The ESRB has given us a few reason why Bioshock 2 was given it’s mature rating and part of it being due to “intense acts of violence,”
Intense acts of violence are as follows: players can use telekinesis to bring enemies close-up before drilling them to death—blood splatters in all directions; players can freeze enemies and allow them to shatter into pieces; players can set fire to enemies, or electrocute them in standing pools of water. In addition to the spurts of blood from combat, players will sometimes encounter smears of blood on walls and floors, and corpses lying in pools of blood—or spiked onto walls with rivets. When players come across a “special” corpse, they may set down the Little Sister and allow her to harvest ADAM (a DNA-modifying substance); the depiction of a child-like creature using a needle to draw fluid from a corpse can be somewhat unsettling (though overtly fantastical).
While that does seem pretty “intense,” they make it out to be like a massacre of some kind. As I was reading that I was thinking “wow this sounds really violent!” but after playing the first Bioshock, I feel it’s not as bad as they make it sound. Although they do a great job at making it sound more violent than it really is, they also me want to play it sooner rather than later. Bioshock 2 is set to hit stores on February 9th.
BioShock 2 [ESRB via SF Examiner]
Posted on November 18th, 2009 at 7:49am by Kreyg
Filed Under: BioShock 2, Main, Mature, News, PS3, Xbox 360, esrb-rating, pc, violence
Yesterday the cover art for Bioshock 2 had been revealed by the Cult of Rapture at 2kgames.com. The cover looks great and showcases the Big Daddy and a Little Sister riding on Mr Big.
When I look at the cover, I don’t feel as intimidated by this Big Daddy as I did with the one from the first game. The one on the first game’s cover looked bigger, stronger and had a more intimidating presence, but being that the Big Daddy in Bioshock 2 is one of the first ever and was designed to be smaller and less intimidating(albeit I’d be scared s**tless if I saw one of these, but I’d be even more scared if I saw the big daddy from the first game), it makes sense and that’s why it’s still bad ass.
Now that I’ve told what I think about the cover, you guys talk about it and tell us what you think
Posted on November 18th, 2009 at 3:25am by Kreyg
Filed Under: BioShock 2, Cover Art, Main, News, PS3, Talk About it, Xbox 360, hot, pc
Not to be overshadowed by
BioWare’s latest effort to depict
Mass Effect 2 in one epic cover, 2K Games has released the box art for
BioShock 2 — and it doesn’t win any points for originality
or cleanliness. Just like the first game’s cover, it features Big Daddy (this time he’s
you!) and Little Sister (not you). Only now, everything’s behind cracked, grimy glass and the logo’s covered in barnacles.
Eww.
You can lay your eyes on high-res versions of the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC covers for the sequel in the gallery below. You might want to put on some rubber gloves and grab a can of Scrubbing Bubbles before you click on ‘em, though.
[Thanks, Geoff]
BioShock 2 cover is familiar, absolutely filthy originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 17th, 2009 at 6:00pm by Randy Nelson
Filed Under: 2k-australia, 2k-games, 2k-marin, BioShock, BioShock 2, arkane-studios, box-art, cover, digital-extremes, take-two
Having already taken
a brief tour of Rapture through the eyes of a Big Daddy a few months back, we were okay with the fact that
BioShock 2 looked and seemed to play very much like the original game — only this time encased in a huge pressurized diving suit. Now that we’ve played through a full area of the game, our initial assessment more or less holds up, but that’s not to say there aren’t several noteworthy — and even surprising — changes and additions to expect when the game arrives next spring.
Warning: We’ve done our best to keep what you’re about to read as spoiler-free as possible, but the extremely sensitive should tread cautiously beyond this point.
Continue reading Hands-on: BioShock 2
Hands-on: BioShock 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on October 29th, 2009 at 1:00pm by Randy Nelson
Filed Under: 2k-australia, 2k-games, 2k-marin, BioShock, BioShock 2, arkane-studios, digital-extremes, multiplayer, take-two
Bioshock 2
These videos were just posted that give all of us a better look at the upcoming creepy sequel, Bioshock 2. The videos give you a character and story interview, an overview on the multiplayer mechanics, and a look at combat in the game. The combat is different so this is a good look at what to expect.
Posted on October 29th, 2009 at 12:23pm by GamingAngel
Filed Under: BioShock, BioShock 2, News
