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Bioshock coming to the iPhone
DJDuffy | 2:17 PM on 05.29.2008 27 comments




Yes, you heard correctly. Some game studio called "IG Fun" has started development on this title. The video above isn't footage of the Bioshock game, but this other game they are working on called Re-Volt. I'm sure it will be a similar engine to the one used for the game, since the iPhone probably can't handle anything close to the complexity of the real Bioshock engine.

You can get the whole story here and here's a quick taste:

The real questions are over controls (will the game be intuitive to play on a mobile keypad?) and on whether IG Fun can successfully translate the original's atmosphere to the small screen.

It's way too early to tell that from this demo. But from what I could see, IG Fun is certainly pulling out all the stops. And the iPhone version could be even better.

What do you guys think? Will they totally ruin the Bioshock franchise with this game, or has the sequel already done enough?

via Pocket Gamer



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Wexx's Destructoid Blog
Make it stop, it hurts my brain.
Y0j1mb0's Destructoid Blog
Let the milking of Bioshock begin..
notdryad's Destructoid Blog
a portable Atlus in my pocket!

A FIST FUL OF LIGHTNIN. TUH ONE-TWO PAUNCH.
MrSadistic's Destructoid Blog
Lego Bioshock!!!!!!!!!!
-D-'s Destructoid Blog
A man chooses, a slave gets whored out to all the fat cats.
Neonie's Destructoid Blog
Pocketshock.
Rifter01's Destructoid Blog
Wow this is cool news, esp. since I haven't bought Bioshock yet.. (I've played it before).. Portable is better!/Mobile ist besser! :)
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Destructoid Blog
Meh, Super Monkey Ball for the iPhone looks better
Dan CiTi's Destructoid Blog
@notdryad
Atlas is the character a character(in BioShock). Atlus is a game publisher.

That doesn't look too bad. I bet it'll be better than any other portable FPS.
Corak's Destructoid Blog
Can't wait to see what developers will come up with for this device. Hate aside, it is capable of doing some very cool stuff.
notdryad's Destructoid Blog
@Dan

Yeah, I know; don't know why I thought Atlus.
Kryptinite's Destructoid Blog
What? I'm confused.
adultswim810's Destructoid Blog
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT YOUR GAME OUT ON A CONSOLE KEN LEVINE!!!
Hoygeit's Destructoid Blog
Interesting...

I'm not sure of those controls but I haven't played it yet so I can't make a judgment call yet.
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
My head, it hurts
MechaMonkey's Destructoid Blog
Next up: BioShock on the N-Gage.
brainderailment's Destructoid Blog
Doesn't make sense.
galagabug 's Destructoid Blog
wasn't re-volt a dreamcast game w/ RC Cars?
angusm's Destructoid Blog
Dammit why couldn't Bioshock have had shitty sales and gone on to become one of the under appreciated, but more importantly, un-raped, games. Like Psychonauts or Okami.
disposabledweeb's Destructoid Blog
i wouldnt mind buying Mountain Dew Bioshocks or Doritos with different plasmid flavors! that would be gggggrrrr-eat! like a bioshock cereal thatll claim to make you hoot ice outta your fingers! i want them to whore bioshock!
Necros's Destructoid Blog
God DAMMIT.
Tino's Destructoid Blog
Was that controlled by tilting?
garrfunkel's Destructoid Blog
Is nothin sacred anymore!!!

Wait for the merchandising. Big Daddy condoms are on their way.
Electro Lemon's Destructoid Blog
iOshock?
Timmeh's Destructoid Blog
Well since they watered down the System Shock to fit the console crowd for Bioshock, one can only wonder if the iPhone game will be about as deep as Doom.

Well, it'll suck anyway as pretty much all phone games do. This is as bad as those assholes who decided to make a new Parasite Eve game that is mobile phone only.
vexed alex's Destructoid Blog
Why the fuck would anyone want to play Bioshock on an iPhone?


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