2K Marin, Digital Extremes,Feral Interactive (Mac OS X)Blind Squirrel Games[1] (remastered) "There's definitely more granularity and dynamism in the narrative of BioShock 2. [50] The BioShock 2 Rapture Edition is available in Europe, New Zealand and Australia, in addition to the BioShock 2 Special Edition. However Wahl, as a final act against his foe, shuts down The Thinker, putting in jeopardy the whole city which needs the machine's control to stabilize its many vital functions. "As this sequel is an extension of the first game's storylines and characters, there are direct contrasts between the extreme politics of Andrew Ryan's objectivism and the extreme religion/politics of Lamb's collectivism", he writes. "Bioshock 2 specifically asks players to question all sides of debates when extreme stances are taken, and asks players to weigh their decisions in an alternate and complex history. Many ADAM Sea Slugs are also to be found, appearing both in the ocean and inside jars located around the complex. The game was supported with downloadable content upon launch, and a new single-player campaign, titled Minerva's Den, was released in August 2010. The collection also includes all of the post-launch DLC packs, including BioShock 2’s Minerva’s Den, an experience that is easily one of the peaks of the franchise. Media: Together they head for an escape pod that Sinclair has arranged to leave Rapture. [25][26] 2K Marin started on BioShock 2 with a core team of eight in November 2007, adding 78 additional personnel at peak development. [21] These include the deathmatch modes "Survival of the Fittest" and "Civil War"; "Capture the Sister", a capture the flag mode where the objective to capture or defend is a Little Sister; and "Turf War", where teams compete to control specific areas of a map. Only a single sound designer had worked on the previous BioShock's lauded sound, which Kamper called "intimidating"; "we were all basically coming into the project as fans of the first game." The Big Sister's sound effects were created by layering sounds from birds, hyenas, and Kamper's wife doing impressions of a dolphin. ADAM is used to create "plasmids" that enable superpowers such as the ability to create lightning or pyrokinesis. Reed Wahl, seeing Sigma's arrival with dread, detonates the tunnel access to Minerva's Den through which Sigma was walking, sending him to the ocean floor. [17] ADAM can be used to upgrade the player's plasmids and tonics. Initially, media reports suggested that the subtitle, Sea Of Dreams, would accompany the second entry in the series. Porter, on the other hand, was using it for a more personal purpose: to have The Thinker emulate the voice and personality of his long-dead wife Pearl, his grief for whom he was never able to overcome, even after coming to Rapture. He passes by his many souvenirs and memories of his wife. [44] Kamper split some of Schyman's tracks to use as leitmotivs; the opening track of Eleanor and Delta together was divided in later renditions, using the deeper cello for Delta and the violin for Eleanor. [39]:17–29, To create the multiplayer characters of pre-fall Rapture, Digital Extremes developed more than 26 character concepts, which were then narrowed down to a few archetypes that would represent a cross-section of the Rapture population. [40] The character challenged the team to convey her backstory and personality through the design. It is the sequel to the 2007 game BioShock and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on February 9, 2010; Feral Interactive released an OS X version on March 30, 2012. Actually in terms of design, there were lots of fun things, like at one point she had a sort of 'Fallen Angel' feel to her, like broken wings," Weir recalled. BioShock 2 Minerva's Den Remastered (PS4) - FULL Gameplay Walkthrough DLC 1080P 60FPS. This is important to their escape plan, as the reprogrammed beacon will render Porter's private bathysphere invisible to the torpedo launchers set by Sofia Lamb to prevent anyone from leaving Rapture. Game modes: [22][23] As the player progresses through the multiplayer experience, new weapons, tonics, and plasmids are unlocked, in addition to story-related audio diaries available in the player's apartment. As a Big Daddy, the player can defeat other Big Daddies and either adopt their Little Sisters, having them gather ADAM for the player, or harvest them for their ADAM outright. The two find that Lamb has converted Sinclair into another Big Daddy, and is forced to kill him. "And if that doesn't bore us and we're the people that played it for thousands upon thousands of hours, then I think we have a pretty good perspective on how interesting that location really is. "[The artists] had an earlier version of Stanley with a swanky Hawaiian shirt that was in the time period, but felt out of place in Rapture. BioShock 2 takes place in the fictional city of Rapture, an underwater metropolis hidden from the rest of the world. After regaining consciousness, Sigma is contacted by Porter, who is looking for help to retrieve a copy of The Thinker's programming code, his life-work, which he wishes to take with him when escaping to the surface. If the game you are looking for is not listed, then it need to be added to MobyGames … He wrote that "scoring a sequel to a major hit game is always a challenge," and the praise his BioShock score received made things even more difficult. "[35] The other major change was that the player's character, Subject Delta, is no longer the first Big Daddy, but rather the fourth prototype. He then confronts Sigma directly and is killed by the Big Daddy. One such element was the Pipe Mania-inspired hacking minigame. Rapture was founded in the 1940s by billionaire Andrew Ryan, who built the city to escape the tyranny of governments or religion. Lamb sends Splicers and armored Big Sisters to stop Delta, to no effect. August 31, 2010 (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, OS X)September 15, 2016(Xbox One, PlayStation 4)May 29, 2020 (Nintendo Switch) "[83] IGN's review also stated that the game does not look as visually impressive as its predecessor, but it is still one of the best-looking games around because of its unique art style. If the player is killed, they are revived via "vita-chambers. Join. [37] The first appearance for BioShock 2 came in the form of a teaser trailer that was available in the PlayStation 3 version of the first game. Revealed in the epilogue, Porter and Tenenbaum were able to return to the surface world in the bathysphere, and that she was able to restore his former body and voice with the cure she was working on. [56], By March 2010, BioShock 2 sold 3 million copies across all platforms, close to the original BioShock's 4 million lifetime sales at the time. [citation needed], Michael Kamper served as BioShock 2's audio lead; he joined 2K Marin to work on BioShock 2 after the closure of Electronic Arts Chicago. The player has access to a new weapon (the Ion Laser), a new Plasmid (Gravity Well), and a new Gene Tonic (Master Protector, only if the player has completed The Protector Trials DLC). The game's ending depends on how the player interacted with the Little Sisters they encountered, and the fates of the members of the Rapture Family. The Research Camera is also not present. He is, however, the first to be successfully 'pair-bonded' to a single Little Sister.[35]. 2K apologized to the players, as they had promised that this content would be forthcoming to the Windows platform and that if the situation changed, they would offer it in the future. BioShock Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. [64], With the closure of the Games for Windows – Live Marketplace, the PC version of BioShock 2 was patched in October 2013 to remove Games for Windows Live in favor of Steamworks support for matchmaking. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Traveling through the city, Delta encounters members of Lamb's Rapture Family, and can choose whether to kill or spare them. If Delta rescued all of the Little Sisters he will die in Eleanor's arms, the weather will be sunny and clear, and she will absorb his personality and memories and leave Rapture with the Little Sisters to change the world for the better. "[11], As the player explores Rapture, he will collect ammo, health, recovery items, money and EVE (a liquid used to power plasmid use). Hot. Delta awakens in 1968, resurrected by Little Sisters under the control of Eleanor. Website Which in some respects surpasses my original in my opinion. [63] This downloadable content was released on consoles in August 2010 and on the PC in March 2011. Once all those tasks are done, Sigma can finally continue on his way to Wahl and The Thinker. [13] Stopping it within a green area progresses the sequence or potentially ends it; stopping in a blue area may grant a bonus to the hacking result, landing in a white area shocks the player (dealing a small amount of damage); and landing in a red area causes a security alert. "So it was just delightful work creating that score. Another detour is then needed into McClendon Robotics to retrieve both that genetic enhancement and a Hack Tool. The standalone version of the remastered version as well as The Collection was released on the Nintendo Switch on May 29, 2020. It takes around 20-25 hours to unlock all of the achievements on Xbox One. Its contents are the game and a smaller, 96-page art book, packaged together in a special slipcover. The audio team spent a great deal of time on immersing the player in their role of a Big Daddy through the audio—everything from the sound of the footsteps to the sounds for impacts and water drips on the player's armor was used to sell the player on who their character was. [60] The first DLC, the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack, was released March 11, 2010. [12] Upgraded versions of plasmids bestow additional abilities for more tactical plasmid usage; for example, an upgraded Electro Bolt plasmid chains damaging electricity between enemies instead of affecting a single target. Minerva is the Roman name of Athena. Since the original had such an eerie mysterious feel to it, the twists and turns seen in the sequel seemed less surprising. [42] "BioShock 2 was easier in the sense that the style had been established and I didn't have to reinvent the wheel", Schyman noted. [44], Once the game's tone and style was established, Schyman worked off specific requests from the audio director for individual pieces of music. The player assumes the role of Subject Sigma, another Alpha Series Big Daddy, as he travels through Minerva's Den, home to Rapture's Central Computing. Many of the weapons and plasmids from BioShock return, as well as new ones like a chain gun and the Aero Dash plasmid. Fix started with descriptive words on a page, moving to thumbnails and silhouette concepts. Also released alongside the Rapture Metro Pack were additional characters and a new game mode. Because Games for Windows Live closed its store to new purchases, Steam is now the only method to obtain the DLC on the PC platform. Genre: [30] Among the other goals the developers had for the sequel was adding more unspliced characters and give players a greater chance to make decisions that impacted the course of the game. This Rapture Departure Protocol set the machine to find a way to escape the failing city on its own. [4][5] Rapture descended into civil war, and the city became a crumbling dystopia populated by Splicers, the spliced remains of the citizenry. BioShock Infinite - Baptism. Multiplayer: Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack, Idle Thumbs plays BioShock 2: Minerva's Den DLC with writer/designer Steve Gaynor [Part 1], How System Shock 2 Inspired BioShock 2's Best DLC - IGN Unfiltered, BioShock 2 Rapture Edition/Special Edition, BioShock Infinite Premium/Ultimate Songbird Edition, https://bioshock.fandom.com/wiki/Minerva%27s_Den_(DLC)?oldid=324152. BioShock 2 features a story-driven multiplayer mode called Fall of Rapture, in which the player takes on the role of one of Rapture's citizens during the civil war in 1959–1960. WWE Hall of Famers “Ninth Wonder of the World” Chyna and “World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry are joining the WWE® 2K Battlegrounds roster alongside several current WWE Superstars and WWE Legends, including Christian, Dana Brooke, Otis and … [54] It also managed to hold both the first and second positions on the Steam release charts. For more information on BioShock 2, visit these sites: A viral website called "There's Something in the Sea" was released on March 4, 2009, giving hints and clues about BioShock 2. "[76] In 2013, Liz Lanier of Game Informer included Dr. Sofia Lamb among top ten female villains in video games, stating that "an extremist obsessed with the "greater good," Lamb will sacrifice anything and anyone for her own agenda; whether that means brainwashing or murdering to create her utopia, she's down. [2] Class conflict and civil war was exacerbated by the harmful side effects of ADAM abuse. Upgraded Plasmids are also available in the beginning, provided the player has purchased the previous levels of Plasmids (one exception is a Level Two Incinerate! In BioShock 2, once the player begins recording an enemy, the player has a short time to damage that enemy in creative ways in order to score a number of points, which are then added towards the total research points of that enemy type.[15]. Though Eleanor survives, Delta begins to slowly die as the bond cannot be re-established. The results, such as the music for the Pauper's Drop level, were different from anything else in the first game. [9] Plasmids function akin to magic and must be recharged with "EVE" to be used. He criticised the game for being too similar to its predecessor, saying that "For roughly 10 hours, BioShock 2 follows directly in its forefather's footsteps, too fearful to inject anything new into this twisted world." On April 9, 2009, on the Spike TV show GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley the first BioShock 2 gameplay video was shown featuring the Big Sister. Lamb's philosophy of altruism is based on that of Karl Marx and John Stuart Mill. Platform(s): About This Game Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. [2] In late October, 2K Games reversed their decision based on the players' responses, and have recommitted resources and support for the content pack on the Windows version. This additional campaign is a self-contained narrative experience that puts players in the role of another prototype Big Daddy in a previously unexplored section of Rapture. [62] The Protector Trials Pack added a single-player challenge mode that has the player defend Little Sisters against swarms of enemies in a variety of challenge rooms. Music from BioShock was used in the multiplayer portion of BioShock 2 to help connect it back to the time period of the first game.[44]. Hot … [66][67], BioShock 2 received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic, with a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 across its released platforms. Delta learns Lamb plans to use ADAM to transfer the minds and memories of everyone in Rapture into Eleanor to create a selfless leader. found in Climate Control). The story received major changes over the course of development. "[46], BioShock 2 was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms on February 9, 2010. Minerva's Den is a single player downloadable content for BioShock 2 and was initially released on August 31, 2010 for Xbox 360 (800 Microsoft Points) and PlayStation 3 ($9.99). "Her motto is 'Make the world your family' meaning force your mind into becoming loyal to the world in a way usually reserved for your child, and that's intellectually daunting," said Thomas. The player assumes the role of Subject Sigma, another Alpha Series Big Daddy, as he travels through Minerva's Den, home to Rapture's Central Computing. As with the main game, rescuing Little Sisters results in Gifts being left at Gatherer's Garden stations, but dealing with the three Little Sisters on the first two levels also results in attacks by Big Sisters, as in the main game. [10][8] Several of the weapons in BioShock 2 were previously seen carried by Big Daddies in the first game, including a powerful drill and a rivet gun. Standing in front of his wife's grave, he leaves a letter in which he apologizes to her for trying to use The Thinker to bring her back, and that he finally decided to let her go. "[85], Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell was more critical of BioShock 2. "[58] Prior to the game's release, Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick said he expected the game to sell 5 million copies across all platforms. Audio programmer Guy Somberg created a background sound system that allowed the team to layer stereo sounds together depending on the player's location, combined with mono sound effects for certain areas.