Get ready for another adventure in the city of Rapture, iOS gamers. One of the most popular games of the last console generation, BioShock, is now available on iPhone and iPad devices.
The iOS version officially launched in the App Store Wednesday night for $14.99. It brings the full experience of the original first-person shooter to Apple's mobile devices, offering new touch controls as well as full Bluetooth and Made for iPhone (MFi) game controller support.
"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," developer 2K games said in a statement.
As you go along, you'll collect an arsenal of weapons from standard firearms like the pistol, machine gun, and shotgun to explosives like the grenade launcher, chemical thrower, and crossbow. You can upgrade your weapons at stations scattered throughout the city for perks like decreased kickback, increased rate of fire, bigger clip size, or additional damage. You'll also be able to augment your body with Plasmids for super-natural abilities and modify the city of Rapture for your own benefit.
The iOS version features a new leaderboard system, an in-app digital artbook based on the original Special Edition, and a new player profile with stats like how many weapons and plasmids you used and the number of enemies you killed.
Note that the game is compatible with Apple's iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display, iPad 4, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, and iPhone 5 running iOS 7.1 and higher. It will not run on earlier devices, including: iPad 3, iPad 2, iPad 1, the original iPad mini, iPhone 4s, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and the 3rd-5th-generation iPod touch.
Originally developed by Irrational Games in 2007 for PCs and the Xbox 360, BioShock launched to critical acclaim, garnering a review score of 9.7 out of 10 from PCMag's sister site IGN. The inaugural franchise release won more than 28 awards for its art, writing, audio, and overall quality, including the title of 2007 Game of the Year from BAFTA, Game Informer, Spike TV, and X-Play.
For more, check out a first look at Bioshock on the iPad in the video below, as well as PCMag's full review of BioShock Infinite and the slideshow above.
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