<s>
BioShock	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
2K	O
Boston	O
(	O
later	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
)	O
and	O
2K	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
in	O
August	O
2007	O
;	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
by	O
Irrational	O
,	O
2K	O
Marin	O
,	O
2K	O
Australia	O
and	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built	O
by	O
business	O
magnate	O
Andrew	O
Ryan	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
isolated	O
utopia	B-Application
,	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
ADAM	O
,	O
a	O
genetic	O
material	O
which	O
grants	O
superhuman	O
powers	O
,	O
initiated	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
turbulent	O
decline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShocks	B-Application
concept	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Irrational	O
's	O
creative	O
lead	O
,	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
,	O
and	O
incorporates	O
ideas	O
by	O
20th	O
century	O
dystopian	O
and	O
utopian	O
thinkers	O
such	O
as	O
Ayn	O
Rand	O
,	O
George	O
Orwell	O
,	O
and	O
Aldous	O
Huxley	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
historical	O
figures	O
such	O
as	O
John	O
D	O
.	O
Rockefeller	O
,	O
Jr.	O
and	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
biopunk	O
theme	O
borrow	O
concepts	O
from	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
,	O
notably	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
series	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
many	O
of	O
Irrational	O
's	O
team	O
,	O
including	O
Levine	O
,	O
had	O
worked	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
and	O
was	O
particularly	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
narrative	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
visual	O
design	O
,	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
2013	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
mobile	O
following	O
its	O
console	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Rapture	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
underwater	O
city	O
planned	O
and	O
constructed	O
in	O
the	O
1940s	O
by	O
individualist	O
business	O
magnate	O
Andrew	O
Ryan	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
utopia	B-Application
for	O
society	O
's	O
elite	O
to	O
flourish	O
outside	O
of	O
government	O
control	O
and	O
"	O
petty	O
morality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tensions	O
came	O
to	O
a	O
head	O
on	O
New	B-Application
Year	I-Application
's	I-Application
Eve	I-Application
of	I-Application
1958	I-Application
when	O
Atlas	O
ordered	O
an	O
all-out	O
assault	O
on	O
Ryan	O
and	O
his	O
supporters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conflict	O
turns	O
Rapture	O
into	O
a	O
war-torn	O
crumbling	O
dystopia	B-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
societal	O
collapse	O
,	O
countless	O
deaths	O
,	O
many	O
Splicers	O
becoming	O
disfigured	O
and	O
insane	O
from	O
ADAM	O
abuse	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
few	O
sane	O
survivors	O
barricading	O
themselves	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
his	O
dialogue	O
and	O
the	O
evidence	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
gather	O
up	O
to	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Jack	O
is	O
actually	O
Ryan	O
's	O
illegitimate	O
son	O
,	O
sold	O
by	O
Ryan	O
's	O
mistress	O
as	O
an	O
embryo	B-Application
to	O
Fontaine	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
had	O
Tenenbaum	O
and	O
Suchong	O
rapidly	O
age	O
Jack	O
into	O
adulthood	O
and	O
turned	O
into	O
an	O
obedient	O
assassin	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
accessing	O
any	O
of	O
Rapture	O
's	O
systems	O
locked	O
to	O
Ryan	O
's	O
genetic	O
code	O
and	O
thus	O
ensure	O
Fontaine	O
's	O
victory	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ending	O
is	O
considered	O
canon	O
in	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
:	I-Application
Burial	I-Application
at	I-Application
Sea	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
role-playing	O
game	O
customization	O
and	O
stealth	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
hack	O
into	O
any	O
of	O
Rapture	O
's	O
automated	O
systems	O
;	O
the	O
hacking	O
process	O
is	O
done	O
via	O
a	O
mini-game	O
similar	O
to	O
Pipe	B-Device
Mania	I-Device
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
connect	O
two	O
points	O
on	O
opposite	O
sides	O
of	O
a	O
grid	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
set	O
of	O
piping	O
within	O
a	O
fixed	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
failure	O
to	O
complete	O
in	O
time	O
costing	O
health	O
and	O
potentially	O
sounding	O
alarms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
's	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
success	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
prove	O
a	O
financial	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levine	O
had	O
attempted	O
to	O
pitch	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
publisher	O
rejected	O
the	O
idea	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
poor	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irrational	O
would	O
proceed	O
to	O
develop	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Freedom	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
Tribes	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
,	O
the	O
canceled	O
title	O
Deep	O
Cover	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
completed	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
which	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
legal	O
complications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Levine	O
wanted	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
as	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
more	O
free-form	O
game	O
with	O
strong	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2002	O
demonstration	O
version	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
2	O
for	O
the	O
first	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
considered	O
ending	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
news	O
about	O
their	O
efforts	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
and	O
websites	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
opted	O
to	O
continue	O
development	O
,	O
performing	O
a	O
full	O
revamp	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
that	O
would	O
remain	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
themselves	O
influenced	O
by	O
concepts	O
from	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
with	O
the	O
2004	O
reveal	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
what	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
released	O
version	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
both	O
design	O
and	O
story	O
changed	O
,	O
consistent	O
with	O
what	O
Levine	O
says	O
was	O
then-Irrational	O
Games	O
 '	O
guiding	O
principle	O
of	O
putting	O
game	O
design	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
critical	O
junction	O
was	O
a	O
short	O
experiment	O
performed	O
by	O
level	O
designer	O
Jean	O
Paul	O
LeBreton	O
and	O
artist	O
Hoagy	O
de	O
la	O
Plante	O
,	O
setting	O
themselves	O
aside	O
to	O
co-develop	O
a	O
level	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Tea	O
Garden	O
"	O
area	O
in	O
the	O
released	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
Levine	O
would	O
later	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
prime	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
BioShock	B-Application
space	O
"	O
,	O
emphasizing	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
departments	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levine	O
also	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
cyberpunk	O
theme	O
had	O
been	O
overplayed	O
considering	O
their	O
initial	O
reject	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
3	O
,	O
leading	O
towards	O
the	O
underwater	O
setting	O
of	O
Rapture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
Capcom	O
's	O
survival	O
horror	O
series	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
as	O
a	O
significant	O
influence	O
on	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
there	O
are	O
"	O
all	O
these	O
nods	O
and	O
all	O
these	O
little	O
elements	O
that	O
I	O
think	O
you	O
can	O
see	O
where	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
inspired	O
us	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
were	O
particularly	O
influenced	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
including	O
its	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
environments	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
tools	O
,	O
its	O
game	O
design	O
and	O
tactical	O
elements	O
,	O
its	O
"	O
gameplay	O
fuelled	O
storytelling	O
"	O
and	O
inventory	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
opening	O
village	O
level	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
how	O
it	O
"	O
handled	O
the	O
sandbox	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
"	O
and	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
environment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
thematic	O
core	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
born	O
when	O
Levine	O
was	O
walking	O
at	O
Rockefeller	O
Center	O
near	O
the	O
GE	O
Building	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
using	O
little	O
girls	O
came	O
out	O
of	O
brainstorming	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
controversial	O
and	O
shocking	O
within	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
recognizing	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
easily	O
be	O
killed	O
and	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
horrific	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
LeBreton	O
,	O
Levine	O
was	O
distrustful	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
egotistical	O
newer	O
hires	O
and	O
was	O
often	O
arguing	O
with	O
them	O
to	O
enforce	O
his	O
vision	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
code	O
message	O
was	O
changed	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
remastered	O
version	O
likely	O
used	O
a	O
pre-final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
code	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Kline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
critical	O
playtest	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
game	O
occurred	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
where	O
initial	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
players	O
was	O
mostly	O
negative	O
,	O
including	O
issues	O
of	O
the	O
setting	O
being	O
too	O
dark	O
,	O
having	O
no	O
idea	O
where	O
to	O
go	O
,	O
and	O
distrusting	O
Atlas	O
,	O
who	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
voiced	O
in	O
a	O
southern	O
drawl	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
lecherous	O
Colonel	O
Sanders	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
another	O
late-stage	O
playtest	B-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
ninety-nine	O
percent	O
"	O
complete	O
according	O
to	O
Levine	O
,	O
the	O
playtesters	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
all	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
player-character	O
Jack	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
person	O
overseeing	O
the	O
tests	O
told	O
Levine	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
did	O
not	O
have	O
many	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
as	O
Levine	O
was	O
ideologically	O
opposed	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
Levine	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
recognize	O
that	O
BioShock	B-Application
reflected	O
several	O
Jewish	O
themes	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
intentional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
2.5	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
advanced	O
technologies	O
from	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irrational	O
had	O
previous	O
experience	O
with	O
modifying	O
and	O
expanding	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
in	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
continued	O
this	O
advancement	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
within	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
also	O
uses	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
Physics	I-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
that	O
allows	O
for	O
an	O
enhancement	O
of	O
in-game	O
physics	O
,	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
ragdoll	O
physics	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
more	O
lifelike	O
movement	O
by	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
built	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
both	O
Direct3D	B-Application
10	O
(	O
DirectX	O
10	O
)	O
and	O
DirectX	O
9	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
DirectX	O
10	O
version	O
supporting	O
additional	O
water	O
and	O
particle	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
contains	O
both	O
licensed	O
music	O
and	O
an	O
original	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
in	O
MP3	B-Application
format	O
,	O
the	O
score	O
—	O
composed	O
by	O
Garry	O
Schyman	O
—	O
contains	O
12	O
of	O
the	O
22	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
score	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
vinyl	O
LP	O
with	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
Special	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
initial	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
August	O
2007	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
demo	O
was	O
the	O
fastest	O
demo	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
to	O
reach	O
one	O
million	O
downloads	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
patch	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
about	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
release	O
to	O
fix	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
stability	O
issues	O
players	O
had	O
reported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
patch	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
included	O
additional	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
Plasmids	O
,	O
new	O
achievements	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
graphics	O
settings	O
to	O
address	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
field-of-view	O
issues	O
identified	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
August	O
2007	O
interview	O
,	O
when	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
had	O
stated	O
only	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
"	O
no	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
development	O
going	O
on	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
2K	O
Games	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
2K	O
Marin	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
2K	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
2K	O
Marin	O
,	O
2K	O
Boston	O
,	O
2K	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Thomas	O
was	O
the	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
over	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
offered	O
the	O
widescreen	O
option	O
called	O
"	O
horizontal	O
plus	O
"	O
,	O
introduced	O
via	O
a	O
patch	O
on	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
while	O
cutscene	O
videos	O
were	O
of	O
a	O
much	O
higher	O
resolution	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
DVD	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
add-on	O
content	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
Trophies	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
Home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
to	O
fix	O
some	O
graphical	O
problems	O
and	O
occasions	O
where	O
users	O
experienced	O
a	O
hang	O
and	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
reset	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
systems	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2008	O
,	O
IG	O
Fun	O
secured	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
publish	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
mobile	O
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Tridev	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
BioShock	B-Application
3D	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
done	O
by	O
the	O
2K	O
China	O
studio	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
is	O
content	O
complete	O
and	O
functionally	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
360	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
featuring	O
either	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
touch-screen	O
virtual	O
gamepad	O
controls	O
or	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Bluetooth-enabled	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
graphics	O
engine	O
optimized	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
delisted	O
from	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
become	O
unplayable	O
for	O
many	O
that	O
upgraded	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
8.4	O
on	O
their	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
a	O
patch	O
had	O
been	O
discussed	O
,	O
a	O
2K	O
representative	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
2K	O
officially	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
working	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
compatibility	O
with	O
newer	O
iOS	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
receiving	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
96/100	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
94/100	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
tied	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
fourth-highest	O
aggregate	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
reviewer	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
:	O
"	O
intelligent	O
,	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
occasionally	O
frightening	O
"	O
and	O
added	O
:	O
"	O
Anchored	O
by	O
its	O
provocative	O
,	O
morality-based	O
story	O
line	O
,	O
sumptuous	O
art	O
direction	O
and	O
superb	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
can	O
also	O
hold	O
its	O
head	O
high	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
praised	O
BioShock	B-Application
"	O
inescapable	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
lauded	O
its	O
"	O
inconceivably	O
great	O
plot	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
stunning	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
audio	O
effects	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
did	O
highlight	O
a	O
few	O
negative	O
issues	O
in	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
noted	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
are	O
inferior	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
switching	O
between	O
weapons	O
or	O
plasmids	O
is	O
easier	O
using	O
the	O
PC	O
's	O
mouse	O
than	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
's	O
radial	O
menu	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
graphics	O
being	O
slightly	O
better	O
with	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
LucasArts	O
developer	O
Clint	O
Hocking	O
wrote	O
a	O
noted	O
essay	O
that	O
claimed	O
that	O
BioShock	B-Application
exhibited	O
"	O
ludonarrative	O
dissonance	O
"	O
between	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
mechanics	O
,	O
as	O
while	O
he	O
saw	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
advocating	O
selflessness	O
in	O
helping	O
others	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
encourages	O
what	O
he	O
views	O
as	O
selfishness	O
by	O
preying	O
on	O
Little	O
Sisters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2006	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
given	O
several	O
"	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
"	O
awards	O
from	O
various	O
online	O
gaming	O
sites	O
,	O
including	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
GameTrailers	O
's	O
Trailer	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
received	O
an	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
Leipzig	O
Games	O
Convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
2007	O
Spike	O
TV	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
selected	O
BioShock	B-Application
as	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Original	O
Score	O
,	O
and	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
four	O
awards	O
:	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
,	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
named	O
BioShock	B-Application
its	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
for	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2007	O
"	O
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
The	O
Year	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
PC	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
Artistic	O
Design	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
chose	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
third-best	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
and	O
gave	O
BioShock	B-Application
the	O
awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Sound	O
,	O
Story	O
,	O
and	O
Art	O
Direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Best	O
Story	O
,	O
while	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
BioShock	B-Application
the	O
Best	O
Story	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Best	O
Single-Player	O
Shooter	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Art	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Writing	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Audio	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
record	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
Popular	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Demo	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
:	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
is	O
ranked	O
first	O
on	O
Game	O
Informer	O
list	O
of	O
The	O
Top	O
10	O
Video	O
Game	O
Openings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
placed	O
Bioshock	B-Application
as	O
the	O
12th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
number	O
1	O
spot	O
in	O
GameTrailers	O
 '	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trailers	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
for	O
submerging	O
the	O
viewer	O
into	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
universe	O
and	O
its	O
enduring	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
490,900	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
by	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
over	O
2.2	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
had	O
been	O
shipped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
shipped	O
with	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
that	O
required	O
activation	O
from	O
2K	O
Games	O
 '	O
servers	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
;	O
the	O
unavailability	O
of	O
these	O
servers	O
was	O
reported	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
midnight	O
release	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
limited	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
activated	O
to	O
two	O
;	O
user	O
feedback	O
led	O
to	O
2K	O
Games	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
activation	O
count	O
to	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
offer	O
a	O
tool	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
revoke	O
previous	O
activations	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
software	O
also	O
caused	O
some	O
virus	B-Application
scanners	I-Application
and	O
malware	O
detector	O
to	O
believe	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
malicious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
players	O
observed	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
software	O
was	O
not	O
entirely	O
removed	O
on	O
uninstallation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
graphic	O
capabilities	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
were	O
criticized	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
supporting	O
pixel	O
shader	O
2.0b	O
video	O
cards	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Radeon	B-Device
X800/X850	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
considered	O
high-end	O
graphics	O
cards	O
in	O
2004	O
–	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
accounted	O
for	O
about	O
24%	O
of	O
surveyed	O
hardware	O
collected	O
through	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	O
platform	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
2K	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
DRM-free	O
version	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Humble	O
2K	O
Bundle	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Humble	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
remastered	O
were	O
released	O
DRM-free	O
on	O
GOG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
has	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
artistic	O
style	O
and	O
compelling	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
book	O
,	O
Digital	O
Culture	O
:	O
Understanding	O
New	O
Media	O
,	O
Glen	O
Creeber	O
and	O
Royston	O
Martin	O
perform	O
a	O
case	O
study	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
as	O
a	O
critical	O
analysis	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
an	O
artistic	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
viewed	O
BioShock	B-Application
as	O
a	O
sign	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
coming	O
of	O
age	O
"	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
an	O
artistic	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Lanchester	O
of	O
the	O
London	O
Review	O
of	O
Books	O
recognized	O
BioShock	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
coverage	O
of	O
mainstream	O
media	O
to	O
be	O
covered	O
as	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
arising	O
from	O
its	O
narrative	O
aspects	O
,	O
whereas	O
before	O
video	O
games	O
had	O
failed	O
to	O
enter	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
cultural	O
discourse	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
otherwise	O
covered	O
due	O
to	O
moral	O
controversies	O
they	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Suderman	O
for	O
Vox	O
in	O
2016	O
wrote	O
that	O
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
that	O
demonstrated	O
that	O
video	O
games	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
,	O
particularly	O
highlighting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
plays	O
on	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
giving	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
individual	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
games	O
were	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
's	O
curators	O
;	O
when	O
the	O
public	O
voted	O
for	O
additional	O
games	O
they	O
felt	O
deserved	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
exhibition	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
winners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
homage	O
to	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
Black	B-Application
Mirror	I-Application
video	O
game-centric	O
episode	O
"	O
Playtest	B-General_Concept
"	O
includes	O
the	O
phrase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
speculated	O
that	O
any	O
follow-ups	O
would	O
mimic	O
the	O
release	O
cadence	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
release	O
expected	O
every	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2K	O
's	O
president	O
Christoph	O
Hartmann	O
stated	O
that	O
BioShock	B-Application
could	O
have	O
five	O
sequels	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
development	O
led	O
by	O
2K	O
Marin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levine	O
stated	O
that	O
Irrational	O
(	O
then	O
2K	O
Boston	O
)	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
because	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
swing	O
for	O
the	O
fences	O
"	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
something	O
"	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
different	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
as	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
also	O
announced	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
release	O
assumed	O
to	O
likely	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
about	O
ten	O
years	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
worldwide	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
shares	O
the	O
name	O
and	O
many	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
with	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
or	O
prequel	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
takes	O
place	O
aboard	O
the	O
collapsing	O
air-city	O
of	O
Columbia	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1912	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episodic	O
expansion	O
,	O
Burial	B-Application
at	I-Application
Sea	I-Application
,	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Rapture	O
in	O
1959	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
war	O
between	O
Atlas	O
and	O
Ryan	O
,	O
while	O
continuing	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Booker	O
and	O
Elizabeth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
content	O
links	O
the	O
two	O
stories	O
while	O
providing	O
expansion	O
on	O
the	O
causes	O
and	O
behind-the-scenes	O
events	O
alluded	O
to	O
by	O
the	O
in-game	O
background	O
from	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
,	O
Levine	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
restructuring	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
smaller	O
,	O
narrative-driven	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2K	O
Games	O
continues	O
to	O
hold	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
and	O
plans	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
develop	O
games	O
in	O
this	O
series	O
,	O
considering	O
the	O
framework	O
set	O
by	O
Levine	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
rich	O
creative	O
canvas	O
"	O
for	O
more	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
fan	O
petition	O
for	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
publish	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
only	O
if	O
the	O
petition	O
received	O
5,000	O
signatures	O
;	O
this	O
number	O
of	O
signatures	O
was	O
reached	O
after	O
just	O
five	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
remastered	O
to	O
support	O
1080p	O
and	O
higher	O
framerates	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2016	O
BioShock	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
release	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
Remastered	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
along	O
with	O
The	O
Collection	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2020	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
:	O
Breaking	O
the	O
Mold	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
containing	O
artwork	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
2K	O
Games	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
low	O
and	O
high	O
resolution	O
,	O
in	O
PDF	B-Application
format	I-Application
from	O
2K	O
Games	O
 '	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
novel	O
,	O
titled	O
BioShock	B-Application
:	O
Rapture	O
written	O
by	O
John	O
Shirley	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
follows	O
multiple	O
BioShock	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Universal	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
to	O
produce	O
a	O
BioShock	B-Application
movie	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
directed	O
by	O
Gore	O
Verbinski	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
John	O
Logan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
pre-production	O
stage	O
,	O
with	O
director	O
Juan	O
Carlos	O
Fresnadillo	O
and	O
Braden	O
Lynch	O
,	O
a	O
voice	O
artist	O
from	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
both	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levine	O
stated	O
that	O
after	O
Warner	O
's	O
Watchmen	O
film	O
in	O
2009	O
did	O
not	O
do	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
expected	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
concerns	O
with	O
the	O
$200	O
million	O
budget	O
that	O
Verbinski	O
had	O
for	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
in	O
the	O
2017	O
Reddit	O
piece	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
2016	O
film	O
Deadpool	O
,	O
he	O
believes	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
now	O
justification	O
for	O
his	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Netflix	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
adapting	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
franchise	O
into	O
a	O
film	O
with	O
Vertigo	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
2K	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
Software	O
,	O
Inc	O
producing	O
.	O
</s>
