It has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide. BioShock Infinite was supported post-launch with downloadable content, including the story expansion Burial at Sea, which links Infinite 's story to that of the original BioShock game.īioShock Infinite received critical acclaim, with praise particularly directed at its story, setting, visual design, and art direction. Outside help was brought in to make sure the game shipped. The development process was troubled, with Levine's management style resulting in wasted work and missed deadlines. The game's development took five years and involved hundreds of employees at Irrational, in addition to support studios. The relationship between Booker and Elizabeth became central to the story, with the team working to make Elizabeth feel like a real character rather than a computer-controlled sidekick. Irrational based the game's setting on historical events at the turn of the 20th century, such as the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, and based the story on the concept of American exceptionalism while also incorporating influences from more recent events at the time such as the 2011 Occupy movement.

The player controls Booker Dewitt throughout the game, fighting enemies and scavenging supplies, while the computer-controlled Elizabeth provides assistance.Īfter the 2007 release of BioShock, Irrational Games and creative director Ken Levine were initially uninterested in creating a sequel, but they later renegotiated with 2K to produce another BioShock game. Elizabeth possesses the ability to manipulate 'Tears' in the space-time continuum, and Booker and Elizabeth discover she is central to Columbia's dark secrets.

Booker and Elizabeth become involved in a class war between the nativist Founders that rule Columbia and the rebel Vox Populi, representing the city's underclass. The game is set in the year 1912 and follows its protagonist, Booker DeWitt, who is sent to the airborne city Columbia to retrieve Elizabeth, a young woman held captive there. Infinite was released worldwide for the PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, and OS X platforms in 2013. BioShock Infinite is a first-person shooter video game in the BioShock series, developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K.

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