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BioShock
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BioShock is a 2007 first-person shooter game developed by 2K Boston and 2K Australia, and published by 2K. The first game in the BioShock series, it was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 platforms in August 2007; a PlayStation 3 port by Irrational, 2K Marin, 2K Australia and Digital Extremes was released in October 2008. The game follows player character Jack, who discovers the underwater city of Rapture, built by business magnate Andrew Ryan to be an isolated utopia. The discovery of ADAM, a genetic material which grants superhuman powers, initiated the city's turbulent decline. Jack attempts to escape Rapture, fighting its mutated and mechanical denizens, while engaging with the few sane survivors left and learning of the city's past. The player can defeat foes in several ways by using weapons, utilizing plasmids that give unique powers, and by turning Rapture's defenses against them.
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BioShock's game design drew on art deco for much of its imagery.
BioShock's game design drew on art deco for much of its imagery.
A Big Daddy defends a Little Sister (both on the right) from two Splicers, while the player watches.
A Big Daddy defends a Little Sister (both on the right) from two Splicers, while the player watches.
A visit to the GE Building and its statue of Atlas in New York City was the principal idea that led to the art deco stylings of BioShock.
A visit to the GE Building and its statue of Atlas in New York City was the principal idea that led to the art deco stylings of BioShock.
BioShock Infinite
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BioShock Infinite is a first-person shooter video game in the BioShock series, developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K. Infinite was released worldwide for the PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, and OS X platforms in 2013. The game is set in the year 1912 and follows its protagonist, Booker DeWitt, who is sent to the airborne city Columbia to retrieve Elizabeth, a young woman held captive there. Booker and Elizabeth become involved in a class war between the nativist Founders that rule Columbia and the rebel Vox Populi, representing the city's underclass. Elizabeth possesses the ability to manipulate "Tears" in the space-time continuum, and Booker and Elizabeth discover she is central to Columbia's dark secrets. The player controls Booker DeWitt throughout the game, fighting enemies and scavenging supplies, while the computer-controlled Elizabeth provides assistance.
BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite takes place in the flying steampunk city of Columbia.
BioShock Infinite takes place in the flying steampunk city of Columbia.
Ken Levine was the creative director and lead writer for BioShock Infinite. Levine had previously worked in the same roles for BioShock.
Ken Levine was the creative director and lead writer for BioShock Infinite. Levine had previously worked in the same roles for BioShock.
The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, considered to have flourished the idea of American Exceptionalism, is a major influence on Infinite's story and
The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, considered to have flourished the idea of American Exceptionalism, is a major influence on Infinite's story and the design of Columbia.