BioShock Can Have a Lot of Sequels If the Story Allows It

BioShock was a truly marvelous release, as it took the story of titles to new heights, put up some very tough moral choices, and introduced innovations to how the events were portrayed in a game. Because it gained massive critical acclaim and was met with huge sales from fans, it seems that 2K Games, the company who published it, is very determined to continue developing this franchise.

As such, it announced quite a long time ago that it would turn it into a series of games, and that new titles were soon due to arrive. This made a lot of fans fear the fact that their beloved game would be exploited and that the story was bound to suffer gravely from the new releases. However, it seems that 2K intends to be very careful with this franchise, as Christoph Hartmann, the global president of 2K Games, has talked about these new sequels and assured fans that, if the story would allow it, new games would be made.

Hartmann expanded on the fact that there was a huge risk when you developed a series of games, as you didn't have to stretch the story, if it didn't allow for it. He compared the Matrix and the Star Wars series of movies, which started off great, but only one of them had the story to back up the other releases that followed. Furthermore, Hartmann went on to slightly hint at Electronic Arts' development of the Need For Speed franchise, which didn't really have the greatest results in terms of quality.

“For Bioshock, because it’s so story driven, the question obviously arises: how long can you do it without turning into The Matrix? But, then again, look at Star Wars. It’s a fight between good and evil, just like Bioshock. If we spin it the right way and get the right twist of innovation, we can make six parts of it, as Star Wars did. But we have to be careful not to cash in. I won’t name the company, but there was a great racing game years ago. They brought it back year-on-year. If you look at the scores, it’s hard to believe what they’ve done to it. It’s upsetting, actually”

Let's not forget that the second title in the franchise, BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams, will be released this year, as its first teaser trailer was unlocked after the recently-launched PlayStation 3 version of the game was finished.