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BioShock™ 2 Remastered

2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Interactive (Mac) · Released 2016-09-15

Action RPG

Gauntlet40

Available at — 1 store

In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

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Difficulty Modes

1 mode · 3 tiers

A ladder of tiers, with the effects that change per tier and the rules that apply to all of them.

Campaign3 tiers

The following tiers cover the campaign mode. There are no known permadeath or hardcore mechanics in BioShock™ 2 Remastered natively. However, there is a permadeath enforcement patch available here.

Tier
Incoming DamageDamage taken from enemies and environmental hazards.
Plasmid Eve CostEVE consumed when a Plasmid is used.
Hacking DifficultyTime available and complexity of the hacking sequence.
Money Drop RateAmount of money found on defeated enemies.
Consumable RecoveryHealth and EVE restored by consumables.
Security Detection SpeedHow quickly security cameras and bots detect the player.
Hacked Vending PricesPrice change by hacking vending machines.

Easy

~30%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

~65%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

Low

High

High

Slow

High

Medium

100%

100%

Standard

Standard

Standard

Standard

Standard

Hard

~130%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

~130%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

High

Low

Low

Fast

Low

HardUnlockAvailable From Start

Basesoftcore

Makes early combat and Big Daddy encounters more demanding, but the player still becomes substantially overpowered later in the campaign.

Tier rulesRules that apply only to a specific difficulty tier and differ from the mode's other tiers.

Body Shot DamageBody shots deal less damage to enemies.

Big Daddy RecoveryLittle Sisters heal Big Daddies faster and restore more health while the player revives.

Tier statsMeasured or numerical values specific to each difficulty tier, such as health, costs, resource availability or other scaling values.

Incoming Damage~130%

Plasmid Eve Cost~130%

Hacking DifficultyHigh

Money Drop RateLow

Consumable RecoveryLow

Security Detection SpeedFast

Hacked Vending PricesLow

Awards · TierRewards unlocked by completing a specific difficulty tier, such as achievements, cosmetics or additional game modes.

OptionalAn optional rule or setting that can be enabled or selected independently of the chosen difficulty mode.

Disable Vita-ChambersDisables automatic Vita-Chamber revival. On death, return to the main menu and load a save.

Permadeath

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Companion

Validated

Scoring

Moderate Challenge40

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Quick facts

Developer2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Interactive (Mac)

Publisher2K, Feral Interactive (Mac)

Released2016-09-15

Platforms

Languages

Features

ControllerFull

Always onlineNo

MicrotransactionsNo

Split screenNo

LANNo

VRNo

HDRNo

SubscriptionNo

Requirements

OSWindows 7
CPUIntel E6750 Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHZ
GPU2GB AMD Radeon HD 7770 / 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
RAM4 GB RAM
Storage25 GB available space

Contact

Websitewww.bioshockgame.com/Supportsupport.2k.com