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Developer

2K Boston / 2K Australia / 2K Marin

Genre

Shooter

Other Versions

All, OSX, PC, Series, X360, XBL

Release Dates

10/21/08 2K Games
12/25/08 Spike
10/17/08 2K Games

Community Stats

Owners: 619
Favorite: 54
Tracked: 11
Wishlist: 17
Now Playing: 14
 
8.8

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BioShock (PS3) > Opinions (153)

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dj2one posted 22/02/2012, 01:54
Awesome Game!!! Keep the sales going
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The_Joker_Product posted 09/12/2011, 11:32
Itll reach 1 mllion. Its had amazing legs.
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SolidGear3 posted 18/11/2011, 04:13
I think it's way surpassed 1m for PS3. I got this the day it launched in 2008. My favorite FPS series. Ken Levine is a God amongst game developers.
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Mrwillhill2013 posted 13/10/2011, 03:07
I love the idea that this game represents. a man chooses a slave obeys. this is my fav of this gen
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MARCUSDJACKSON posted 19/08/2011, 03:40
definitely the definitive version.
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enditall727 posted 04/05/2011, 06:11
does anybody think this can hit 1 million?
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MiSan7573 posted 02/02/2011, 01:32
the superior version of the two hd twins
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Mr Puggsly posted 24/01/2011, 05:37
@ ArcticGabe - Its just a simple port with no real advertising and its at 800K now. Safe bet they made a nice profit and the sequel would have sold less if the PS3 didn't have the original game as well.
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pariz posted 25/11/2010, 11:20
Masterpiece.
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ArcticGabe posted 19/11/2010, 02:40
Sales were absymal on PS3 until hit the bargin bin. Take 2 won't be so happy about that.
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Salem posted 14/11/2010, 05:04
Wow, im suprised it sold so well considering the delay, good job
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AdventWolf posted 04/11/2010, 08:27
pass it? this game is a masterpiece :D.
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Joel12345 posted 01/11/2010, 02:34
I have this game :o I just need to pass it.
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Pho_Hybrid posted 01/05/2010, 03:45
Just bought the game :D
(which came free with Bioshock 2 ) :P
awesome so far :P
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non-gravity posted 04/03/2010, 07:04
great moments, amazing atmosphere
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VivaLaWiida posted 09/02/2010, 03:20
Amazing game with a beautiful and emotional story and extraordinary gameplay. Must-buy!
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BlueRabbit17 posted 30/01/2010, 04:39
I bough it for 30 bucks,its a great deal,this game is one of the best on the ps3 right now
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Jedidiah-Rose posted 09/12/2009, 01:50
I found this game so much more refined and on the Playstation 3.

The virtue of refinements doesn't excuse 2K for the one year delay though.

One of the hardest game's to Platinum though...
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legendarysaiyanbroly posted 16/10/2009, 05:26
@ Squall:

It deserves them, but it won't have 'em, and 2k games is to blame for that. Hopefully, this will teach them.


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Squall_Leonhart posted 13/10/2009, 08:40
This game deserves so much more sales but being a year old port, most people that wanted it would have it on the 360 or PC before PS3 version was released sadly
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THATGUY posted 08/10/2009, 06:43
gd game so far, only cost me £10
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Dang posted 03/09/2009, 11:25
Come on people its $20 at gamestop and its such a great game a must own.
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PlaystaionGamer posted 01/09/2009, 12:34
rented this and liked it, im gna buy it when i see it cheap
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snyperdud posted 30/08/2009, 12:03
Next to MGS4, this is my favorite game this gen.
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Spedfrom posted 16/08/2009, 01:31
It is an astounding game. You feel at all times the amount of work put into the game. Very detailed and fleshed out, I'm liking it quite a bit.
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Gilgamesh posted 09/08/2009, 04:33
Seems odd that it only sold 430K?
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Thechalkblock posted 22/07/2009, 07:07
I still feel silly for buying this game for $60 when it just came out. Totally worth it though.
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Statix posted 18/07/2009, 12:13
@snyperdud: Thing is, it's not full-priced anymore. I would venture to say that the bulk of these sales came after the game got cut to $29.99 or below.
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aavidbacon posted 13/07/2009, 03:49
It's a reference title. Of course it has legs. Someone Buys a PS3, they gotta have this in their library. It has something as 5% atach rate for each console sold, selling 3-4 k per week. Should reach 500k by the end of the year. Hope the sequel gets deserving sales.
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ithis posted 10/07/2009, 03:00
Interesting sales, totally linear. Sign of "legs"? I think so.
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EdStation3 posted 30/06/2009, 01:31
Got this when it was $49.
9/10
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FootballFan posted 28/06/2009, 01:47
Its not full priced, i got this for £8

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snyperdud posted 14/06/2009, 09:34
Wow.

400,000 copies sold for a full-priced port of a year old game.

I think that's pretty impressive.

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FilaBrasileiro posted 08/06/2009, 03:29
@BladeOfGod

It's a year old port that was full priced and came at a time where the PS3 had plenty of games, unlike Oblivion which came at a time where the PS3 was still starting up. I'm pretty sure 2 will sell much better, possibly 1+ milllion.
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BladeOfGod posted 04/06/2009, 01:47
this game really should really get better sales. Better than Kllzone 2 IMO
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FilaBrasileiro posted 29/05/2009, 05:21
This game is full of win. Can't wait for part deux.
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FootballFan posted 26/05/2009, 12:53
I dont like this game :(
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Finnbar posted 26/05/2009, 07:22
I want the second one! better be released at the same time!
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Thechalkblock posted 25/05/2009, 07:38
@Xen

How long did you play it?
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Xen posted 25/05/2009, 07:18
I totally hated this game.
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*~Onna76~* posted 21/05/2009, 05:50
If this game can hit half a million, 2K will be very happy. I'm no FPS fan, nor do I like horror but I sooo much love this game! I have to hate a game first before I started to love it haha
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FootballFan posted 21/05/2009, 05:38
I cant get into this game at all
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Thechalkblock posted 19/05/2009, 09:12
Nice adjustment! I would like to see this game reach 400k.
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snyperdud posted 19/05/2009, 03:37
Adjusted up a bit.

No one else will notice.
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Squall_Leonhart posted 06/05/2009, 10:29
Now playing through the downloadable mini-games which are apparently exclusive to the PS3 version, so much fun and annoying lol!
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Squall_Leonhart posted 28/04/2009, 12:46
Finished this today and it is one of the best games i have played on the PS3! Bring on Bioshock 2!!
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oliminator1994 posted 27/04/2009, 09:25
getting this game - £8.95
http://www.gamecrawler.co.uk/view-product.php?id=B001EO74N2
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volrath50 posted 25/04/2009, 07:06
Not a big surprise it didn't sell more. It was on both the 360 and PC for a year. I know a lot of PS3 owners who bought the PC version thinking it wasn't going to come out for PS3.
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Finnbar posted 19/04/2009, 12:55
Just got it at my blocky for $20 this should be good! I played it on my friends 360 and it was fun so go me!
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Gearbox posted 18/04/2009, 04:47
even though i already beat this game, i feel like buying it just so i can play it again (which i wont) and so i can just have the feeling of "i own the best fps for story thats come out in a long time yet sales wise got rapped by cod4 and halo3 which were worse... dam multiplayer" lol
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snyperdud posted 17/04/2009, 05:31
Shame it didn't sell more on the PS3.

But you couldn't really expect it too since it was out for a year already.
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ninjascroll posted 13/04/2009, 03:39
Picked this up new for 30$ at walmart great deal.

I think they would have sold more if they started lower at 40-50$ even though it new to PS3 in the gaming world its a year old. Same with C&C Red Alert 3 I will pick it up at the same price area like the pc/xbox versions.
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Goodfella posted 23/03/2009, 06:44
I know I'm late to the party but I finally finished it and must say aesthetically it felt like playing RE for the first time, albeit faster. Modern classic 9.6/10.
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fabkazuya posted 19/03/2009, 03:26
500 K for sure
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drakesfortune posted 02/03/2009, 06:54
Anyone who doesn't own this game, should. 9/10 people love it's about as safe a bet as you can get in this day and age. You can pick it up for $30 shipped now, so go out and get yourself a great game!
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Thechalkblock posted 26/02/2009, 03:13
Bioshock deserves at least a million sales.
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Trent posted 23/02/2009, 08:51
maybe 1 million lifetime sales
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Simulacrum posted 16/02/2009, 06:01
Epic fight with Valkyria Crhonicles at sales!
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black7xxx7 posted 15/02/2009, 07:46
doing pretty good not as good as i was hoping if you dont have this game go get it its a great game hopefully it will do better on the ps3 since we need more games like this

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Joemazing posted 09/02/2009, 05:34
i LOVE this game. such an immersive experience.
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mirage95 posted 03/02/2009, 07:51
Awesome game with a very interesting plot, I'm playing right now.

Hate the big daddies
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Thechalkblock posted 01/02/2009, 07:01
I just finished it. This is an awesome game.
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NicholasCage posted 27/01/2009, 07:04
If you guys haven't bought this yet, it's on sale for this week only at Best Buy for $29.99 and a $10 off coupon from 2k games makes it only $19.99.

http://www.2kgames.com/coupon/

That's the site and have fun saving $20 :P
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Cowboys4u86 posted 20/01/2009, 02:02
I'm playing this now, got it as an X-mas pressie and it's pretty fun. It's not as good as I thought it would be but it's definitely worth owning. I'm sure I'll enjoy it more the farther I get into it.
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Zkuq posted 16/01/2009, 04:28
Surprisingly well considering the late release date.
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Thechalkblock posted 13/01/2009, 11:53
It's $40 at Best Buy.
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Aj_habfan posted 11/01/2009, 06:29
Wow. It's almost like it cost over $30 less or something =S
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Egghead posted 11/01/2009, 03:12
Wow 360 version is currently selling more units = S
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Skeeuk posted 09/01/2009, 05:36
should get to 500k to 600k lifetime.

mabey next time they will release it same time.
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TyePhoid_PAL posted 08/01/2009, 05:47
Playing through it now. Finding it hard
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TyePhoid_PAL posted 08/01/2009, 05:47
Playing through it now. Finding it hard
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Resistance09 posted 06/01/2009, 09:06
I love this game...its awsome:)
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mikemill posted 06/01/2009, 03:01
@ barozi

Don't believe me? The freakin' 2K lead developer said the same thing, and the Gamespot.com video review also commented on it... check it out for yourself dumb ass
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gundamx posted 04/01/2009, 10:29
great game:)
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Kyros posted 30/12/2008, 10:25
got it and was disappointed. System Shock 1+2 are two of my most treasured games but this somehow didn't compare to them at all. Must be the weird storyline, too cliche. Shodan trying to kill you was somehow much much better.
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erodrig85 posted 28/12/2008, 09:44
what makes this game great its its visuals its story and a great transfer for ps3 and it add more replay value with dlc and trophies support
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Damstr8 posted 26/12/2008, 11:13
closing in on 300k,not bad for a 1 year port.
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XxXProphecyXxX posted 23/12/2008, 10:33
LOL well no shit it's selling bad...what do you expect for porting a game a year later...ppl would rather spend their money on new games instead of a port of a 1 year old game that they probly played on PC or 360 b4.
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nomorehalo posted 21/12/2008, 03:30
Marketing - I don't think 2K gave it any marketing whatsoever. They seem to assume Bioschock is now at Halo status and doesn't need marketing to sell. Joe Consumer has no clue what this is and has no memory of the commercials of well over a year ago.
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DevilishSix posted 18/12/2008, 08:49
there is only one reason to be interested in the PS3 version and thats the DLC for the challenge rooms. I wish they would release it for the X360.

Overall awesome game, but the graphics are a little cleaner and have less hiccups on the X360 version.

Looking at the disappointing sales for the PS3, I get a feeling the publisher has to be disappointed and in hindsight should have forgot about a 14 month old port and could have used those resources on other projects.
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Aj_habfan posted 14/12/2008, 09:19
lolz the 360 version is like $30 cheaper.
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Barozi posted 13/12/2008, 11:47
Well at least it has some small legs.

@mikemill

wow there are still people believing that ?
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--OkeyDokey-- posted 12/12/2008, 02:40
lolz. Sold 10k more on 360 last week.
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Thechalkblock posted 08/12/2008, 03:38
I just bought this game.
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squeeky posted 06/12/2008, 05:03
Egghead, you are clueless.
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mikemill posted 05/12/2008, 07:03
Great game... PS3 version has better graphics than 360 version due to Blu Ray (improved video resolution due to more data storage)
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Kantor posted 05/12/2008, 03:14
I just finished it. This is the best FPS I have ever played.

They need to put this on bargain price before they lose all chance of getting semi-decent sales.
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Egghead posted 04/12/2008, 10:51
Flop, its selling better on the 360 = S
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Damstr8 posted 04/12/2008, 04:19
deserves more,but im surprised 200k people havent bought this on pc or 360 already.
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scabab posted 03/12/2008, 04:48
Its having good Others legs though
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MrBirdTurd posted 01/12/2008, 09:26
CAN YOU GUYS BUY THIS GAME?
I would if i had a ps3 you guys think that they will put bioshock on the ps3 if it has shitty sales no they wont. So please buy this game and support one of the best games of all time!
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heruamon posted 28/11/2008, 10:11
@K spent alot of time and effort to "improve" the game for the port, so this poor performance isn't going to sit well with the money counters
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klaudkil posted 27/11/2008, 11:10
got it last week its awesome! i didnt understand that hype around it when it whas for x360 but i know now! damn what an awesome game
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OT7 posted 26/11/2008, 12:58
@Mexitalrish:But you have to understand that the hype gets slowly frozen not only for PS3's version delay,the "AAA" FPS launched at the same time (Resistance 2,Call of Duty WW...)one of the main problems is some kind of revenge,many people I know don't buy the game because 2k released it a year later,taking that like a disrespect for PS3 owners.
Yeah,is kind of lame,but every other timed exclusives sells as worst like this one,a shame but not a big surprise.
Anyway,I still buy it.
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mexitalrish posted 25/11/2008, 11:36
for anyone that actually thinks that these sales are good for a year old port, i wonder about you all. i am incredibly disappointed with the sales of this game. the ps3 just keeps surprising me in terms or awful sales. i mean, it's been 2 years already and i thought that the ps3 would truly catch up with the 360. even ut III on the 360 sold better than this despite not really being that popular of a game even when it was first released last year and coming out 6 months late. i think that the bioshock on 360 has actually sold more the past few weeks since this one came out. thats just sad. insanely great game though.
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segajon posted 25/11/2008, 11:21
Decent sales for a year old port.
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Morning_Wood posted 25/11/2008, 06:59
seeing how its ~$20 on the PC and 360 is keeping me from buying it on the ps3. =P
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Barozi posted 21/11/2008, 01:46
@arsenal
Because it's an AAA game. Not even 150k for such a port is baaad.
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Dark Odin posted 20/11/2008, 01:29
400k I think.
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arsenal009 posted 12/11/2008, 09:59
It's a 130k more sales for a port. How did this bomb?
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Sales History

Total Sales
0.01m
Japan
0.75m
NA
0.48m
Europe
0.21m
Others
1.44m
Total
1 n/a n/a 24,748 24,748
2 n/a 27,902 14,713 9,828 52,443
3 n/a 4,756 11,266 4,594 20,616
4 n/a 4,991 10,020 4,221 19,232
5 n/a 5,083 7,846 3,512 16,441
6 n/a 6,251 9,008 4,106 19,365
7 n/a 12,305 10,432 5,648 28,385
8 n/a 8,822 12,674 5,782 27,278
9 n/a 9,678 11,848 5,657 27,183
10 n/a 11,870 12,027 6,104 30,001

Opinion (153)

dj2one posted 22/02/2012, 01:54
Awesome Game!!! Keep the sales going
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The_Joker_Product posted 09/12/2011, 11:32
Itll reach 1 mllion. Its had amazing legs.
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SolidGear3 posted 18/11/2011, 04:13
I think it's way surpassed 1m for PS3. I got this the day it launched in 2008. My favorite FPS series. Ken Levine is a God amongst game developers.
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Mrwillhill2013 posted 13/10/2011, 03:07
I love the idea that this game represents. a man chooses a slave obeys. this is my fav of this gen
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MARCUSDJACKSON posted 19/08/2011, 03:40
definitely the definitive version.
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enditall727 posted 04/05/2011, 06:11
does anybody think this can hit 1 million?
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