10 Weird Versions Of Iconic Games You Didn't Know Existed
10. BioShock On IOS
2K Games’ BioShock was an immersive 2007 FPS that unified Xbox, PlayStation, PC and Mac players with their praise for it. It also seriously impressed those with iPhones in 2014 with a surprising mobile port.
BioShock on iOS doesn’t really need any alternative features or modes, it’s sheer existence is novelty in itself. Whilst various video game IPs made their way to mobile platforms in the 2010s, BioShock stood out because it was just a straight-up port of an Xbox 360 and PS3 game.
Naturally, it wasn’t as pretty but the sacrifice in visual quality doesn’t harm the game’s powerful atmosphere. The controls were now all touch-screen which could be a touch finicky but really the quibbles with this port’s gameplay were minor.
The real issues came twofold. First of all, as a AAA game coming to mobile it was a tad more expensive than your standard fare, coming in at $15. This still isn’t bad for a big, story-driven experience but it was the support that annoyed fans. Gamers who dropped cash for it found themselves unable to play over time as Apple rolled out iOS updates and, by 2017, the game was officially announced as dead.
Which is a damn shame because it was an impressive step on the long road of mobile gaming, now lost forever.