BioShock 2's Big Daddy revealed on GamePro cover

by Griffin McElroy { May 21st 2009 at 5:30PM }

GamePro is promising that its upcoming July issue will blow the doors off of the sequel to 2K's undersea shooter, BioShock. Of course, by the time it hits newsstands, you'll probably be full to the gills with all the the BioShock 2 details you can handle -- we're sure to hear a ton about the game during E3.

Fortunately, GamePro recently offered a delicious morsel to its potential readers, uploading the Big Daddy-infused cover of the upcoming issue to the mag's online edition. You can check out the full cover -- and the design for BioShock 2's diving suit-wearing protagonist -- after the break. As a point of reference, here's the original Big Daddy. And here's a poster for the hilarious, heartfelt Adam Sandler comedy Big Daddy. And here's professional wrestler Big Daddy V! Wait, we forgot what we were doing ...

[Thanks, Storm Eagle!]

Tags: 2k, 2k-marin, big-daddy, bioshock, bioshock-2, fps, gamepro

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

BUGz @ May 21st 2009 5:36PM

OMFG BEAUTIFUL!

jimi hendrix @ May 21st 2009 7:12PM

Can anyone please PLEASE tell me how to put a photo on my icon for this account or how do we get an official account/ profile on here....

Any actual help/ guidance is greatly appreciated!!

-jH

West @ May 22nd 2009 2:50AM

Woah, Jimi man, where've you been? The music world needs you! AGENTS ARE GOOOO!

RudyHuxtable @ May 21st 2009 5:37PM

Has anyone asked the question:

If the game is set 10 years after the first one, how can you be the first Big Daddy? Or am I not up to date?

Moptimus Slime (PhilosoRaptor is the new Keyboard Cat) @ May 21st 2009 5:41PM

Its a Prequel AND a Sequel!

It slices! It dices! But Wait! Theres MORE!

Kamizar @ May 21st 2009 5:42PM

BILLY MAYS HERE FOR BIOSHOCK 2!

pibs @ May 21st 2009 5:42PM

My guess its one of those Don't ask, don't tell things that you later regret finding out.

Just go with the flow. Nothing ever makes sense these days.

SourceJR @ May 21st 2009 5:59PM

well lets put it like this theres a movie about a guy with an older brother but they never show him in the movie. the sequel is about the older brother but the little brother is still in the movie. and since hes the first born hes still the first even though his brother is still walking around. its kinda like that just because he wasn't in the first one doesn't mean he never existed.

mvp576 @ May 21st 2009 6:04PM

From what I've heard you ARE the first big daddy but awaken after the events of the first game. Go check the 10 minute interview (i remember them answering that question)

NIgdic @ May 21st 2009 5:37PM

Bad to the Ass

WINterfang @ May 21st 2009 7:29PM

That doesn't make any sense.

Moptimus Slime (PhilosoRaptor is the new Keyboard Cat) @ May 21st 2009 5:37PM

Why can't GamePro take a page out of Nintendo Power's book and remove all the bullshit headlines covering the artwork?

Oh, and "Whos Your Daddy"? Hi-LARIOUS.

pibs @ May 21st 2009 5:38PM

I bet Frankenstein would approve this Big Daddy.

Kamizar @ May 21st 2009 5:41PM

So I'm Gort, with a drill and an air tank.

InFaMoUs1- @ May 21st 2009 5:41PM

OMG!!! Big Daddy's BIGGEST SECRET!!!

He's secretly a monkey..

Storm Eagle @ May 21st 2009 5:42PM

Win! Don't know how I feel about the helmet but who cares? I'll be on the inside looking out! Oh, and you're welcome!

robotoid @ May 25th 2009 2:06PM

The helmet looks awesome to me! totally retro robot

Black Mage @ May 21st 2009 5:45PM

I feel like I'm the only person who isn't looking forward to this game.

Shagittarius @ May 21st 2009 5:56PM

I think you are.

Ashitaka @ May 21st 2009 7:58PM

Trust me, you're not alone.

And I don't get people who buy magazines for this kind of information. Just wait for the game to be released and read some review that sums up what's good and bad!
Why would you spoil yourself by reading a magazine such as GamePro? Half of the fun and enjoyment of a game is the unexpected, the not knowing what will happen next.

The Dark Wayne @ May 21st 2009 10:54PM

im not, sure looks like pure exploitation to me so far

OLDMIKE @ May 22nd 2009 12:20AM

same the 1st was good but this feels like there pulling a EA
IE milk it for all the cash you can

robotoid @ May 25th 2009 2:03PM

I did not want a sequel to the amazing story that Bioshock is. and I totally thought this sequel was milking the franchise, but lately I've been thinking, the gameplay is already great (since it's the same as Bioshock 1 plus a little more) and if they can come up with a great nice story to match it, it could be an actually good game, probably NOT better than the first one, but it can still be a nice entertaining experience.

joeybeast @ May 21st 2009 5:46PM

"fist 'real' gameplay"

NICE!

xaos @ May 21st 2009 5:48PM

Erm, just because you are the first Big Daddy doesn't mean you are starting play from the instant he was created. Can't the ur-Big Daddy have been around all that time?

Cesaria @ May 21st 2009 5:48PM

I remain cautiously optimistic.

robotoid @ May 24th 2009 10:41PM

that's exactly how I feel too

Roofie @ May 21st 2009 5:48PM

God damn. I really need to go back and finish Bioshock. I keep reading spoilers and then I hate myself.

How many hours does the game take to beat? I've got about 5 hours logged on it.

Shagittarius @ May 21st 2009 5:57PM

If your counting the hours it doesn't sound like your enjoying it...Don't rush through it, you've got plenty of time...

Roofie @ May 21st 2009 6:02PM

I'm really not counting the hours (I promise) I'm just giving a pretty rough estimate. And I do feel like I'm going through it slow, because I have been taking my time and enjoying the scenery; I'm taking quite a bit of time with the journal entries and all of the fun posters on the walls. I'm just curious about a rough frame of time is for it. I've been getting a lot of different results from my internet searches.

Shagittarius @ May 21st 2009 6:05PM

I'd be an estimation beacuse I played it so long ago but I bet it took anywhere from 8-12 hours. That's the best I can do...

Heh @ May 21st 2009 8:18PM

I finished it in 3 days. 4 hours or so a day, times 3, makes for 12 lol. But I was slow, you could prolly go faster if you wished.

Silencio @ May 22nd 2009 1:47AM

If we knew what part you were at we could give you a better guess.

Yuccadude @ May 21st 2009 5:51PM

Big Daddy link to original Big Daddy is not working, so I'll just have to look at the one on my shelf.

dargondarkfire @ May 21st 2009 5:54PM

hmmm.... didn't his helmet in the trailers look like a rosie's in the reflection in the water?
I could easily see the first big daddy having a rosie like helmet. the design on the cover is just like... what? also his tank? theres a blue and red canisters... for hp and eve?