It was released on February 9, BioShock 2 capitalizes and improves upon the high-quality effects, unique gameplay elements, and immersive atmosphere that defined the first game. Initially, a spokesperson for 2K Games stated that the "Sea of Dreams" subtitle had been dropped. 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.
The game explores more brutal gameplay than its predecessor, with new enemies , weapons , Plasmids , and Gene Tonics. It also offers a much more different vision of Rapture , ruled by ideals completely opposed to the vision of the city's founder Andrew Ryan. In , roughly eight years after the events in BioShock , Rapture is now under the control of ex-missionary and psychiatrist Sofia Lamb , whose ideas for human progression are a sharp contrast to the city's deceased founder, Andrew Ryan.
While Ryan believed in the genius of the individual, Lamb believes in collective effort and the power of the community, as well as a philosophy surrounding butterfly imagery, indicating rebirth. She considers Rapture's failure to be undeniable proof that the "self" is the root of all evil and suffering. Under Sofia's rule, the first generation of Little Sisters have matured into adolescence.
The Big Sisters , as they are now known, are highly aggressive and have the ability to use Plasmids absorbed from gathering as a child. Sofia sends Big Sisters out to coastlines across the Atlantic , kidnapping little girls and turning them into new Little Sisters.
At a New Year's Eve celebration in , Subject Delta - the first Big Daddy to be successfully pair-bonded to a Little Sister - is starting his usual rounds with his Little Sister when she races ahead and is attacked by a group of Splicers.
Naturally, Delta defends his gatherer but is stopped when the last Splicer hits him with a Hypnotize Plasmid. Sofia Lamb appears and informs him that his Little Sister is actually her daughter Eleanor Lamb , before forcing him to take a Pistol to his own head and pull the trigger.
Ten years later, Delta is revived at a Vita-Chamber and begins to receive telepathic messages from Eleanor pleading for help. Delta encounters Dr. Brigid Tenenbaum , who tells him that in order to save Eleanor and stop Lamb, he must travel across the ruins of Rapture to Fontaine Futuristics , where Eleanor is held.
If he does not, his bond will stop his heartbeat if he strays too far from his Little Sister, preventing him from escaping Rapture and eventually killing him. On his journey, Delta is aided by Tenenbaum's new ally Augustus Sinclair , a businessman and confidence trickster.
Delta also receives aid from Eleanor, who uses her psychic connection to the new Little Sisters to leave care packages and messages for him throughout Rapture. Through the audio logs scattered across Rapture, Delta discovers that, against Andrew Ryan's better judgement, Lamb was originally brought to Rapture to help those who were struggling to cope with underwater life.
However, Lamb used the therapy sessions as a means to brainwash her patients into joining a cult she called The Rapture Family. Soon, Lamb was confronting and defeating Ryan in public debates. In response to this new threat, Ryan asked Sinclair to deal with her. Sinclair used reporter Stanley Poole as a mole within the Family to compromise Lamb, who was then arrested and sent to Rapture's prison Persephone , leaving her daughter Eleanor in the care of her trusted lieutenant and singer Grace Holloway.
When Eleanor confronted Stanley about how he had bankrupted Lamb's property in her absence, Stanley panicked and sold her to one of Frank Fontaine's orphanages, which led to her transformation into a Little Sister.
Delta then discovers that Lamb plans to use ADAM to transform her daughter into a superhuman being with all the knowledge of Rapture's intellectual elite. Lamb will then use the same conditioning methods used on Jack to destroy Eleanor's sense of self, brainwashing her into acting only for her goals. Cyclone traps and Insect Swarm pouches are also your friends.
They use slots separate from those of the plasmids, and are not only considerably cheaper, but in the long run, every bit as beneficial. But which ones to buy? That depends on your playing style, but we recommend tonics that will have a constant benefit, such as lowering vending machine prices, or fixing it so first aid kits restore EVE as well as health.
Lifting the limits on how many EVE hypos and first aid kits you can carry will pay dividends in the long run, too. The joys of the Hypnosis plasmid have already been explained earlier, and even seemingly useless ones, such as the Insect Swarm, can be used in creative ways if fully upgraded — in this case, any splicer killed by the swarm becomes an impromptu trap — anyone who blunders into their corpse will reawaken the insects.
Look around the desks located deep within Fontaine Futuristics. While you're in Fontaine Futuristics, try making use of the demonstration machines during the fight in the plasmid testing zone. You can whip up some hair-raising results! Recent Reviews:. All Reviews:. Popular user-defined tags for this product:.
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Add to Cart. Package info. Add all DLC to Cart. View Community Hub. About This Game BioShock 2 provides players with the perfect blend of explosive first-person shooter combat and compelling award-winning storytelling.
The halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Read Critic Reviews. Add to Cart. Package info. View Community Hub. 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.
Players step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as they travel through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and their own survival. Multiplayer in BioShock 2 will provide a rich prequel experience that expands the origins of the BioShock fiction.
Set during the fall of Rapture, players assume the role of a Plasmid test subject for Sinclair Solutions, a premier provider of Plasmids and Tonics in the underwater city of Rapture that was first explored in the original BioShock. Players will need to use all the elements of the BioShock toolset to survive, as the full depth of the BioShock experience is refined and transformed into a unique multiplayer experience that can only be found in Rapture.
Requires the full game to play. Single-player Features Evolution of the Genetically Enhanced Shooter: Innovative advances bring new depth and dimension to each encounter. Enter the Protector Trials: frantic combat challenges designed to push your mastery of weapons and Plasmids to the limit. Opposition mounts as your Little Sister nears her goal -- will you survive the onslaught?
Each Trial features three unique weapon and Plasmid load-outs, keeping the challenge fresh, as well as a fourth bonus load-out the player receives when all previous load-outs are completed Multiplayer Features Genetically Enhanced Multiplayer: Earn experience points during gameplay to earn access to new Weapons, Plasmids and Tonics that can be used to create hundreds of different combinations, allowing players to develop a unique character that caters to their playing style. See Rapture Before the Fall: Experience Rapture before it was reclaimed by the ocean and engage in combat over iconic environments in locations such as Kashmir Restaurant and Mercury Suites, all of which have been reworked from the ground up for multiplayer.
Expand your BioShock 2 multiplayer experience with a rank increase to 50 with Rank Rewards including a 3rd set of weapons upgrades. Plus, enjoy 20 new Trials, 2 new playable characters and 5 new Masks.
Rapture Metro: As one of our valued Sinclair Solutions testers, we specially invite you to enjoy the pleasure of Rebirth! But only if you are truly dedicated and fully ranked up. However all testers are eligible for the 6 new maps in Rapture Metro.
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