BioShock 2
Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.
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BioShock™ 2 Remastered on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.
BioShock™ 2 Remastered is a fps, action and singleplayer game
developed by 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel and Feral Interactive (Mac)
and published by 2K and Feral Interactive (Mac).
Released on September 15th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 7 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 26,622 reviews of which 18,860 were positive and 7,762 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 3.13€ on Eneba.
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit. Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Processor: Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHZ
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7770 / 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 25 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device
- Additional Notes: Software installations required including DirectX and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 & 2012 Redistributable Package. Some system components such as mobile chipsets, integrated, and AGP graphics cards may be incompatible. Unlisted specifications may not be supported by publisher.
MacOS
- OS: macOS 10.15.4
- Processor: 1.1 GHz Intel Core i3 or greater
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB AMD R9 M290, 1.5 GB Intel Iris Pro 5200 or better
- Storage: 22 GB available space
- Additional Notes: The game is supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.
- All 13" MacBook Pros released since Late 2016
- All 15" MacBook Pros released since Late 2013 with an Intel or AMD graphics card (1)
- All MacBook Airs released since Early 2020
- All Mac minis released since late 2018
- All 21.5" iMacs released since Late 2013 with an Intel Iris Pro 5200 graphics card or better (2)
- All 27” iMacs released since Late 2014.
- All 27" iMac Pros released since 2017
- All Mac Pros released since Late 2013
- (1) Models with an Nvidia graphics card are not supported. (2) Models with Intel HD Graphics 5000/6000 graphics cards are not supported.
- All MacBook Airs released since Mid 2012
- All MacBooks released since Early 2015
- All 13” MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012
- All Mac minis released since Late 2012
- All 21’5” iMacs released since Early 2013
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Worked fine on the steam machine and with the steam controller, however there was at least two crashes I experienced so as always remember to save often. Short version: 7.3/10, loved the water, Dionysus Park was my favorite area. Would say its ironic that the movies plan for this series haven't been fully developed, people would enjoy the story and the connection between Delta and Eleanor. Achievementwise - 15-30 hours to 100%. Its doable would recommend two playthroughs First one easy for the story and collectables then the hardest. There is no new game plus so you start fresh everytime, but you can easy speedrun through it. The remastered doesn't have multiplayer achievements so keep this in mind on if you wanna play the og version or this one. There is one missable! The protector trails is a bit grindy so I say take a break before playing both dlcs, since both together is like 8-10 hours depends on the skill level you have during the trails. Longer/word vomit version: Spoiler warning for both BioShock 1 and 2. Definitely an amazing sequel, since it stays in line with the first game. when you learn the behind the scenes during the development time, you will understand how neat it was that we even got an good game knowing there was different management involved. Storywise its pretty good nothing too crazy and still leaves you some ideas to ponder about. They right all in with the Little Sisters and Big Daddys plot, which was continue to get interesting. And while the level design of saving about three lil sis and then protecting them when they drain adam in every area was fun and a was smooth returning challenge from the bioshock 1, it gets old towards the end. Its also in both dlcs which doesn't help knowing it slows down the gameplay in some was. There are tonics to help speed this up which is a +1. I will say Bioshock 2 is not as spooky as the first. Its not itll a bit before Dionysus park that the game brought back the sparkle. I for one was starting to get bored out of my mind, especially with how once again the "boss" battles are dull. For example I didn't register that I was fighting the preacher till the end of the fight because he look like every other splicer, since I was just speeding along to find the next audio log. Side note I think the audio logs were done amazingly like , they gave you way more lore, in sight of the people's lives and all the downfalls Rapture experienced. A good example is how they finally example how the chambers worked in the first game adding to more connection between the two games. Once Lamb floods the church area, the air of the game changes for good. One reason for me is that it brought back the wonder and awe in how Andrew Ryan was able to not only think of how to build rapture but how he convinced all these different and smart minded people into living there and to continue alot of their life's works there too. Visually this part is cool and yes its because of the water dynamics and the use of it to keep the story moving on. The fact that knowing water doesn't hurt our mc, but was still able to be use to created challenges shows how creative this game is. Keep in mind, the whole time we physically have control over Delta, he keeps his helmet and allows the UI to let us be emerge with how Daddys see the world through, and the design doesn't get in the way since it only borders slightly. Back to the flooding scene, I will say the screaming coming from the enemies, while the water raises and seeing a splicer on the ceiling actually panic with dialogue lines added so much to the scariness of the event. The sound quality of Bioshock 2 is top tier if not one of the best in video games ever. Even underwater sessions are good, like you get to hear the suit clanking around and the difference in breathing by where you are. You also hear the clink sounds of when the water drops hit the suit. With the loading screens you can sit there and listen to the songs fully play out before hitting the continue button, some songs fit in line with theme the area is suppose to be. Being a lil sister was neat since we get to see the world through their eyes and how the successful the scientist were to blocking out the cruelness of the reality so that the lil sisters stay working vs freaking out over what they were really doing. For example blood trails are changed to rose petal trails, and everywhere is ballroom, warmed lighted, and clean like. I will say I wish we could have seen more of the big sister transformations, even though its the same the Big daddy's. Hacking is alot better in this game compare to the first, but I think bioshocks hacking mini was more in tune lookwise towards the world. Endings wise, pretty decent your choices matter. Seeing how Eleanor will treat Sofia Lamb base on your choices was neat. Kinda confused to why we was on the outside while they was in the inside but to does add to the whats happening factor. There are a few people who didn't get really mention leaving that open to imagination. Sinclair's ending while sad also didn't impact me since he didn't really do anything gamewise other than tell us what the next task is or in my case repeat the same dialogue the other npcs told me to do but I wanted to explore a bit more. Dlcs wise Minerva's Den is a great addition to the series lore and has a good ending towards its own story. The Protector Trials in I didn't care for since its just combat, however its decent for the people who just wants shoot stuff basically a little randomizer.
Before you start playing Bioshock 2, i suggest you go into these particular files to fix the cause for Crashes in the game, and sensitivity issues to make your gameplay the most smoothest Fix for Crashing, caused by a VRAM texturestreaming leak within the game. The fix is to set it to either a bit lower than your max VRAM or to set it to your max VRAM. Locate to: AppData/Roaming/BioshockHD/Bioshock2/Bioshock2SP.ini TextureStreamingMemoryLimit=24000.000000 Fix for mouse sensitivity issues. The game has a wierd issue with sensitivy, putting this command in the section where you move forward the first time will fix the issue. Locate to: AppData/Roaming/BioshockHD/Bioshock/User.ini [Default] W=MoveForward | set Engine.PlayerInput MouseAccelThreshold 0.0 | set Engine.PlayerInput MouseSmoothingMode 0 Bioshock 2: Bioshock 2 follows closely after Bioshock, promising to improve upon what made the first game good by improving upon it while failing in other places where the first game nailed that better. However, as many others have noticed, this game is plagued by Extreme crashes that can happen at most at random place in the game that may hinder the gameplay experience. There's also a lot of grapichal bugs and audio issues that hinder the experience a bit, than what the remaster offers. Story wise the second game does it worse than the first game, setting you to be a Big Daddy to rescue the daughter of the Big Daddy putting you throughout various different new facilities in Rapture, however it doesnt particuarly inivate much and does not have much of a twist as the first game had to compel you to play the game to the end The combat improves a lot upon what Bioshock 1 did right, by amplifying that by 10x and doing it better, such as amplifying the plasmoids by giving them new abilities upon their usage, new upgrades that change the way the weapon you've used is being used and new sets of ammunition to improve the way certain weapons work. There's even now a quick headbutt for weapons that you can use with every weapon so you won't need to switch to your meele weapon. However there are still Meelee only perks and some new ones for those who only want to play with the Meele weapon. The graphical upgrades such as vibrate blood splats and ragdolling is more apparent in the sequel with the new combat mechanics Something however that has made the combat worse is the fact that they removed the weapon wheel, making it a lot more difficult to navigate your weapons in time in high tense situations The Research mechanic is now less rewarding than it was in the first game but more difficult to do, as to get the full research of Splicers, you must first take a picture of them, reel them like a camera, then take them out in order to get the research. You can no longer efficently just kill a splicer and research them that way. Compared to the first game, hacking is more comfortable and relaxed but less stress punctuated towards the reward you are getting by doing hacking. Before as Vaults we're very difficult and timed accessed rewards, they can now be unlocked way more comfortably with the new system. The new hacking tool you unlock early in the game also has a new auto hacking dart, that makes most hacking situations particuarly useless. The fallback to this, is that items are now more scarce, and you can only carry a certain amount of items, than what you could before The we're a few things i did not personally like with Bioshock 2, but im gonna list two of them. the Big Sister Random Encounters, you can't prepare for them, they happen mostly when you rescue or harvest a little sister, and if you die, they will contiune to follow you to the respawn tanks where you could be camped and won't stop til you take them out. They reduced the max carry wieght of Health Kits and EVE from 10 to 5, and can be ugraded to 6, which considiring you are a big hulk of a man in a suit rather than a normal man in a sweeter, it is quite a downgrade. You are also more vulnarable this time, and it is easier for you to do even at the lower difficulties.
A 10/10 shooter. Bioshock 2 may not match its predecessor in terms of story, atmosphere, art design or that spooky factor, but definitely provides a much more fast paced and refined combat. The Minerva DLC was what I expected from the base game. That plot twist and sadistic nature of npcs/antagonists. We do not get games like this anymore. Honestly years later, the gameplay and graphics still hold up. If you want to play something from the previous generation without sacrificing comfort of modern games, this is for you.
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Frequently Asked Questions
BioShock™ 2 Remastered is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
No, BioShock™ 2 Remastered is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
Yes, BioShock™ 2 Remastered received 18,860 positive votes out of a total of 26,622 achieving a rating of 6.99.
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BioShock™ 2 Remastered was developed by 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel and Feral Interactive (Mac) and published by 2K and Feral Interactive (Mac).
Yes, BioShock™ 2 Remastered is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, BioShock™ 2 Remastered is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, BioShock™ 2 Remastered is not playable on Linux.
Yes, BioShock™ 2 Remastered is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, BioShock™ 2 Remastered is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, BioShock™ 2 Remastered does not support VR.
BioShock™ 2 Remastered is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for BioShock™ 2 Remastered. Explore additional content available for BioShock™ 2 Remastered on Steam.
No, BioShock™ 2 Remastered does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, BioShock™ 2 Remastered does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, BioShock™ 2 Remastered is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for BioShock™ 2 Remastered.
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Developer
2K Marin,
2K China,
Digital Extremes,
2K Australia,
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Feral Interactive (Mac)
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Feral Interactive (Mac)
Release
15 Sep 2016
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