Rapture, under tons of black water, and the low rumble of a Big Daddy drawing near.

When the community decides on instinct, BioShock 2 sits ahead of nearly 90% of games. And this time the emotional criteria confirm it in style. The art style peaks, ahead of 98% of titles, one of the most striking in the whole ranking. Attachment and the pull to settle in with it on a desert island run high, and above all, the wish to rediscover it for the first time climbs almost to the top. But two cracks break the harmony. Fun, the session that spirals to dawn, stays low. And the soundtrack drops right to the bottom, ahead of barely 7% of games. There's the paradox: a world you revere and never forget, yet don't reload for the simple pleasure of the controller, and whose music didn't stay with you.

In the line of atmospheric shooters, it's more a striking experience than a stress-release. You move through it, you remember it, you don't just consume it.

So, who's it for? For you if you love an atmosphere that swallows you, a world you carry for a long time. Much less if you're after immediate play thrills, the twitchy session you reload without thinking.