Rapture grabs you the moment the bathysphere door opens onto a sunken city that should never have existed.

When the community picks on gut feeling alone, BioShock lands ahead of more than nine games out of ten. And connection backs it up, right at the top, ahead of 96% of titles: you don't just visit Rapture, you cling to it. The rest of the profile is steadier. Rediscovery stays strong, you dream of forgetting the twist to live it again. Desert island and fun sit above average, gameplay and art style just above. Only the soundtrack slips into the middle of the pack, though on very few votes, so treat that as unconfirmed.

Here's a shooter that wins where you don't expect it. Not on raw controller thrill, the way a Doom or a Half-Life does, but on place, story, and the mark it leaves. It's a game of atmosphere before it's a game of gunfire.

So who's it for? For you if you want a world that haunts you long after the credits, a place you'd pick on instinct and never forget. Much less if you're chasing pure feel in the hands and flawless shooting first.