As you may know Bioshock 2 has hit shelves and the reviews are hitting the internet. For those of you have haven't kept up with Bioshock 2 ... First I say to you ... WHAT?! Now, that we've gotten through that. Let's give you something to view.

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The reviews are great, and lots of people are really enjoying it. The game is set 10 years after the events of Bioshock 1. The Bioshock 2 Wiki article says it best in it's description:

The player takes the role of "Subject Delta", a prototype for the Big Daddies seen in the original game and the first Big Daddy to be successfully bonded with a Little Sister. The character possesses superior speed and intelligence to other Big Daddies, as well as free will. As such, the player uses the Big Daddy's drill and rivet gun as weapons as well as some other weapons found across Rapture. However, in a new addition, it is now possible to perform a melee attack with every weapon in the game. The weapons in the game will have several types of ammo, similar to the first game. Additionally, in contrast to other Big Daddies, the player may also use plasmids, while "upgrade trees" will provide unique ways to upgrade them. A new feature added is the ability to wield both a plasmid and a weapon at the same time. Further Big Daddy abilities found in the first game, such as performing a shoulder dash, will also be an option.

The player will also be able to step outside the city of Rapture into the ocean due to the diving suit the Big Daddies wear. Here the player can explore the ocean floor, recover from fights, marvel at the city from the outside and pick up special items. As seen by the demo, some of the special items include first aid kits, EVE Hypos, and special sea slugs. Throughout the game the player will be forced to fight Rapture's new Big Sisters, hybrids of sorts between the Big Daddy and older Little Sisters. A Big Sister attack will be spontaneous and unplanned, but if the player has a Little Sister with them at the time, she'll give you a warning that a Big Sister is coming. Unlike the Big Daddies, they are extremely quick and arguably more powerful, able to extract ADAM from their enemies through a harvesting needle straight into their bloodstream, which fuels "telekinetic abilities beyond anything previously thought possible".

As a "rogue" Big Daddy, players will attempt to capture the Little Sisters from other Big Daddies who roam Rapture. Once a Little Sister is caught, the player will again have the option of choosing the fate of the Little Sisters. Harvesting remains a possibility in order to gain more ADAM, but rather than rescuing the Little Sister, players will instead be allowed to adopt them. With this option, Little Sisters will ride around with the player's Big Daddy, and will look for ADAM to harvest from corpses; in a manner similar to the proving grounds area of the first game, the player will then need to ensure that Splicers will not harm the Little Sister as the harvesting process takes place. The Splicers will not damage the Little Sister, but will delay the process of gathering the ADAM. This will prolong the time it takes for the Little Sister to gather ADAM, allowing more Splicers to attack the player and the Little Sister. The max number of times you can have a little sister harvest the bodies for adam is two. Once done or even before you can go to one of the "safe tunnels" for the little sister and there you will have the harvest her or rescue her.

When a Big Sister is coming, there will be a countdown which gives the player an opportunity to set traps, buy items at a vending machine or place proximity mines. A sign that a Big Sister is approaching is when the Big Sister makes a high pitched shriek. Other returning features from the first game include audio diaries, and the ability for the player to regenerate through the use of Vita-Chambers, though the connection to the plot of the game is currently unknown. In addition to the single-player story, multiplayer will be a feature in BioShock 2, but this will not take the form of co-operative play.

We'll get to the reviews. First up is IGN:





We can't forget about XPlay, which gave it a 4/5:





What do you guys think? Tried it? Waiting for it to drop in price? Let us know!