[Full-Metall]

Demo:
Larry Hryb (Xbox Live's Major Nelson) chatted with Ken Levine on his podcast about the BioShock demo.[17] The demo contains the first 45 minutes of the game. It is a tweaked version that is different from the retail game - more weapons and items from later in the game were added in the demo to give players a taste of the full game.

Current full game Reception:
BioShock received a 10 out of 10 from Official Xbox Magazine UK, citing reasons such as an "inconceivably great plot" and "stunning soundtrack and audio effects". [24]

PC Gamer UK gave the game 95%, saying that it completes the 'challenges developers have been struggling to master for decades: narrative, emergence, a sense of place'. Tom Francis, the reviewer also stated "I spend my career, and my gaming life, waiting for a moment when a game just astonishes me, when I can't believe what I'm seeing, what I'm doing. BioShock has five."

PC Zone gave the game 96%, commenting on the game's captivating and well-told story, movie quality voice-acting and the atmospheric soundtrack. BioShock also received the PC Zone 'Classic' award, awarded only to games of outstanding quality. As a comparison the highest scoring game in the magazine, Half-Life 2 was reviewed at 97%.

In a video recording from 1UP, their "unofficial review" was released. The reviewer, who played the game on the Xbox 360, claims that the game is an "absolute showpiece", further stating that its visuals are some of the best on the system. He went on to predict that the game will eliminate any existing competition (Mass Effect and Halo 3 were mentioned) and become the 2007 Game of the Year, and assured fans that the gunplay is equally as phenomenal as the rest of the game.