<s>
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Minerva	I-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
2010	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
2K	O
Marin	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Subject	O
Sigma	O
,	O
an	O
armored	O
and	O
genetically	O
modified	O
human	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Big	O
Daddy	O
"	O
;	O
Sigma	O
must	O
travel	O
through	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
,	O
the	O
technological	O
hub	O
of	O
the	O
underwater	O
city	O
of	O
Rapture	O
,	O
to	O
download	O
a	O
schematic	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
new	O
enemies	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
within	O
2K	O
Marin	O
led	O
by	O
Steve	O
Gaynor	O
,	O
who	O
partly	O
based	O
the	O
setting	O
on	O
ideas	O
he	O
discussed	O
in	O
his	O
hiring	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
and	O
reissued	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
experience	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
story-focused	O
project	O
inspired	O
Gaynor	O
and	O
other	O
2K	O
employees	O
to	O
form	O
The	O
Fullbright	O
Company	O
and	O
create	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
underwater	O
city	O
of	O
Rapture	O
in	O
1968	O
,	O
eight	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
concurrent	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
BioShock2s	B-Application
story	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
technological	O
district	O
of	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
scientist	O
Charles	O
Milton	O
Porter	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
plans	O
of	O
his	O
creation	O
,	O
a	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
known	O
as	O
the	O
Thinker	O
,	O
and	O
escape	O
Rapture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
BioShock2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
adds	O
new	O
items	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Ion	O
Lance	O
,	O
a	O
laser	O
weapon	O
wielded	O
by	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
's	O
Lancer	O
Big	O
Daddies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Gravity	O
Well	O
plasmid	O
,	O
which	O
stuns	O
and	O
pulls	O
enemies	O
towards	O
a	O
vortex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subject	O
Sigma	O
is	O
guided	O
by	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Charles	O
Milton	O
Porter	O
as	O
he	O
approaches	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
,	O
Rapture	O
's	O
central	O
computer	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Porter	O
wants	O
to	O
reach	O
his	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
Thinker	O
,	O
to	O
retrieve	O
its	O
blueprints	O
so	O
he	O
can	O
recreate	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
becoming	O
disillusioned	O
with	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
and	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
his	O
wife	O
Pearl	O
in	O
The	O
Blitz	O
,	O
Porter	O
traveled	O
to	O
Rapture	O
to	O
pursue	O
his	O
dreams	O
of	O
creating	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
has	O
been	O
cut	O
off	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Rapture	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
scientists	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
taken	O
to	O
splicing	O
,	O
attack	O
Sigma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
BioShock2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Gaynor	O
and	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
nine	O
other	O
full-time	O
workers	O
were	O
tasked	O
with	O
creating	O
a	O
three-to-five-hour	O
,	O
single-player	O
experience	O
;	O
Gaynor	O
served	O
as	O
lead	O
designer	O
and	O
writer	O
,	O
having	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
level	O
designer	O
for	O
BioShock2	B-Application
and	O
on	O
story	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
dialogue	O
and	O
audio	O
diaries	O
—	O
scattered	O
logs	O
that	O
reveal	O
backstory	O
while	O
players	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
limited	O
in	O
what	O
form	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
could	O
take	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
reuse	O
as	O
many	O
assets	O
as	O
possible	O
;	O
Gaynor	O
recalled	O
the	O
constraints	O
of	O
limited	O
time	O
and	O
resources	O
was	O
a	O
blessing	O
in	O
disguise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
many	O
companies	O
would	O
treat	O
DLC	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
"	O
cash	O
grab	O
"	O
with	O
less	O
development	O
time	O
and	O
lowered	O
expectations	O
,	O
Gaynor	O
felt	O
these	O
constraints	O
also	O
enabled	O
more	O
creative	O
risks	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
being	O
interviewed	O
for	O
his	O
job	O
at	O
2K	O
Marin	O
,	O
Gaynor	O
had	O
been	O
asked	O
to	O
propose	O
a	O
potential	O
BioShock	B-Application
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
BioShock2s	B-Application
development	O
,	O
the	O
level	O
designers	O
suggested	O
the	O
possibility	O
that	O
technology	O
from	O
Rapture	O
created	O
a	O
primitive	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
A.I.	B-Application
)	O
</s>
<s>
that	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
SHODAN	O
,	O
an	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
that	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
developing	O
ideas	O
for	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
,	O
Gaynor	O
suggested	O
merging	O
the	O
ideas	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
story	O
about	O
Rapture	O
's	O
computer	O
core	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
steampunk	O
"	O
A.I.	B-Application
,	O
drawing	O
from	O
SHODAN	O
's	O
multiple	O
identities	O
and	O
impersonations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaynor	O
wanted	O
the	O
content	O
to	O
fit	O
both	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
the	O
historical	O
era	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaynor	O
reasoned	O
that	O
Rapture	O
advanced	O
using	O
genetic	O
technology	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
residents	O
of	O
Rapture	O
explored	O
other	O
technological	O
dead	O
ends	O
,	O
including	O
areas	O
devoted	O
to	O
robotics	O
and	O
automation	O
in	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrasting	O
the	O
long	O
development	O
and	O
narrative	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
,	O
Gaynor	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
tell	O
a	O
shorter	O
story	O
where	O
players	O
understood	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
could	O
take	O
the	O
themes	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
that	O
are	O
native	O
to	O
Rapture	O
and	O
make	O
them	O
relevant	O
to	O
the	O
specific	O
fiction	O
of	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
super	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
that	O
can	O
do	O
a	O
million	O
calculations	O
a	O
second	O
,	O
how	O
does	O
that	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
ideas	O
of	O
free	O
will	O
and	O
predestination	O
and	O
fate	O
,	O
and	O
choice	O
,	O
that	O
BioShock	B-Application
is	O
built	O
on	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Gaynor	O
wanted	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
grand	O
themes	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
to	O
tell	O
a	O
different	O
story	O
about	O
loss	O
and	O
changing	O
the	O
past	O
that	O
focused	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
character	O
,	O
Porter	O
,	O
who	O
forms	O
the	O
"	O
heart	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
players	O
of	O
BioShock2	B-Application
from	O
feeling	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dens	I-Application
gameplay	O
was	O
repetitive	O
,	O
2K	O
Marine	O
tried	O
to	O
present	O
a	O
different	O
experience	O
within	O
the	O
narrative	O
's	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
piece	O
of	O
BioShock2	B-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
August	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
offer	O
new	O
single-player	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
minimal	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
and	O
other	O
BioShock2	B-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PCs	B-Device
)	O
but	O
2K	O
later	O
resumed	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
and	O
for	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
BioShock2	B-Application
and	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
support	O
Steam	B-Application
achievements	O
,	O
Big	O
Picture	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
controllers	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
was	O
free	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
owned	O
BioShock2	B-Application
before	O
the	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
rereleased	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
BioShock	B-Application
as	O
BioShock	B-Application
:	O
Ultimate	O
Rapture	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
remastered	O
2016	O
BioShock	B-Application
compilation	O
BioShock	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
praised	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
after	O
the	O
lackluster	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
preceded	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
and	O
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
excellent	O
finale	O
story	O
for	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Rapture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
has	O
been	O
called	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansions	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
said	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
plays	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
BioShock2	B-Application
but	O
welcomed	O
the	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
the	O
expansion	O
offered	O
a	O
complete	O
,	O
concentrated	O
BioShock2	B-Application
experience	O
;	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
wrote	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
"	O
hits	O
the	O
key	O
beats	O
of	O
the	O
ideas	O
behind	O
BioShock	B-Application
—	O
manipulation	O
,	O
twisted	O
technology	O
,	O
distorted	O
values	O
,	O
ambition	O
and	O
folly	O
—	O
and	O
it	O
weaves	O
all	O
that	O
into	O
the	O
improved	O
combat	O
system	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
some	O
,	O
makes	O
BioShock2	B-Application
the	O
superior	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
1	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
and	O
Engadget	B-Application
found	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
repetitive	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
reuse	O
of	O
"	O
tedious	O
"	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
perform	O
certain	O
gameplay	O
sequences	O
repeatedly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadars	O
Andrew	O
Heyward	O
said	O
the	O
story	O
makes	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
a	O
"	O
must-play	O
extension	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
universe	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpots	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
setup	O
for	O
the	O
expansion	O
is	O
familiar	O
to	O
BioShock	B-Application
players	O
—	O
voices	O
on	O
the	O
radio	O
telling	O
the	O
player	O
where	O
to	O
go	O
—	O
the	O
appeal	O
lies	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
personal	O
nature	O
"	O
and	O
Porter	O
's	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
twist	O
ending	O
was	O
positively	O
received	O
;	O
VanOrd	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
surprising	O
from	O
a	O
plot	O
perspective	O
and	O
thematically	O
consistent	O
with	O
prior	O
BioShock	B-Application
revelations	O
"	O
though	O
Engadget	B-Application
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
twist	O
applies	O
a	O
retroactive	O
motivation	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
it	O
comes	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
link	O
to	O
Subject	O
Sigma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotakus	O
Heather	O
Alexandra	O
contrasted	O
the	O
twist	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"[those]	O
games	O
want	O
to	O
impress	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
wants	O
to	O
move	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
the	O
expansion	O
's	O
story	O
stronger	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
BioShock2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaynor	O
later	O
joined	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
resulting	O
dissatisfaction	O
with	O
the	O
sprawling	O
development	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
led	O
Gaynor	O
and	O
two	O
other	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
developers	O
to	O
start	O
their	O
own	O
game	O
studio	O
,	O
The	O
Fullbright	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fullbright	O
developed	O
the	O
acclaimed	O
game	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
,	O
which	O
shares	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dens	I-Application
nonlinear	O
exploration	O
and	O
character	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
non-combat	O
exploration	O
sequence	O
of	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
served	O
as	O
a	O
template	O
for	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
.	O
</s>
