This is a great game. Maybe a little buggy here and there, but rarely will it affect your game play. As many know, this game allows the option of going full stealth, not killing any one the whole game. you can also go but wild and leave a bloody trail of severed limbs in your wake. The cities are full of riches to loot, and random people to meet. All of your abilities are well made, and help you feel as though you can chose new paths, depending on the way you build your character. The game also has the best use of the common ability known as "blink". A must have, if on a good sale. I say "sale" because I did not get nearly as much out of the second play through as I thought I would, given the lack of randomization in the enemies behavior.

10 out of 10! 100 out of 100!.... At least that seems to be what EVERY ONE ELSE is saying about this game.... I don't see it. Don't get me wrong, the game is one of the most beautiful games ever made. The environments are stunning, and the detail on the character models is fabulous. You feel a connection to your character Booker, I kinda want to have his babies... Neither here nor there, it has a good fps engine, and a wide range of vigors (plasmids) and weapons to chose from. Unfortunately, half of the weapons are useless after the first portion of the game. The leveling system is done alright, letting you upgrade your weapons and vigors. In the end, you seem to find two guns (all you can hold at one time) and a few vigors that work well for you. Once that happens, the game takes a turn for the worst. Going from one set shoot out to the next, with NOTHING else in between! They throw a stealth moment at you... once... and good luck noticing that you should be stealthy there, seeing how all the combat before that has Elizabeth standing in door ways, giving away your position at all times. Sure you can "explore" but Elizabeth will tell you where you should scavenge. The game is truly lacking in puzzles and useful passive gear. They give you items to wear, but I only found one item per slot that I thought to be worth a damn. The game itself is SCRIPTED! It's not noticed all that often, but I myself like to take any side path I can find, and flank where they might not expect..... Doing so in this game has a good chance of spawning enemies ON TOP OF YOU, which kills the atmosphere of a good game. The gripping story will pull you back in, but the ending they give..... Could have been sooooooo much more than it was. I'm trying not to put in any spoilers, but with the answer to Elizabeth's "powers" that they give you, its a slap in the face to me, only giving you one ending. I liked the game, but I have no plans of a second play through.

If you liked the first game, there's no reason to not get this one. You're able to play back through all the first campaigns with a co-op partner anyways. That being said, aside from story, you wouldn't be missing much if you haven't played the first one do to its lack of co-op. I highly recommend this game, especially when it goes on sale.