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BioShock, one of the best shooters of all time, hits iOS -- and it's still great

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The lines are blurring between AAA console and mobile game development. It's not happening in great volume just yet, nor are all major publishers converting their elaborate controller-based games into touch experiences. Activision's upcoming Skylanders: Trap Team for iOS (http://www.techhive.com/article/2463948/activisions-skylanders-bridges-the-gap-between-tablets-and-game-consoles.html) and consoles alike is one huge example, but 2K Games has been already leading that charge with great success.</p><p>
Last year's XCOM: Enemy Unknown (http://www.techhive.com/article/2042335/review-intense-alien-warfare-goes-mobile-with-xcom-enemy-unknown-for-ios.html) made an almost seamless transition from an amazing $60 tactical strategy game into a lightly scaled-back $20 touch iteration, and now 2K is dipping into its back catalog for today's newly-launched iOS port of BioShock. First released in 2007 on consoles and PC, it set the bar for narrative-led, single-player shooting action, and remains one of the most amazing games ever played from the first-person perspective.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2600302/bioshock-one-of-the-best-shooters-of-all-time-hits-ios-and-its-still-great.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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