''Under the Sea...''

Now please ignore my Little Mermaid reference in the title, and let's proceed to this game's review. Bioshock, a first person shooter from 2k, brings a unique new experience to gamers with its customization options, haunting story, great atmosphere and sound. The game takes place under the sea, in a fictional under water city called Rapture. The game is dated in the past, (I'd say around the 20s) and gives off a mournful, yet mysterious vibe. You soon realize that the place that you have been dropped into is a failed civilization filled with genetic mutants, and demented corruption all around you. The graphics are impressive, but what stands out the most is the water effects. The water in this game just looks so real. And since you are in a city under water, you feel that you have been consumed by the aquatic demon. You have the ability, in the game, to inject yourself with genetic modifying plasmids that give you several powers, from shooting out electricity, to incinerating the inhuman beasts that wait for you. You traverse the under water haven, and have the ability to hack into computers, customize your weapons, and take out your opponents in many different ways. The fact that the game gives you so many options when it comes to getting past enemies broaden the sense of exploration in the game. The audio score is great, the story is as crazy as the 'people' you see, and the possibilities are endless. The game gives you so many decisions to make, and draws you into the world that is Rapture. Bioshock is a great game that should be experienced by everyone. Though it is a first person shooter, it does not have multiplayer. This is very easily overlooked, because an addition like that could only spoil this already masterful game.