

It’s tempting to stick with the obvious choices – Incinerate, Winter Blast, Electro Bolt – but good things come to those who experiment. Try all the Plasmids to see what works for you Lifting the limits on how many EVE hypos and first aid kits you can carry will pay dividends in the long run, too.

We’ve already extolled the benefits of ploughing your money into making hacking easier, so do that and extra slots are a given. That depends on your playing style, but we recommend tonics that will have a constant benefit, such as lowering vending machine prices, or fixing it so first aid kits restore EVE as well as health. Plasmids are self-explanatory and you’ll probably already have an idea of what ones you wish to use, but what of the gene tonics, the other goodies you can purchase with ADAM? They use slots separate from those of the plasmids, and are not only considerably cheaper, but in the long run, every bit as beneficial. Get the right gene tonics to suit your playstyle Cyclone traps and Insect Swarm pouches are also your friends. Place trip wires and turrets around strategically before starting the process, stock up on first aid kits, and hack any nearby health stations beforehand to help your chances of success. She can’t actually die, but her progress bar will be severely disrupted if you let anyone get too close, and if you die, you’ll need to start again. It’ll take her a little while to pump the ADAM out of its previous owner, however, and the smell will attract the entire world to her, so it’s your job to prevent the splicer hoard from distracting her from her work. If you have a Little Sister in your possession, you can get her to lead you to the nearest ADAM goldmine by following the on-screen scent. Defend Little Sisters to make Adam retrieval easier Later in the game, you’ll encounter two Big Sisters in one go – now’s the time to use that Hypnosis plasmid! 7. She only arrives after you’ve dealt with a Little Sister, so be sure to stock up before doing so. When she closes in on you, make sure to position your back against a wall, but avoid being boxed in as she’ll finish you off in no time. The best thing you can do is keep them at arms’ distance by defending yourself with plasmids such as Cyclone Trap or Telekinesis, neither of which will deliver much damage, but will allow you to get some potshots in before retreating to another safe spot. The Big Sisters in Bioshock 2 are an utter pain to deal with, and to make matters worse, you can’t hypnotise anyone else to fight alongside you, as they’ll dispatch them in double quick time. If this is your bag, you can use the Power to the People machines to improve the drill so it can freeze targets and deflect bullets. If you primarily use plasmids but are frustrated by how quickly they run out, you might want to consider the specialist gene tonic, which disables the guns entirely but makes both the EVE hypos and the drill fuel significantly more economical. An additional benefit is that you can spend your money exclusively on weapons for just a select number of guns. For this reason, it’s best to specialise by ploughing all your money into one or two weapons once maxed, they’re capable of delivering elemental damage – for example, the rivet gun spits out flame-tinged bullets, while the buck gives out an electrical shock. Weapons can be upgraded at selected Power to the People machines, but these are exceedingly rare, and worse still, they’re a one-shot only deal. Specialise in a few weapons to get the most out of them Listen to the radio to find secrets and rewardsįollow the sounds of the radios littered around Rapture – they’ve been placed there specifically to lead you to top secret hidden areas! 4. The tricky part is reaching it in the first place… 3. There’s almost always a bot shutdown device nearby. If you trigger an alarm, it’s not necessarily a trip to the Vita-Chamber sin bin for you. You can also hack machines remotely by firing an auto-hack dart – useful for bypassing troublesome security systems. The best thing about hacking this time around is that you can do it in real time, while fighting enemies. They gradually get harder as the game progresses, so be sure to invest in some gene tonics to slow the needle down.

Hacking has changed completely, so get ready to stop the needle in the green area (or the blue for an extra boost). Master the new hacking system to give you an edge Ration your ammo so you don’t run out when you really need itĢ. BioShock 2 audio diary locations (opens in new tab)ġ.
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