The other day, I got my copy of the new game BioShock. It was bad timing. My wife was going out for the night, leaving me home with plenty of time to play. And I played. What a game! I'd seen it a few weeks before at E3, but several hours of hands-on action gave me a new perspective/feel. This is one of the most original shooters ever, and raises the bar for the genre. Halo 3 take note.
So much for the usual bombed-out cityscapes and narrow corridors. The game takes place in an underwater utopia-turned-dystopia that's Citizen Kane meets Atlantis .(with a twisted dose of Alice in Wonderland thrown in). A wealthy mogul tried to build a submerged paradise that, of course, went horribly awry. Now biologically-enhanced mutants rule the domain. Yeah, you've got the guns and health packs, but you also can slam a hypodermic needle into your palm and launch plasma bolts from your fingertips. Cool. All-in-all, a completely original spin on the splattercore titles we're used to. The best games don't just work your adrenal glands, they transport you into a world you've never seen. BioShock transports.
