10 More Video Games That Rewarded You For Being An Idiot

Though BioShock's Vita-Chambers make death far less of a hassle, it's still worth keeping your eye on the ball during combat, where inattentive players can easily be felled by the manic enemies strewn throughout Rapture.

For example, it probably wouldn't be very wise to walk into the middle of a combat encounter equipped with say, a camera, instead of an actual weapon, would it?

The Research Camera is used throughout the game to gain research points and level up the various research trees, which can apply permanent damage boosts to certain enemy types, as well as permanent stat increases and many other bonuses.

Players' photos will typically score higher if they clearly feature numerous enemies in close proximity, and they will also be graded on the quality of their framing.

And so, as silly as it might sound, whipping out a camera mid-battle actually poses not-insignificant benefits to the player.