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BioShock 2 Confirmed!?

A strong candidate to the "Best game of the year" award turns into a franchise

By Alexandru Stanescu, Editor, Gaming Reviews (Consoles)

11th of September 2007, 08:33 GMT

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Since BioShock's turning up to be a hit title, ranking high in game charts and reviews, it would be a pity to waste its potential, so a sequel's coming up. Take-Two
considers a BioShock franchise, aiming biennial releases, with the second title in the series being probably launched in 2009. BioShock's publisher decided to launch new games pertaining to the franchise, every two years, taking its inspiration from the media hit GTA.

No details have been announced till now, but Take-Two has bad news too, this time regarding L.A. Noire, which has been delayed for November 2008. Personally, I don't like the comparison between GTA and BioShock, because such franchises tend to get commercial sooner or later and we're bound to see a title featuring the same good old Little Sisters and very few improvements. If 2K Games' hit title reached the 1 million plus downloads mark on Xbox Live, imagine the hysteria caused by the launch of a second game.

Could this be a second Halo? Hopefully, BioShock 2 will have less glitches than the first title, but the prospective of a perfect game manages to scare me right now. BioShock is a 9 or 9.5 title (out of 10), turning doing to the FPS genre what Final Fantasy or Prince of Persia did to theirs. If 2K Games are serious about turning it into a franchise, then we've got a cult series on our hands. I just wonder how the new Plasmids and abilities will look like and I can't even imagine a concept of the future game's monsters.

If BioShock 2 is not going to be a sellout title, consider me a fan, but if it turns into the average "clone of the first game in the series which rocked", I won't hesitate to put the blame on Take-Two's decision to pull out BioShock game every two years.

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Comment #1 by: Ryan on 11 Mar 2008, 00:52 GMT reply to this comment

I cant wait. Bioshock 2 should be bigger and have alot more weapons and upgrades and other loads of levels. I hope it comes out with large levels, clues, more levels and more levels and more levels. Make more options for Adam and uprades. Hell yea, im so excited I dont know what to say.

Comment #1.1 by: troy on 23 Mar 2008, 19:14 GMT

Please no multiplayer UNLESS you are sure it is something unique and as enjoyable as bioshocks single player, which I doubt it could be. I can't think of a way that multiplayer could work. Wouldn't it be cool if there was a lot of hustle and bustle, instead of a few splicers; some sane people too.

Comment #1.2 by: Tyshim on 19 Jul 2008, 20:27 GMT

Perhaps if it were big daddy's (users, or AI) protecting little sisters (AI) from splicers (users, or AI) it would be fun? Any opinions on this idea?


Comment #2 by: amz on 11 Mar 2008, 11:12 GMT reply to this comment

they better put an online gaming in it

Comment #2.1 by: Jake on 12 Mar 2008, 00:47 GMT

this game would be one of the top 3 games out there is it had online


Comment #3 by: JeremyWolf on 13 Mar 2008, 00:54 GMT reply to this comment

Online gaming is vastly overrated, myself and MANY gamers would rather have a great single-player experience than a half-assed one so we can then spend time listening to 13 year olds with nothing else to do but jump-snipe and talk trash.

Comment #3.1 by: Darren on 22 Dec 2008, 19:28 GMT

Yeah not everyone that owns a gaming console has a high speed internet connection to play online. Some people actually buy games to play by themselves, so quit trying to ruin the casual gamers experience by crying everytime a game comes out without an online component.


Comment #4 by: Greg on 16 Mar 2008, 06:24 GMT reply to this comment

I completely agree. Forget mindless online Halo type play and focus on a single player campaign. I love getting lost in a great story with great atmosphere, it's like getting lost in a good book. I really don't need to be drug back into reality by 12 year olds and actual people in the game. Save that kind of stuff for straight shooters like Halo.


Comment #5 by: Syko205 on 28 Mar 2008, 19:16 GMT reply to this comment

BioShock ruled so 2 should be a big successand will probally kick major ass.


Comment #6 by: JS on 09 Apr 2008, 04:21 GMT reply to this comment

Yeah I totally agree that there should be NO online becuase if there is it is going to take away from the single player which is what it was reconized for.MAYBE multiplayer you know split screen but I say NO becuase if all the time is put into single player were looking at one of the biggest games of its time!


Comment #7 by: Vietcong on 02 May 2008, 01:28 GMT reply to this comment

this has got to be one of the worst decisions that a company can make. bioshock does have potential and t was one of the best games to ever be ceated but sequal games and movies always end up getting bad reviews and being crappy. the best thing to do would be to enjoy bioshock for waht it is and not elaborate on such a master piece. the only thing that would work would be a chronical not a sequal and even thats pushing it. its to good to risk destroying


Comment #8 by: bob on 03 May 2008, 16:49 GMT reply to this comment

i hope there is online this time also MORE SPLICERS are needed i mean in the 1st 1 there is like 10-15 splicers per level


Comment #9 by: Chris on 16 Jun 2008, 03:33 GMT reply to this comment

Bioshock 2 could not put a stain on the first one. Bioshock was a masterpeice, as they developed the game they specificaly went out to redefine the way games are made. This was met with succses. Whether or not they can do that every two years is irrelevant. No matter what Bioshock 2 becomes it will not change the way I think about the original. Now, on to other things.
In Bioshock 2 they need to bump up they replayability. I played it through three times, I haven't touched it since. They also need to do some more inventive things with the Adam. It was just, fire, ice, wind...so on and so fourth. The coolest in my opinion was the swarm. Once you got it up the lv. 3 it was the best weapon in my opinion and it was Different! Also I woould like to see more splicer to splicer interaction. If they are as crazy as they seem why don't they attack each other without the aid of enrage? It would create a sense of chaos that the previous game had but didn't develop enough for it to set in. I would also like more good/bad choices. In Bioshock it was all central to whether or not you saved the Little Sisters. More varied situations would be great. And why don't the splicers have the same plasmids as you? Why did only some of bosses shoot fire or electrify you? It would make the game more challenging if they were to integrate more plasmids into the splicer population. I think that is all I have to say on the matter.......comments are appreciated.


Comment #10 by: ChrisIzDaShiz on 07 Jul 2008, 03:37 GMT reply to this comment

All I gotta say is, It BETTER HAVE SOME SORT OF multiplayer/live FEATURE~ like James Bond for N64.....true gamers, you know what I'm talking about!


Comment #11 by: mike on 11 Jul 2008, 15:01 GMT reply to this comment

this game will rule numba 1 in so many ways. not only will the developers fix all the glitches up for a revamped liveley feel but they will also include so many new things that bioshock obviously didnt have . I CANT WAIT to see where they will set the second bioshock. i reckon that it will be set way before the first one when rapture was a piecefull place.


Comment #12 by: ian on 15 Oct 2008, 23:28 GMT reply to this comment

well we are nearing the end of 2009 having hit the point of at least an announcement and still no bioshock 2. i am hopeful as a huge fan of bioshock but it is looking unlikely to meet that every 2 years deadline.


Comment #13 by: josh on 05 Dec 2008, 13:34 GMT reply to this comment

i think bioshock would be great also with online fighting each other very cool


Comment #14 by: joanne goth on 18 Dec 2008, 18:19 GMT reply to this comment

hell yeah i cant wait playing bioshockat the moment and a sequel will be awesome more guns and upgrading and goals to do will be cool


Comment #15 by: Hugh on 22 Jan 2009, 08:15 GMT reply to this comment

Hey Guys. I think Bioshock 2 will not be as good as the Original, But it will still kick ass, Multiplayer is bad, bioshock was made for Singleplayer and Singleplayer ONLY

I think, This should take place when you leave rapture, And when you start a new game, it will look at your Original bioshock save data, load up that, and depending on wether you saved or haversted the little sisters, will affect the game, so if you harvested them all, you would start on a submarine, have to kill the Normal humans, have splicers on your team and so on.

If you saved them all, You would live a normal life, and something else would happen :D


Comment #16 by: BHJ on 30 Jan 2009, 03:09 GMT reply to this comment

there's no way. it may be good, maybe even great, but there's no way it matches bioshock. that may be the best game i've ever played, and that's called lightning in a bottle. what story could they come up with to even go back to rapture in the first place?

still, i will buy it the second it comes out. and if i'm wrong, then thank god.


Comment #17 by: Bob on 26 Feb 2009, 09:00 GMT reply to this comment

i think in the Bioshock sequel, the main character who may be the same from the first one should have a way so his Powers (Adam/Plasmids) should be almost unlimited. Like He some how has one of the sea slugs in him now, but he keeps it under control so he has unlmited adam...Idk, i think that would be an interesting idea...


Comment #18 by: Durk on 26 Mar 2009, 01:03 GMT reply to this comment

It seems like half the people are completely against multiplayer and half want Bioshock 2 to be nothing but online.

Bioshock was amazing because of it's single player. Multiplayer should NOT be a priority. At the same time, it IS possible to throw in a simple death match multiplayer on a few closed off levels, like Goldeneye did, without ruining the singleplayer aspect at all. I'm interested to see what exactly they do.


Comment #19 by: tam duong on 29 Mar 2009, 04:43 GMT reply to this comment

Bioshock was one of the great, great game for it genre in my opinion. For, Bioshock 2 i'm hoping it is much bigger, much better, and lots of power-ups and an eye popping graghic. I've already deposit $10 pre-order the game. So keep it top notch on the game guys. Also (Will there be a bioshock 2 t-shirts in the near future?)


Comment #20 by: leesa on 31 Mar 2009, 19:00 GMT reply to this comment

This is going to be the best game ever that going to be one of my faves i will be in line waiting to put this disc in my xbox 360 console


Comment #21 by: god of war on 27 Apr 2009, 22:38 GMT reply to this comment

bioshock2 will be better than the first one because you are a prototype big daddy and their are going to be new big daddys

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