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BioShock 2 single-player 'Protector Trials' DLC due in August

by Justin McElroy on Jul 1st 2010 10:43AM

Some of the most intense moments of BioShock 2 had the Proto-Daddy defending a Little Sister as she sucked precious ADAM from one of Rapture's many corpses. They were great fun, especially when integrated organically into the story. Never one to pass up exploiting something that's working well, 2K has announced that it'll turn those moments into "Protector Trials" DLC, six new single-player maps that are "based on favorite locales from BioShock 2" (so, new-ish?). In addition to the Little Sister-defending action, you'll get seven new Achievements or Trophies.

2K also claims another forthcoming add-on will "expand the narrative" of BioShock 2 -- but let's get the shooting monsters thing out of the way first. Protector Trials will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace (for 400 MS Points) and PlayStation Store (for $4.99) on August 3.

Source: 2K Press Release

Tags: 2k-games, 2k-marin, Bioshock-2, dlc, microsoft, playstation, ps3, xbox

Reader Comments (33)

Yey! Bioshock 2 was one of my favorite games of 2010 so far, not a huge fan of multiplayer though so this is just what I needed.

Too little, too late and too not free?

@Shiaoran It was a real question, you jerks. I haven't played Bioshock 2 yet and am not sure if these 6 levels are worth the wait and the money.

I will buy this.

So they took the worst part of Bioshock 1&2 (defending little sisters), and decided that we would like more of that.

Hmm.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze I found it quite fun and challenging. Everybody has their own opinion though right?

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

I disagree, at first I hated this part of Bioshock 2, but as I gained more traps and plasmids it became really fun and I would take great care in preparing a room and planning my strategy before setting down my precious Little Sister to do her deed.

That being said, I wish they would have released this a long time ago, as my copy of Bioshock 2 is long gone by now.

@Thorz I completely agree!

Some people loved it, and I can see why, and respect that opinion.

I couldn't stand it, however.

/sigh

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Wow, it's like you extracted the same thought from my head. That chapter of BS1 almost made me quit the game. If I wasn't so invested in the story I wouldn't have.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

I normally don't like protecting missions in any game, but they weren't that bad in BioShock 2. Grab a couple of bots, throw down some turrets, throw down some mines, put your back to a wall with a good view of the Little Sister and proceed to dominate.

Omg, dlc aimed towards the single player experience? in bioshock? Holy cow that took long enough...

Doubt I'd pick up the Protector Trials but I may be persuaded to snag something that expands the storyline - if i still have my copy when it comes out

I just beat this game recently (been back-logged) and I was very upset there was no final boss battle....really they should have had DLC of that. Granted I would have complained about it being DLC and not in the game like it should have been...still.

@acefondu

Yeah me too, I guess I was just expecting it since that is how most game end. It did feel kinda anti-climatic.

@acefondu

gotta disagree here, the last 45 mins or so of the game were really intense. it felt like one big long boss battle to me.

The last moments of the game felt like all the other moments of the game to me just a few more of the harder enemies...it was lame.

"Waah! BioShock had an end boss that was stupid!"

"Waah! BioShock 2 didn't have an end boss and that was stupid!"

Wow, this guy hated both game's ending areas. AND he's crying about it. That's one dedicated gamer.

@acefondu

I think that one went over your head, Ace.

@Acosta02

I think the sarcasm went over yours.

@acefondu

Not every single game has to have a final huge boss battle to be a good ending.

@robotoid

The ending to the story was awesome, don't get me wrong. But the action was anti-climactic, or rather I was hoping for some variation of it.

@acefondu
Yeah, I agree with that.

Ahh, so still waiting for the 'Rapture Handyman' DLC where 2K actually get their fingers out and fix the multiplayer...... all for a small fee, of course

Why does so much DLC never come to the PC? You port the game but not the DLC?

@RKN

Maybe because PC players demand everything for free?

I loved Bioshock 2, but it's been too long since I've beat it for me to jump right back in for a little DLC.

And I'm willing to bet that in time for the holidays, there will be a Bioshock 2 release bundled with all the DLC for a price around the $30 mark.

I love Bioshock 2, but I just haven't bothered buying any DLC - just not worth it so far, because the multiplayer is kind of lacking players...

Maybe some single player DLC will be more worth while, but this first single player DLC sounds straight up boring.

I will buy this, and I agree about setting up the room with traps. Pretty funny and exciting to watch a room full of traps spring into action when all those bad guys come in to try and mess with me girls. Can't wait for more single player action and can't wait for Bioshock 3.

Wow, I saw the headline and was thinking, "this is going to be $10, which is about $5 too much."

So, erm... I can't really argue with this, presuming it is of good quality!

after the horrible rip off of the map pack i doubt i'll buy this. seriously that was the WORST $10 i have ever wasted >:(

I really like Bioshock 2, especially the combat. Setting up traps and protecting the little sisters was lots of fun.

Ehh...this part of the game was only fun when you had the tonics and upgraded defense weapons to make it fun. They must've realized that no one is playing the multiplayer anymore, and thus they won't make any money on the on-disc DLC.

Also, I'm finishing up the single player and I've consistently experienced the most awful texture pop-in since Mass Effect 1. I don't ever remember reading about this back in February, but it's really embarrassing.

We didn't need this sequel and we sure don't need DLC of the worst part of the game.

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Posted: Jul 1st 2010 10:55AM Thorz said

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