2K Marin · 2010 · 4 platforms
BioShock 2
BioShock 2 is the second game of the BioShock series and the sequel to BioShock.
Role-playing (RPG)AdventureShooterPuzzle
01 — About
The story
BioShock 2 is the second game of the BioShock series and the sequel to BioShock. It continues the grand storyline of the underwater metropolis Rapture. BioShock 2 capitalizes and improves upon the high-quality effects, unique gameplay elements, and immersive atmosphere that defined the first game. It explores more brutal gameplay than its predecessor, with new enemies, weapons, Plasmids, and Gene Tonics.
Set eight years after the events of the first game, BioShock 2 follows Subject Delta, a prototype Big Daddy sent on a quest to reunite with the Little Sister he was previously bonded to, Eleanor, across a changed and even more dangerous Rapture.
02 — At a glance
Metascore
88/100
Excellent — broadly acclaimed by press and players.
Age
PEGI 18+
Released
Feb 09 2010
Platforms
MacPlayStation 3PC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox 360
Developer
2K Marin
Publisher
2K Games
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)AdventureShooterPuzzle
03 — World & gameplay
Technical sheet
Classification
- Franchise
- Game modes
- Perspective
- Engine
Multiplayer
- OnlineUp to 10 players
04 — Age ratings
Mature audiences
05 — Languages
Available worldwide
| Language | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
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| German | |||
| Italian | |||
| Spanish | |||
| English | |||
| French |
06 — How long is this game?
Source: HowLongToBeat
Estimated duration
- Main Story24.0h
- Main + Extras14.3h
- Completionist45.7h
07 — Media
See it in action
08 — Editions
Pick your version
Special Edition
Special Edition Includes: BioShock 2 game, a vinyl 180g LP with Bioshock 1 orchestral score and frameable jacket, an audio CD with Bioshock 2 orchestral score, 3 vintage Rapture advertisements (rolled), a Bioshock 2 Art Book, 164 pages, 8 1/2 x 11" and hardcover.
Bioshock 2: Rapture Edition
Bioshock 2: Rapture Edition is a UK exclusive only available at zavvi.com. The Rapture Edition includes the game and a hardcover book "Deco Devolution - The Art of Bioshock 2"
09 — Expansions
DLC & extensions
This edition includes the original BioShock, BioShock 2 and add-on content for both games. For BioShock, this edition includes the Plasmid Pack and the DLC "Challenge Rooms" (which was a PS3 exclusive, now available as well for the Xbox 360 version). In addition, a new add-on for BioShock, "Museum of Orphaned Concepts," showcases early concept art and ideas that were removed or never added to the final version of the game. For BioShock 2, the Ultimate Rapture Edition will also include the Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack, Rapture Metro Pack, Kill 'em Kindly, The Protector Trials and Minerva's Den DLC, which come with related achievements/trophies. This edition also comes with a collectible Columbia Sticker pack, inspired by the then-upcoming game.
Kill 'em Kindly is a game mode for BioShock 2 Multiplayer released as a Downloadable Content on May 11th, 2010, alongsides the Rapture Metro Pack and the Zigo & Blanche DLC. In this game mode, the players can only use golf clubs to strike enemies with melee attacks. This mode is free to download on the Xbox Live, and the PlayStation Network. It was also free to download on the Games for Windows Live online platform for PC until its closure, but is now included on the regular game on Steam.
The Protector Trials is the third DLC for BioShock 2 and the first to expand the singleplayer mode. Players step into the role of a Big Daddy who must fight off splicers while his Little Sister harvests ADAM from corpses. It offers six new maps with three difficulty levels, new unlockables and seven new achievements/trophies. There are three new weapons and Plasmid load-outs plus a fourth bonus load-out received when all previous ones are completed.
Minerva's Den is a single player downloadable content for BioShock 2. This additional campaign is a self-contained narrative experience that puts players in the role of another Alpha Series Big Daddy in a previously unexplored section of Rapture. Minerva's Den shows another vision of Rapture within Minerva's Den, a high-technology center of the city, and explores the backstory of the Thinker, a supercomputer responsible for the control of many automatic devices and systems in the underwater utopia, and its creator Charles Milton Porter.
12 — Price history
Last 90 days
13 — Community voice
What players say
14 — In the same franchise
More from the franchise
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