BioShock 2 (Remastered)

BioShock 2 follows Subject Delta, a prototype Big Daddy sent on a quest to reunite with the Little Sister he was previously bonded to, Eleanor, across a changed and even more dangerous Rapture. Heavy elements of violence run throughout the game, including fights, guns, and manipulation.

• Release date: 09-14-2016
• Developer: 2K Australia, 2K China, Digital Extremes, Feral Interactive
• Publisher: 2K Games & Feral Interactive
• Platforms: MacOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Misc. Animals & Critters

  Fish appear throughout the game and swim around on the pause menu. In the multiple levels, there are flopping fish around on the floor.

  • Can't be avoided

• Rodents

  Hear rat noises throughout levels, but do not see them

  • Can't be avoided

• Sharks

  Sharks swim around on the pause menu

  • Can't be avoided

Crime

• Explosions & Bombs

  • Can't be avoided

• Fights

  • Can't be avoided

• Guns & Shooting

  Machine gun, rivet gun, shotgun, spear gun

  • Can't be avoided

• Hangings

  Hanging corpses in multiple levels

  • Can't be avoided

• Kidnapping

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  Child from the outside world are missing, leading Dr. Tenenbaum to discover that Lamb is kidnapping children to turn them into Little Sisters

  • Can't be avoided

• Murder

  • Can't be avoided

• Torture

  • Can't be avoided

Death & Loss

• Death of Child

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  You can choose to 'harvest' ADAM from Little Sisters (killing them) or to adopt and free them. NEAR END GAME SPOILER: Big daddies hearts are set to go into a coma if their littles die. Lamb starts smothering Eleanor with a pillow with about 15-20 seconds left towards a quarantine door opening. This kills Eleanor long enough to sever the bond between her and Delta — after which Eleanor is revived.

  • Is avoidable

• Death of Friend

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  Depending on choices, you can either kill or spare the following folks: Grace Holloway (with weapons), Stanley Poole (with weapons), Gil Alexander (electrocute). If you do kill them, it will affect how Eleanor sees and acts in the world.

  • Is avoidable

• Death of Parent

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  In the opening cut scene, Lamb forces Subject Delta (the player) to commit suicide by gun because she's upset he's bonded to her daughter Eleanor.

  • Can't be avoided

• Drowning

  You see corpses who drowned, but there is no way to actively drown in the game

  • Can't be avoided

• Family Estrangement

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  Eleanor does not get along with her mother, Lamb

  • Can't be avoided

• Loss of Child

  Child enemies are seen throughout the game

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  Little girls known as "Little Sisters" roam the world with long needle-like probes to find ADAM on corpses

  • Can't be avoided

• Missing Person(s)

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  Child from the outside world are missing, leading Dr. Tenenbaum to discover that Lamb is kidnapping children to turn them into Little Sisters

  • Can't be avoided

• Suicide

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  In the opening cut scene, Lamb forces Subject Delta (the player) to commit suicide by gun because she's upset he's bonded to her daughter Eleanor

  • Can't be avoided

Disturbing Sounds & Sound Design

• Clicking Sounds

  • Can't be avoided

• Distorted Voices

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Eerie Noises

  Creepy violin noises

  • Can't be avoided

• Screams

  • Can't be avoided

• Sirens & Alarms

  • Can't be avoided

• Wet Sounds

  • Can't be avoided

Drugs & Alcohol

• Alcohol Consumption

  Bottles of alcohol are collectible and consumable for buffs

  • Is avoidable

• Drug Addiction

  Enemies all search for "ADAM" to become more powerful

  • Can't be avoided

• Intoxication

  If you drink alcohol you may get tipsy, resulting in blurry vision and erratic movement on the screen

  • Is avoidable

• Tobacco & Smoking

  Can use tobacco products to sacrifice some health to restore a small amount of Eve (the stuff that allows you to use plasmids)

  • Is avoidable

Financial & Resource Management

• Scarcity

  Ammunition, first aid kits, EVE hypos, and money

  • Can't be avoided

Gore

• Blood

  Some levels contain a significant amount of blood on walls and floors. Messages are written on walls and floors in blood

  • Can't be avoided

• Body Horror

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  END OF GAME SPOILERS: At the end of the game, Eleanor may extract ADAM from you as you see it first-person from your body.

  • Can't be avoided

• Dismemberment

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  Body parts hang on the walls and are distributed across levels

  • Can't be avoided

• Guts

  • Can't be avoided

• Viscera

  • Can't be avoided

Hate & Discrimination

• Ableism

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  Lamb treats Subject Delta as though he is inferior to her in every way

  • Can't be avoided

• Dehumanization & Objectification

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  Lamb treats Subject Delta as though he is inferior to her in every way

  • Can't be avoided

• Eugenics

  • Can't be avoided

• Racism

  One of the regular shopping kiosks you can shop at features a caricature of a Mexican 'bandito,' including poorly spoken Spanish.

  • Can't be avoided

Horror Themes

• Chase & Pursuit

  • Can't be avoided

• Jump Scares

  • Can't be avoided

• Mind Control

  One plasmid allows you to control other people (can be avoided by not using or equipping plasmid)

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  In the opening cut scene, Lamb forces Subject Delta (the player) to commit suicide by gun because she's upset he's bonded to her daughter Eleanor. Later in the game, a Little Sister brings Delta an item that will help him control her, using vents and gathering ADAM to rebuild strength.

  • Is avoidable
  • Can't be avoided

• Possession

  One plasmid allows you to control other people (can be avoided by not using or equipping plasmid)

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  Later in the game, a Little Sister brings Delta an item that will help him control her, using vents and gathering ADAM to rebuild strength.

  • Is avoidable

• Psychological Horror

  • Can't be avoided

• Zombies & Undead

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  Subject Delta has somehow risen from the dead to find and protect Eleanor

  • Can't be avoided

Law Enforcement

• Prison & Incarceration

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  Sinclair ran a 'detention facility' for the underground city

  • Can't be avoided

Mental Health

• Grief

  • Can't be avoided

• Hallucinations

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  Subject Delta has multiple visions of Eleanor, which feel like hallucinations. Little Sisters see the world in a very pretty way, unless they are collecting ADAM.

  • Can't be avoided

• Psychosis

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  Gil Alexander (Alex the Great post-psychosis) has recorded messages to help future individuals deal with him as he progressively has gone insane.

  • Can't be avoided

• Relationship Management

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  The choices you make about Grace Holloway, Stanley Poole, Gil Alexander, and the Little Sisters will affect how Eleanor sees and acts in the world.

  • Can't be avoided

Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Altercations

  • Can't be avoided

• Assault

  • Can't be avoided

• Bullying

  Enemies will say harmful things while attacking you

  • Can't be avoided

• Child Abuse

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  NEAR END GAME SPOILER: Big daddies hearts are set to go into a coma if their littles die. Lamb starts smothering Eleanor with a pillow with about 15-20 seconds left towards a quarantine door opening. This kills Eleanor long enough to sever the bond between her and Delta — after which Eleanor is revived.

  • Can't be avoided

• Child Endangerment

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  Regular abuse and endangerment of children who have become Little Sisters (walking into violent situations, have to protect them from attackers, etc. NEAR END GAME SPOILER: Big daddies hearts are set to go into a coma if their littles die. Lamb starts smothering Eleanor with a pillow with about 15-20 seconds left towards a quarantine door opening. This kills Eleanor long enough to sever the bond between her and Delta — after which Eleanor is revived.

  • Can't be avoided

• Domestic Violence

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  NEAR END GAME SPOILER: Big daddies hearts are set to go into a coma if their littles die. Lamb starts smothering Eleanor with a pillow with about 15-20 seconds left towards a quarantine door opening. This kills Eleanor long enough to sever the bond between her and Delta — after which Eleanor is revived.

  • Can't be avoided

• Gaslighting

  Enemies will say harmful things while attacking you

  • Can't be avoided

• Harassment

  Enemies will say harmful things while attacking you

  • Can't be avoided

• Magical Violence

  Plasmids

  • Can't be avoided

• Manipulation

  • Can't be avoided

• Mutilation

  • Can't be avoided

• Stalking

  • Can't be avoided

Phobias

• Agliophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Agoraphobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Automatonophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Claustrophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Hemophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Megalophobia

  Large statues

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Phobias

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  Antlophobia (Fear of floods), Ballistophobia (Fear of missiles or bullets), Bathophobia (Fear of depth), Botanophobia (Fear of plants), Cibophobia (Fear of food), Coulrophobia (Fear of clowns), Hoplophobia (Fear of firearms), Ichthyophobia (Fear of fish), Ochlophobia (fear of crowds or mobs), Pedophobia (Fear of children), Pyrophobia (Fear of fire), Selachophobia (fear of sharks)

  • Can't be avoided

• Necrophobia

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  In addition to various dead bodies across the game, Subject Delta has to work with Little Sisters to extract ADAM from specific dead bodies

  • Can't be avoided

• Nyctophobia

  Several very dark levels

  • Can't be avoided

• Thalassophobia

  Various levels of the game require you to traverse the ocean floor or flooded compartments

  • Can't be avoided

• Traumatophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Trypanophobia

  Players must use needles to inject themselves with new powers. Little Sisters use long needles to collect ADAM from corpses and, in one level, you must collect ADAM as a Little Sister.

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  END OF GAME SPOILERS: At the end of the game, Eleanor may extract ADAM from you as you see it first-person from your body.

  • Can't be avoided

Physical Health & Body Issues

• Pain & Physical Suffering

  • Can't be avoided

Religion & Sects

• Cults

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  Lamb has essentially created a cult around the Little Sisters and herself

  • Can't be avoided

Sex & Erotica (Consensual)

• Sex Work

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  Comments about running girls, johns, and sex work

  • Can't be avoided

• Sexual Commentary

  Various flirty comments from enemies throughout the game

  • Can't be avoided

Traumatic Events

• Human Experimentation

  You learn more about how Big Daddies & Little Sisters were created

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  Big Daddies are humans who have undergone extensive genetic modification with ADAM and have been integrated into heavily armored, steampunk-themed atmospheric diving suits through direct grafting of their bodies. Little Sister have also been experimented upon.

  • Can't be avoided

• Mass Casualty Event

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  Both Lamb and Stanley flooded corridors of the city, killing a ton of people

  • Can't be avoided

• Structure Fire

  Various items and structures on fire throughout the game

  • Can't be avoided

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