BioShock isn’t a game most people would peg perfect for mobile release. The game’s underwater dystopia has a pulse -- a steady throb powered by the fusion of unique atmosphere and narrative -- that seems impossible to capture on a lesser platform. Mobile developer and publisher IG Fun have taken the challenge of downsizing 2K’s masterpiece. There’s no doubt that the studio will be searching for a larger bank vault when the game finally releases, regardless of quality, yet there’s something funny about this mobile conversion -- it looks incredible.
Above is a trailer for the game that Pocket Gamer secured from a conference in Barcelona. A good bit of it is from a trailer shown at an expo in September, but there are a few seconds showing off new weapons and a different Big Daddy confrontation. The game is also slated to hit the iPhone, and might look something like this.
As Offworld points out, there’s no way of telling how the game controls. In regards to an iPhone version, this is a bit troubling. Considering the lack of a HUD, there’s a good chance that it will have accelerometer shenanigans. One can only hope that IG Fun doesn’t try to get too fancy.
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5:00 PM on 02.16.2009
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I think the game would be better suited for regular phones anyway, since a not-on-rails shooter wouldn't work well in my eyes. Unless the actual area you looked at was way tiny.
I want to see how they end up doing this, but my hopes aren't very high, unfortunately.
That's an N95 which is a pretty damn capable gaming phone. The NGage 2.0 gaming platform is pretty cool, with gems like Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI29LKA54Yk
It's just a shame that this phone doesn't have the developer support like the iPhone, cause it's got everything the iPhone has except buttons instead a touch screen.
Also, in the video, that is a N95 8GB showing the game in play.
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