<s>
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
:	I-Application
Burial	I-Application
at	I-Application
Sea	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two-part	O
single-player	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
Games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
BioShock	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	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>
Whereas	O
Infinite	O
takes	O
place	O
aboard	O
the	O
floating	O
city	O
Columbia	O
,	O
Burial	O
at	O
Sea	O
primarily	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
underwater	O
metropolis	O
Rapture	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
BioShock	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Infinites	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
commenced	O
immediately	O
after	O
finishing	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irrational	O
was	O
drawn	O
to	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Rapture	O
and	O
using	O
Infinites	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
before	O
its	O
ruin	O
in	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
episode	O
were	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
critics	O
calling	O
Burial	O
at	O
Sea	O
a	O
fitting	O
swan	O
song	O
for	O
Irrational	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
reorganized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
,	O
Burial	O
at	O
Sea	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
primarily	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
underwater	O
city	O
of	O
Rapture	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
additions	O
include	O
the	O
Old	O
Man	O
Winter	O
plasmid	O
,	O
which	O
functions	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Winter	O
Blast	O
plasmid	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Radar	O
Range	O
weapon	O
,	O
which	O
fires	O
energy	O
that	O
explodes	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	O
Two	O
includes	O
a	O
"	O
1998	O
Mode	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
challenged	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
episode	O
using	O
only	O
non-lethal	O
methods	O
of	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
,	O
a	O
callback	O
to	O
Irrational	O
precursor	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
 '	O
1998	O
stealth	O
title	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
him	O
is	O
a	O
coded	O
message	O
that	O
Elizabeth	O
realizes	O
is	O
the	O
ace	O
in	O
the	O
hole	O
—	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
would	O
you	O
kindly	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
trigger	O
phrase	O
that	O
Suchong	O
implanted	O
in	O
Jack	O
(	O
the	O
protagonist	O
from	O
BioShock	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Ryan	O
that	O
Atlas	O
has	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
shows	O
a	O
shot	O
of	O
Rapture	O
as	O
a	O
crashed	O
plane	O
sinks	O
into	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
signaling	O
Jack	O
's	O
arrival	O
and	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinites	I-Application
release	O
,	O
2K	O
and	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
season	O
pass	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pass	O
promised	O
three	O
expansion	O
packs	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
after	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
discussing	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Irrational	O
gravitated	O
towards	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Rapture	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
location	O
had	O
made	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Infinite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irrational	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
immediately	O
after	O
finishing	O
work	O
on	O
Infinite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
tried	O
to	O
respect	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
while	O
integrating	O
Infinites	O
combat	O
sandbox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
awareness	O
systems	O
were	O
retooled	O
and	O
environments	O
redesigned	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
stealth	O
and	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
more	O
like	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
setting	O
of	O
Rapture	O
was	O
recreated	O
with	O
very	O
little	O
reuse	O
of	O
assets	O
from	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
hold	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
;	O
they	O
were	O
instead	O
used	O
as	O
reference	O
to	O
inform	O
new	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levine	O
noted	O
that	O
whereas	O
BioShock	B-Application
was	O
about	O
environments	O
,	O
Infinite	O
was	O
about	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
Burial	O
at	O
Sea	O
continued	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levine	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Burial	O
at	O
Sea	O
would	O
leave	O
fans	O
"walk[ing]	O
away	O
pretty	O
satisfied	O
with	O
feeling	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
completeness	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
Courtnee	O
Draper	O
(	O
voice	O
of	O
Elizabeth	O
)	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
wrap-up	O
for	O
the	O
whole	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burial	O
at	O
Sea	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Infinites	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
retail	O
release	O
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
single-player	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
BioShock	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
praised	O
the	O
return	O
to	O
Rapture	O
;	O
Game	O
Informers	O
Joe	O
Juba	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
city	O
in	O
its	O
prime	O
would	O
be	O
worth	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
cost	O
for	O
BioShock	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
while	O
Alec	O
Meer	O
of	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
said	O
the	O
opening	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
gave	O
him	O
exactly	O
what	O
he	O
wanted	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
Rapture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
such	O
as	O
Juba	O
and	O
VG247s	O
Dave	O
Cook	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
sandbox	O
often	O
did	O
not	O
distinguish	O
themselves	O
from	O
Infinite	O
,	O
though	O
IGN	O
's	O
Ryan	O
McCaffrey	O
considered	O
the	O
merging	O
of	O
Infinite	O
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
satisfying	O
and	O
faster-paced	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesTM	O
considered	O
Episode	O
Twos	O
focus	O
on	O
embracing	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
hunting	O
for	O
story	O
clues	O
as	O
better	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
BioShock	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
was	O
called	O
a	O
fitting	O
end	O
to	O
Irrational	O
's	O
BioShock	B-Application
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
Episode	O
Two	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Levine	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
episode	O
would	O
be	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
 '	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
2K	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2K	O
would	O
form	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
,	O
Cloud	O
Chamber	O
,	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
next	O
BioShock	B-Application
title	O
,	O
currently	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
