BradyGames Strategy Guide Review

Bioshock Infinite

Reviewed by: Aaron Holmes

An Information Database
BradyGames has taken the time to go through and give the reader extensive detail on Bioshock Infinite, starting off with the weapons. Detailing 13 weapons that can be found and used throughout the game, BradyGames has broken down the weapons to go over information such as minimum damage, maximum, rounds per minute, critical multiplier, magazine capacity, reserve capacity, and helpful notes on the weapon. BradyGames even goes so far as to detail the upgrades each and every weapon can obtain, and how much the upgrades cost.

Vigorously testing the waters
All 8 Vigors covered in great detail. From stats to combos and even upgrades, BradyGames covers the most used and most powerful powers throughout the game. There’s even a chart to show what enemies are weak, or immune to when using vigors against them.

What’s really helpful for both the Vigors and the Weapons section, is the “strategy” section for each weapon or vigor. The strategy section covers how to use each weapon/vigor under different scenarios and situations. While the Vigors are not given significant detail for strategy in the early pages, BradyGames covers this later on in their guide.

Did I make the wrong choice?
One of the key features of Bioshock that has remained throughout the series is the “choice” system, which may or may not result, is good things for the player later on in the game. Choices are an important factor in the Bioshock series and BradyGames helps the player understand their choices and how those choices could potentially affect them later on in the game. This can be something minor and cosmetic, or a major choice that greatly determines an outcome.

This gear blows [me away]!
A new feature to Bioshock is the Gear system which allows players to wear up to 4 different pieces of clothing in order to improve the performance or stealth of Booker. BradyGames details each individual piece and even some great starting combinations of gear to help you on your way through the game and the enemies that you may encounter! With 39 pieces of gear to pick up in the game, BradyGames has all information and even guaranteed locations for all of the equipment throughout the game!

Games in a game, what nonsense is this?
Bioshock Infinite also features some minigames at the beginning of the game to introduce the player to a different array of weapons and aiming, BradyGames covers these games and their prizes!

But wait, there’s more!
With a whopping 270 pages, BradyGames has the entire game covered from front to back. Beautiful artwork graces the pages within this strategy guide and brings life to this guide that helps players through the game.
The guide features locations of all Voxaphones, telescopes, Kinetescopes, and Infusions!

Overall Thoughts
BradyGames has combed through all the fine details of this guide, and provided an excellent walkthrough for the average player. While BradyGames has provided a great experience in their guide, they have made a small mistake that I personally see from my own perspective, and that’s the maps that they provide.

BradyGames has provided maps with locations of items, but they are placed in a such a way that it’s inconvenient and has the player flipping back and forth through the pages to see where things are. There are descriptions within the walkthrough of where items can be located, but it’s easier to have the maps of floors/areas on the same page(s) matching that of the walkthrough area they are currently describing.

RATING
My final rating for the Bioshock Infinite Strategy Guide by BradyGames is: 4/5
This guide is definitely worth the buy. The beautiful artwork throughout the guide is something you just can’t admire in a digital format, or F.A.Q. you find online.