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Let me start by saying that Bioshock is one of the best and most atmospheric games I've ever played (and I've seen a lot in my time). I can't really put into words the experience that the player is presented with here.
However, as good a game as it is, it took me five days following Bioshock's arrival at my house to get it to install. There was just one problem: the automatic updater requires that ALL firewalls be shut down during the installation; unfortunately, it doesn't say this outright and the installer quits if it can't update Bioshock. I was aware that many other people had this serious problem, so I wanted to see if I can spread the word better on how to install Bioshock without interruptions. To get Bioshock installed, here's what you must do:
1. You have to have a wireless connection. Make it a strong one so you don't leave anything to chance.
2. After the initial Bioshock files have been installed, this is where I had trouble. You must make sure that ALL FIREWALLS ARE SHUT DOWN. This includes Windows Firewalls, Norton or McAfee scanners/firewalls, and even built-in firewalls for modem-based security (i.e: OpenDNS. Fortunately these kinds of firewalls aren't that common.)
3. Install and enjoy the game! Be sure to turn all firewalls back on for your own security. On a final note, DON'T INSTALL THE "v.1.1" UPDATE FOR THE RETAIL VERSION OF BIOSHOCK!!! It just crashes the game on the loading screens and you have to wait another hour doing a clean re-installation of the program. As far as I can tell, the game works fine without the 1.1 patch; however, if you're picky about it, I recommend buying Bioshock from Steam (but you'll get it cheaper on Amazon, and there's not much difference between the 1.0 and 1.1 Bioshocks.) Hope this helps!
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Game Of The Year- this is what a game should be.
One of the best games in years. Good to great on nearly every level. Story looks and game play. It involves you. Unlike the normal game where you are simply shooting everything in site you are discovering a new wonderful and at the same time horrible world. You can see what the people once were before the fall and and you get a all to rare relief from the normal shoot reload and shoot. Not that the normal FPS is not fun but here you can see so much more. It is going to be a game that nearly all other computer made after this get compared to like it or not. It is that good. This game would normaly be " not my kind of game" But it won me over anyway and then some. There are very few game review sites that have less than a 9/10 rating for this game. This is an achievement by itself. HL2 and Doom3 did not do this. . Just about everything was done well it runs smoothly, even with all the eye candy, from beginning to end. There is not one thing that stands out but the way it all comes together smoothly is unheard of. It is very immersive. It might not make it to the total GOTY with the stiff competition but I am sure it will make many lists even if they need to create a new category to let it win. Looks better than FEAR and Far Cry even without a killer system as long as it meeds the minimum.Cons: It ends.Other: You will need a video card that supports SM3.0 older cards like the ATI 9600 x800 series use SM2 so wont work. Some people are upset that it requires you to go on line for copyright protection(DRM) but no one has had issues after the first few days when 2k's customer service and their server was overwhelmed by the response.
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tikin
最初からできない・・・・・困った......
Reviewed in Japan on January 24, 2012Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
abababa
最初のローディングが長い（2分くらい）
Reviewed in Japan on April 20, 2013Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
