are not so great, but are very good. I like history, but gameplay is a little difficult, ammo is so hard to find and even, it have to be bought from machines.
Installing is a little complicated too, installation requires online activation, I tried too many times to do that, but error messages appears, I had to do it manually by sending an email to securom.com
Overall, Bioshock is great, I recommend it !!! But, make sure you have all PC requirements, they are so high.
limited activation November 30, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I played this game on mt friends Xbox 360 and LOVED it. It was innovative, creative and wicked fun. It's not every day you find a game that is genuinely new after you've played a lot of games. The plot was well done, the graphics wonderfully creepy, and the weapons cool. I was looking to buy this game for the PC since I don't have a 360, and am utterly disappointed that the game is DRM. It has limited activation. If I pay for a game, CD, DVD or what ever, I should be able to install it where I want when I want. You can't play it without the CD, so what's the problem? The only people this DRM process punishes are the honest consumers who purchase original copies like I do. I would give it zero stars if I could, that's how much DRM irritates me.
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