{"id":7118,"date":"2013-01-04T12:27:55","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T20:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/?p=7118"},"modified":"2013-01-04T12:27:55","modified_gmt":"2013-01-04T20:27:55","slug":"bioshock-ultimate-rapture-edition-announced-for-ps3-and-xbox-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=7118","title":{"rendered":"BioShock Ultimate Rapture Edition announced for PS3 and Xbox 360"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7120\" alt=\"little-sister-carrying-daddy-games-bioshock-action-174600\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/little-sister-carrying-daddy-games-bioshock-action-174600-1024x640.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While naturally <a href=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/bioshock-infinite-delayed-sigh-again\/\">some of us here are still upset about BioShock Infinite getting its release date pushed back to March<\/a>, we have something cool in the meantime to catch us up on the two previous installments.<\/p>\n<p>It has now been\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bioshockgame.com\/ultimaterapture\/home.html\">announced\u00a0that the first two games are being re-released\u00a0together\u00a0as the &#8220;Ultimate Rapture Edition&#8221;<\/a>, which surprisingly will include a ton of content, and some of which that is unique to this edition. This new bundle will be hitting shelves on <strong>January 14th<\/strong> (yes, in two weeks) and will only cost<strong> $29.99<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what we get:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0Museum of Orphaned Concepts: Take a tour of a never-before-seen <em>BioShock<\/em> museum and view early concept art, character models and more set within the halls of Rapture.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0Plasmids Pack: Includes four additional Plasmids and Gene Tonics\u2014Sonic Boom, EVE Saver, Vending Expert and Machine Buster\u2014for use in <em>BioShock<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0Challenge Rooms Pack: Previously exclusive to PS3\u2122 and now available for Xbox 360 for the first time, the pack tests the player&#8217;s mettle by requiring them to utilize the skills learned while traversing the halls of Rapture to survive three separate puzzle rooms in <em>BioShock<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Sinclair Solutions Tester: Contains a number of customization features that allow players to further their character&#8217;s development in <em>BioShock 2<\/em> multiplayer modes and provides a deeper multiplayer experience.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Rapture Metro: Includes six additional multiplayer maps, an additional multiplayer gameplay mode and a rank increase to level 50 for <em>BioShock 2<\/em> multiplayer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>The Protector Trials: Features frantic combat and fast-paced action designed to push players&#8217; mastery of weapons and Plasmids in a <em>BioShock 2<\/em> single-player experience spread across six maps.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Minerva&#8217;s Den: A substantial narrative experience that puts players in the role Subject Sigma and introduces new characters, locations and mystery to the world of Rapture in <em>BioShock 2<\/em>. Set in a new environment, Rapture Central Computing, Minerva&#8217;s Den adds a gripping new storyline to extend the <em>BioShock 2<\/em> experience.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Also included, is an exclusive collectable sticker pack from <em>BioShock Infinite&#8217;s<\/em> world of Columbia to get gamers ready for the next chapter in the <em>BioShock<\/em> universe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>BioShock Ultimate Rapture Edition<\/strong><\/em> will be\u00a0released\u00a0on <strong>January 14th 2013<\/strong> for $<strong>29.99<\/strong> on both <strong>PS3<\/strong> and<strong> Xbox360.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nWhile naturally some of us here are still upset about BioShock Infinite getting its release date pushed back to March,&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=7118\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;BioShock Ultimate Rapture Edition announced for PS3 and Xbox 360&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[110,559,757,792],"class_list":["post-7118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comics-videogames","tag-bioshock","tag-ps3","tag-videogames","tag-xbox360","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BioShock Ultimate Rapture Edition announced for PS3 and Xbox 360 - The Cultured Nerd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=7118\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BioShock Ultimate Rapture Edition announced for PS3 and Xbox 360 - The Cultured Nerd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"While naturally some of us here are still upset about BioShock Infinite getting its release date pushed back to March,&hellip; 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