<s>
BioShock	B-Application
is	O
a	O
retrofuturistic	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
several	O
studios	O
,	O
including	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
and	O
2K	O
Marin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BioShock	B-Application
games	O
combine	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
freedom	O
for	O
how	O
to	O
approach	O
combat	O
and	O
other	O
situations	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
considered	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
immersive	O
sim	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
1960s	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
underwater	O
city	O
of	O
Rapture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
is	O
thematically	O
and	O
narratively	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1912	O
aboard	O
the	O
floating	O
city	O
of	O
Columbia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Infinites	O
release	O
,	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
was	O
downsized	O
and	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Ghost	O
Story	O
Games	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
smaller	O
titles	O
,	O
while	O
2K	O
Games	O
retained	O
rights	O
to	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
BioShock	B-Application
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Cloud	O
Chamber	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
41	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
November	O
2022	O
making	O
the	O
series	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchises	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irrational	O
Games	O
produced	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
Levine	O
pitched	O
another	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
sequel	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
publisher	O
rejected	O
the	O
idea	O
based	O
on	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2s	I-Application
poor	O
commercial	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Irrational	O
worked	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
Levine	O
still	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levine	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
have	O
my	O
useless	O
liberal	O
arts	O
degree	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
've	O
read	O
stuff	O
from	O
Ayn	O
Rand	O
,	O
George	O
Orwell	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
sort	O
of	O
utopian	O
and	O
dystopian	O
writings	O
of	O
the	O
20th	O
century	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
developed	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
my	O
first	O
games	O
,	O
I	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
one	O
to	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
dystopian	O
environment	O
,	O
one	O
we	O
borrowed	O
heavily	O
from	O
System	O
Shock.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
are	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
with	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
precise	O
mechanics	O
differ	O
between	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
they	O
share	O
common	O
themes	O
of	O
players	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
superhuman	O
abilities	O
—	O
called	O
"	O
Plasmids	O
"	O
in	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
or	O
"	O
Vigors	O
"	O
in	O
Infinite	O
—	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
hybrid	O
role-playing	O
game/first	O
-person	O
shooter	O
stylings	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
shooter	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
increasingly-popular	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
nevertheless	O
retained	O
comparable	O
elements	O
:	O
plasmids	O
in	O
BioShock	B-Application
supplied	O
by	O
"	O
EVE	O
hypos	O
"	O
serve	O
the	O
same	O
function	O
as	O
"	O
Psionic	O
Abilities	O
"	O
supplied	O
by	O
"	O
PSI	O
hypos	O
"	O
in	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
enemy	O
security	O
cameras	O
,	O
machine	O
gun	O
turrets	O
,	O
and	O
robots	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
hack	O
them	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
manage	O
supplies	O
and	O
ammunition	O
;	O
and	O
audio	O
tape	O
recordings	O
fulfill	O
the	O
same	O
storytelling	O
role	O
as	O
email	O
logs	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levine	O
stated	O
in	O
2010	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
BioShock	B-Application
"	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
any	O
specific	O
setting	O
or	O
location	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
encapsulating	O
common	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
that	O
reflects	O
on	O
their	O
earlier	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
from	O
its	O
influences	O
in	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
broadly	O
raise	O
the	O
question	O
of	O
free	O
will	O
of	O
the	O
central	O
character	O
,	O
often	O
acting	O
at	O
suggestions	O
of	O
an	O
unreliable	O
narrator	O
who	O
is	O
using	O
the	O
character	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
ulterior	O
motives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levine	O
had	O
long	O
been	O
interested	O
in	O
evaluating	O
how	O
choice	O
works	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
both	O
at	O
the	O
narrative	O
level	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
games	O
represent	O
his	O
attempt	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
perception	O
of	O
choice	O
typically	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
interactive	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player-character	O
follows	O
instructions	O
from	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Atlas	O
to	O
kill	O
Andrew	O
Ryan	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
underwater	O
city	O
of	O
Rapture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
BioShock	B-Application
game	O
is	O
themed	O
around	O
the	O
philosophy	O
of	O
Objectivism	O
established	O
by	O
Ayn	O
Rand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
versions	O
of	O
utilitarian	O
and	O
collectivist	O
ideals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sofia	O
Lamb	O
,	O
who	O
rose	O
to	O
control	O
Rapture	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
events	O
from	O
BioShock	B-Application
holds	O
a	O
philosophy	O
of	O
altruism	O
that	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
historical	O
figures	O
Karl	O
Marx	O
and	O
John	O
Stuart	O
Mill	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
modern	O
figures	O
such	O
as	O
Richard	O
Dawkins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
BioShocks	B-Application
questions	O
of	O
free	O
will	O
and	O
humans	O
 '	O
destiny	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
2s	I-Application
director	O
Jordan	O
Thomas	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
"	O
almost	O
the	O
ultimate	O
individual	O
"	O
whom	O
Lamb	O
goads	O
to	O
fulfill	O
her	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	O
Ryan	O
Lizardi	O
draws	O
parallels	O
between	O
BioShock	B-Application
2s	I-Application
themes	O
of	O
community	O
versus	O
the	O
individual	O
and	O
the	O
issues	O
of	O
McCarthyism	O
and	O
the	O
hippie	O
movement	O
that	O
occurred	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
specifically	O
asks	O
players	O
to	O
question	O
all	O
sides	O
of	O
debates	O
when	O
extreme	O
stances	O
are	O
taken	O
,	O
and	O
asks	O
players	O
to	O
weigh	O
their	O
decisions	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
and	O
complex	O
history.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
used	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
American	O
exceptionalism	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
its	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
floating	O
city	O
of	O
Columbia	O
at	O
the	O
turn	O
of	O
the	O
20th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Separately	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
explores	O
concepts	O
related	O
to	O
multiple	O
realities	O
and	O
"	O
constants	O
and	O
variables	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
understanding	O
the	O
impacts	O
of	O
free	O
will	O
,	O
choice	O
and	O
consequences	O
on	O
one	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1960	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
underwater	O
city	O
of	O
Rapture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
2K	O
formed	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
,	O
2K	O
Marin	O
,	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
followup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Thomas	O
,	O
level	O
designer	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
served	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
members	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
new	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
eight	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
where	O
a	O
new	O
leader	O
,	O
Sofia	O
Lamb	O
,	O
has	O
risen	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
power	O
vacuum	O
after	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Ryan	O
and	O
Fontaine	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
created	O
a	O
collectivist	O
cult	O
of	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
Lamb	O
used	O
mind	O
control	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
Big	O
Daddy	O
Delta	O
(	O
the	O
player-character	O
)	O
commit	O
suicide	O
,	O
thus	O
severing	O
the	O
physiological	O
bond	O
between	O
him	O
and	O
her	O
daughter	O
Eleanor	O
,	O
the	O
Little	O
Sister	O
he	O
was	O
assigned	O
to	O
protect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
,	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
civil	O
war	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
a	O
single-player	O
expansion	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Minerva	I-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
critically	O
praised	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
as	O
highly	O
as	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
and	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
performance	O
was	O
considered	O
disappointing	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
systems	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
;	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
release	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
by	O
another	O
month	O
,	O
to	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Project	O
Icarus	O
"	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
or	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
carries	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
from	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1912	O
in	O
Columbia	O
,	O
a	O
city	O
suspended	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
through	O
"	O
quantum	O
levitation	O
"	O
,	O
built	O
and	O
launched	O
in	O
1893	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
government	O
during	O
the	O
World	O
's	O
Columbian	O
Exposition	O
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
to	O
much	O
fanfare	O
and	O
publicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Booker	O
rescues	O
Elizabeth	O
(	O
who	O
subsequently	O
accompanies	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
an	O
AI-controller	B-Application
ally	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
appears	O
to	O
have	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
Tears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
Burial	B-Application
at	I-Application
Sea	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
two-parts	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elizabeth	O
finds	O
one	O
version	O
of	O
Comstock	O
has	O
ended	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Rapture	O
from	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
having	O
reverted	O
to	O
his	O
birth	O
name	O
of	O
Booker	O
DeWitt	O
and	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
private	O
detective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
while	O
promoting	O
Burial	B-Application
at	I-Application
Sea	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
Two	I-Application
,	O
series	O
director	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
revealed	O
that	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
would	O
be	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
 '	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
to	O
BioShock	B-Application
remained	O
with	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2016	O
interview	O
,	O
Levine	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
pressure	O
and	O
stress	O
of	O
managing	O
a	O
large	O
team	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
for	O
Infinite	O
had	O
impacted	O
his	O
health	O
and	O
personal	O
relationships	O
,	O
and	O
rather	O
than	O
stay	O
on	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
larger	O
game	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Levine	O
's	O
decision	O
,	O
2K	O
Games	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
will	O
continue	O
,	O
telling	O
Game	O
Informer	O
they	O
"	O
look	O
forward	O
to	O
exploring	O
the	O
next	O
BioShock	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
2K	O
Games	O
stated	O
that	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
continuing	O
with	O
2K	O
Marin	O
at	O
the	O
helm	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
2K	O
Marin	O
had	O
reportedly	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
2K	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
had	O
reported	O
in	O
2018	O
that	O
several	O
employees	O
from	O
Hangar	O
13	O
,	O
another	O
development	O
studio	O
within	O
2K	O
Games	O
,	O
had	O
joined	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
in	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco	O
area	O
and	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Parkside	O
,	O
believed	O
by	O
other	O
Hangar	O
13	O
employees	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
BioShock	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2K	O
formally	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
BioShock	B-Application
title	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
but	O
was	O
still	O
some	O
years	O
from	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
staff	O
include	O
lead	O
art	O
director	O
Scott	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
Jonathan	O
Pelling	O
as	O
design	O
director	O
having	O
previously	O
done	O
level	O
work	O
for	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
Infinite	O
,	O
and	O
Hogarth	O
de	O
la	O
Plante	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
after	O
having	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
BioShock	B-Application
games	O
in	O
numerous	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
:	O
Ultimate	O
Rapture	O
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
retail	O
package	O
containing	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
both	O
games	O
including	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
stickers	O
based	O
on	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
,	O
released	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
combined	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
and	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Clash	O
in	O
the	O
Clouds	O
and	O
Burial	B-Application
at	I-Application
Sea	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
and	O
exclusive	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
collection	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
Infinites	I-Application
original	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
console	O
for	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
remastered	O
since	O
it	O
met	O
console	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collection	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
individual	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
remastered	O
games	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
handheld	O
console	O
,	O
tentatively	O
known	O
as	O
BioShock	B-Application
Vita	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
by	O
Levine	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
press	O
event	O
alongside	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levine	O
later	O
described	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
neither	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
BioShock	B-Application
titles	O
nor	O
be	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Infinite	O
for	O
the	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
clarified	O
that	O
his	O
idea	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
strategy-style	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
set	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
Rapture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
BioShock	B-Application
novels	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
:	O
Rapture	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
BioShock	B-Application
written	O
by	O
John	O
Shirley	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Titan	O
books	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
:	O
Mind	O
in	O
Revolt	O
is	O
a	O
novella	O
written	O
by	O
Joe	O
Fielder	O
and	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
,	O
offering	O
insight	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Columbia	O
and	O
the	O
motivations	O
of	O
Daisy	O
Fitzroy	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Vox	O
Populi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
print	O
media	O
includes	O
art	O
books	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
:	O
BioShock	B-Application
:	O
Breaking	O
the	O
Mold	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
Deco	O
Devolution	O
:	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
granted	O
the	O
purchaser	O
with	O
an	O
access	O
code	O
to	O
a	O
browser-based	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
:	O
Industrial	O
Revolution	O
,	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Lazy	O
8	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
of	O
the	O
Irrational	O
team	O
had	O
played	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
Lazy	O
8	O
's	O
steampunk-like	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival-winning	O
title	O
Cogs	B-Application
and	O
considered	O
using	O
them	O
to	O
build	O
this	O
pre-release	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
are	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Cogs	B-Application
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
involve	O
creating	O
devices	O
from	O
basic	O
machines	O
like	O
gears	O
and	O
pulleys	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
specific	O
action	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
contains	O
59	O
such	O
puzzles	O
culled	O
from	O
more	O
than	O
70	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solving	O
the	O
steampunk-based	O
puzzles	O
grants	O
the	O
player	O
unlockable	O
items	O
within	O
the	O
main	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
game	O
once	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
orchestral	O
scores	O
for	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Garry	O
Schyman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
return	O
to	O
Rapture	O
in	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Schyman	O
had	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
revisit	O
the	O
setting	O
,	O
writing	O
new	O
music	O
while	O
retaining	O
some	O
elements	O
and	O
motifs	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
solo	O
violins	O
and	O
mid-20th	O
century	O
compositional	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
score	O
,	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
uses	O
licensed	O
period	O
music	O
as	O
diegetic	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
more	O
blues	O
and	O
religious	O
music	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
it	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roughly	O
a	O
quarter	O
of	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
EP	O
featuring	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShocks	B-Application
full	O
soundtrack	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
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scores	O
for	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Infinite	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
limited	O
editions	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
announced	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Universal	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
to	O
produce	O
a	O
BioShock	B-Application
film	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>
After	O
the	O
commercial	O
performance	O
of	O
Watchmen	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
had	O
concerns	O
with	O
the	O
$200	O
million	O
budget	O
for	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Verbinski	O
left	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
considered	O
a	O
front	O
runner	O
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
demonstrated	O
how	O
artistic	O
the	O
medium	O
can	O
be	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>
