Once again, the story is revealed indirectly. As you try to unravel the mystery of your identity and how you’re connected to someone named Eleanor, you’ll learn more about the events-and the people-that brought down the city.
What you do know is that you’re a Big Daddy, one of the protectors of the Little Sisters who wears a deep-sea-diving suit. Ten years have passed since the events of the first game, and the ocean has reclaimed even more of the failed utopia. In this first-person-shooter game, you find yourself looking through the eyes of a cipher in the underwater city of Rapture. Released on February 9, BioShock 2 (2K PC, PS3, Xbox 360 rated mature), the sequel to the sleeper hit of 2007, begins in much the same way as the first. BioShock’s Little Sisters can exhibit both qualities, and they’re a big reason the two games in the franchise have been so successful. The same girl with normal eyes and a sweet demeanour, however, brings out the parent in all of us. With yellow, glowing eyes and weirdly distorted voices, they are creepier and more disturbing than any monster. There’s something about the young girls in BioShock.