Description below is for brand new sealed products & may not represent the item fully Images are for illustration only Contents & item condition may vary All items are sold in working condition Instruction manuals guides downloadable or online accessible content listed on the product are not guaranteed to be included Welcome to Columbia a fantastic floating city designed as a symbol of American Exceptionalism & national pride That was before the Boxer Rebellion when the city fired on innocent people Columbia has since been disavowed by America & become a symbol of xenophobia & hatred a flying bogeyman dreaded around the world Columbia is now being run by the Founders a group of self-appointed rulers nationalist & religious zealots bent on keeping Columbia &pure& But opposing them are the Vox Populi a rag-tag resistance movement hoping to overthrow the Founders & restore all rights to all the citizens of Columbia Thrown into this turmoil you take on the role of Booker Dewitt a disgraced ex-Pinkerton agent taking on a job that will clear you of "old debts" & maybe restore your name & reputation The job? Journey into Columbia rescue a girl named Elizabeth from the tower she&s been held in for 12 years & return her to New York Bioshock Infinite is a game where your actions have consequences & where your very presence in the city will cause it to erupt into chaos the choices you make in you mission will have long-lasting effects But who is Elizabeth & why has she been held captive for so long? This mysterious young girl is equal parts sweet funny & even scary possessing the ability to open rifts to alternate planes of existence when she sees &tears& in the fabric of reality These powers will come in handy as you fight your way out of the city as she summons everything from ammo crates to health pick-ups into existence making the environments & combat more flexible Elizabeth can also fend off foes on her own too! Fans of previous Bioshock games will welcome a mix of new & returning gameplay features in Bioshock Infinite Like the earlier games this is a first-person experience where you will use a combination of weapons gear & psychokinetic abilities You&ll still scavenge for supplies & audio diaries & ingest tonics to achieve powers like spraying fire zapping electricity & turning enemies against each other But there are some exciting new elements on top of this The combat is more dynamic than previous games thanks to Columbia offering wider open spaces than the confines of Rapture You can only hold two weapons at a time causing you to think more tactically in the long-term & more reactive in the heat of a firefight Plus there will be new powers to uncover & you&ll be able to zip around the city thanks to the magnetic Skyhook offering a rollercoaster-like experience & adding a new level to combat Bioshock Infinite is also the first Bioshock game where your character speaks helping to develop your relationship with Elizabeth Also making their debut in Bioshock Infinite are the Heavy Hitters mini-bosses to defeat & each representing the dark heart of the people running Columbia The Handymen are robotic monsters with oversized hands like those of porcelain dolls – & human hearts & heads The Motorized Patriots are supposed to be guides for the city but instead reveal heavy weapons behind their George Washington appearance The foppish Boys of Silence are blind but have superhuman hearing & boast a terrible scream & the Siren can revive defeated enemies during battle making you have to choose who to focus your attack upon For the more hardcore gamers out there Bioshock Infinite offers a tough but rewarding challenge – 1999 Mode This old-school way of playing harkens back to a time where games had limited health & resources & when decisions you made were permanent & challenges you to play Bioshock Infinite this way Do you think you have what it takes? The City in the Sky – Leave the depths of Rapture to soar among the clouds of Columbia A technological marvel the flying city is a beautiful & vibrant world that holds a very dark secret Unlikely Mission – Set in 1912 hired gun Booker De Witt must rescue a mysterious girl from the sky-city of Columbia or never leave it alive Whip Zip & Kill – Turn the city’s Sky-Lines into weaponized roller coasters as you zip through the flying city & dish out fatal hands-on punishment Tear Through Time – Open Tears in time & space to shape the battlefield & turn the tide in combat by pulling weapons turrets & other resources out of thin air Vigorous Powers – Throw explosive fireballs shoot lightning & release murders of crows as devastatingly powerful Vigors surge through your body to be unleashed against all that oppose you Custom Combat Experience – With deadly weapons in one hand powerful Vigors in the other & the ability to open Tears in time & space fight your own way through the floating city of Columbia to rescue Elizabeth & reach freedom 1999 Mode – Upon finishing Bio Shock Infinite the player can unlock a game mode called “1999 Mode” that gives experienced players a taste of the kind of design & balance that hardcore gamers enjoyed back in the 20th century