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BioShock Review (continued)
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Manufacturer: 2K Games
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ESRB Rating: Mature
Platform(s): Windows XP
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2008-09-21
Still not buying
I was seriously considering buying Bioshock until I read about the people who recently purchased the game and had problems with their computers. It seems that the company has decided to keep the DRM in the game. Why? The game is not current and I'm sure the sales are not too great. Not a wise decision. Sorry, but I am not going to spend my money on a game that may possibly screw up my new computer. If the powers that be finally got rid of DRM they would get hundreds of people willing to buy their game. Until then my money will remain in my pocket.
Date: 2008-09-18
Unable to install due to virus
This game contains a virus called "secuROM" that permanently installs itself into your OS and can disable your drives (as it did mine) and should be avoided at all costs. It's a shame. I played Bioshock on a friends 360 and was blown away. The cool retro 50's look of the underwater city and the music set over the dark and creepy atmosphere made for a great gaming environment. It has an original and thoughtful story and the endless attack combos and multiple endings gives this game a very high replay value as well. I was very exited to get this for PC as mouse/keyboard is the best set up for a FPS by far. I was crushed when I found it had installed a virus that crippled my virtual drives. Removing secuROM from my system was a lengthy nightmare that involved risky registry editing that can damage your system permanently if not done exactly right.
Bioshock is a great game that contains a virus. Buy the 360 version if you want to play it.
5 stars for a fun game
1 star for infecting my computer with malware.
Date: 2008-09-16
Wouldn't load for me, wasted money
The game looks cool and I'd love to get it to work, but it WILL NOT LOAD on my hardware. Emails to BIOSHOCK produce nothing, since they say it should run. Emails to Securom blame me for running some program their software doesn't like or say I should change my hardware.
I did my own checking and found a number of complaints regarding the Lite-On DVD writer, which I have in my system. Apparently Securom doesn't like my DVD writer. I suppose I could buy a new DVD writer ($30) just to play a $19 game, but even if I do, how am I supposed to know this is the only thing in my system that Securom doesn't like?
Worse, I PAID my money, but I can neither play the game nor get a refund. When someone takes your money but won't deliver what you purchased, that's called THEFT.
Look, if the game works for you, I'm glad for you. But if you don't want to have your money stolen, I'd give this a pass, at least until the complaints about Securom drop.
We expect food distributors to give us a label telling us what is in our food. It's time protected games were required to have a label telling us what EXACTLY is required and what EXACTLY they are doing with our computer. It CAN'T be being done right, or I'd be playing the game. The only good thing I can say is that I paid $19 for a lesson in why software companies can't be trusted.
Date: 2008-09-15
DRM needs to be protested
Just as everyone else is saying, the console version for this game was great. When I bought the PC version, I was distressed to learn that I could only install in 3 times. This is not worth your money, we must protest DRM in PC games.
Date: 2008-09-13
Activation limits removed on BioShock for the PC
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I played this game when it had 5 activations with no problems. But due to all the customer comments all activation has been removed since August 2007. Due to all the fallout from Spore that has limited activations I hope Bioshock gets some good press for removing any activation limits.
Because Bioshock is one of the best FPS I have ever played.
Wow glad I didn't miss this gem.
I will award it with my first 10/10 ever. Played fine with my older Nvidia 6800 and single core Intel 3.4 GHz CPU at 1024x 768.
Up to date beautiful eye candy mixed with cyberpunk. A treasure to explore with a map so you don't get lost if you want it. They even have an optional arrow, which allows you to search the whole place without getting lost.
Many options for difficulty. This game can be too easy on easy with the revitalization chambers and frequent health and bullets. So ramp up the hardness options, there is even a hardness patch. But for weekend warriors, this can be a fun FPS stroll with less concern about mere death.
And a good quicksave, level, and anytime save options.
And don't forget the 5.1 sound. Good voice acting and music complete the scene. This is one of the few games that truly transported me to another world with a good story to boot.
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