Old fans of 2K Games' BioShock series and newcomers alike have a new way to play the "biopunk" first-person shooter today, with the game officially launching on iOS -- a move that further blurs the lines between mobile gaming and console/PC gaming.
The game, originally released for Windows PC, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in 2007, was announced as a mobile port earlier this month. It has been modified with slightly scaled-back graphics so it can run on mobile hardware, as well as touch controls -- although it is also compatible with third-party mobile-compatible controllers.
Related articles BioShock heads to iOS as 'premium priced' game Why I don't play console games on my smartphone"Bringing a true AAA gaming experience to the mobile platform, BioShock sends players on an adventure to explore the submerged Art Deco city of Rapture to fight deranged survivors of a failed objectivist utopia, and genetically modify their own DNA to gain superhuman powers," 2K wrote in a press release.
"The game also features a new leaderboard system, an in-app digital artbook (based on the original Special Edition), and a new player profile function that allows players to see how they stack up against their friends with a number of personal in-game stats that track how many weapons and plasmids are used, the number of enemies killed, and more."
As promised, it is priced on the "premium" level -- $14.99, AU$18.99, and
