{"id":340,"date":"2012-03-30T08:15:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T13:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/macgaming.net\/?p=340"},"modified":"2017-11-16T23:02:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T05:02:21","slug":"bioshock-2-available-through-mac-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macgaming.net\/2012\/03\/30\/bioshock-2-available-through-mac-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"BioShock 2 Available – Mac App Store, Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feral Interactive has released a OS X version of BioShock 2 for download through Apple’s Mac App Store<\/a> and Amazon.com<\/a> for $30.99. The horror-themed First Person Shooter (FPS) requires OS X 10.7.2 and rather hefty hardware requirements.
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\nThere is also a retail\/boxed version of BioShock 2 available through Amazon.com<\/a> for $34.99<\/p>\n

I’ll warn you now – it does deserve its “Mature” rating (17 and older).<\/p>\n

2K Games\/2K Marin originally released BioShock 2 for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 back in February of 2010. The first BioShock game was released for Mac OS X by Feral Interactive back in October of 2009 and made available through the Mac App Store<\/a> in January of 2011. I believe it was actually released about a week after the Mac App Store went live. Oddly enough, the original is listed at $29.99. I would have expected it to have dropped to say $19.99 to help bring people into the BioShock franchise.<\/p>\n

I’m actually surprised at how relatively quick this was made available for Apple’s desktops and laptops, although the first trailer went up on YouTube back in September of 2011. I’m looking forward to finding the time to download and play it – I enjoyed the first one quite a bit, and was very pleased that games with this much depth are still being made. I’m also a huge fan of the System Shock series from Origin\/Looking Glass, of which the BioShock series is considered a “spiritual successor” by some. It does have a multiplayer mode set prior to the events depicted in the first BioShock, which is a new and interesting addition, but I’ll probably pass on that aspect.<\/p>\n

Make sure and check the list of video\/graphics chipsets NOT<\/strong> supported by BioShock 2 towards the bottom of the article.<\/p>\n