The first BioShock didn’t feature what most first-person shooters nowadays does. That’s multiplayer. Many argue that the game didn’t need it, and I agree. However, either way, 2K is pumping out a multiplayer mode with the release of BioShock 2.
Digital Extremes, developers of Dark Sector, will be aiding 2K Marin in their development on the multiplayer mode. According to the release, they are “working closely with the creative team at 2K Marin to develop a new and substantial element that enhances the lore and fiction of the BioShock universe.”
The multiplayer element is actually quite unique. It’s a prequel experience that puts players in the role of a Plasmid test subject during the fall of Rapture. In order to survive, you’ll need to use all the elements of the game’s toolset to do so.
The multiplayer mode will earn you experience points allowing you to unlock new weapons, plasmids and tonics that can be used in hundreds of different combinations. The mode will teach you about the fall of Rapture in the shoes of a Rapture citizen. You’ll witness the city before it fell and was reclaimed by the ocean. It’s really interesting when you think about it.
Read on for the presser.
2K Games Reveals First Details of the BioShock® 2 Multiplayer Experience
Digital Extremes tapped to create extensive and exciting multiplayer element for 2K Games’ highly anticipated shooter
NEW YORK – 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that it has signed a partnership with Digital Extremes to develop the multiplayer experience for BioShock® 2. Under this partnership, Digital Extremes is working closely with the creative team at 2K Marin to develop a new and substantial element that enhances the lore and fiction of the BioShock universe.
“The fans asked for a multiplayer experience and we answered,†said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “With Digital Extremes delivering a multiplayer experience for BioShock 2 that features all of the things that make BioShock unique, we’re holding ourselves to a high standard so that we can deliver the depth and variety that fans of the BioShock universe demand.â€
Multiplayer in BioShock 2 provides a rich prequel experience that expands the origins of the BioShock fiction. Set during the fall of Rapture, players assume the role of a Plasmid test subject for Sinclair Solutions, a premier provider of Plasmids and Tonics in the underwater city of Rapture that was first explored in the original BioShock. Players will need to use all the elements of the BioShock toolset to survive as the full depth of the BioShock experience is refined and transformed into a unique multiplayer experience that can only be found in Rapture.
Key features:
• Evolution of the genetically enhanced shooter – Earn experience points during gameplay to earn access to new Weapons, Plasmids and Tonics that can be used to create hundreds of different combinations, allowing players to develop a unique character that caters to their playing style.
• Extend the Rapture fiction – Players will step into the shoes of Rapture citizens and learn more about the fall of Rapture as they progress through the experience.
• See Rapture before the fall – Experience Rapture before it was reclaimed by the ocean and engage in combat over iconic environments in locations such as Kashmir Restaurant and Mercury Suites, all of which have been reworked from the ground up to deliver a fast-paced multiplayer experience.
• FPS veterans add their touch to the multiplayer experience – Digital Extremes brings more than 10 years of first person shooter experience including development of award-winning entries in the Unreal® and Unreal Tournament® franchise.BioShock 2 is currently in development at 2K Marin, 2K Australia and Digital Extremes for PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows-based PC. This title is not yet rated by the ESRB.