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BioShock 2: The Protector Trials

The Protector Trials is the third DLC for BioShock 2 and the first to expand the singleplayer mode. Players step into the role of a Big Daddy who must fight off splicers while his Little Sister harvests ADAM…

3 August 2010

BioShock 2: The Protector Trials is a video game developed by 2K Australia, released 3 August 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What BioShock 2: The Protector Trials is

BioShock 2: The Protector Trials was developed by 2K Australia and released in 2010. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Protector Trials is the third DLC for BioShock 2 and the first to expand the singleplayer mode. Players step into the role of a Big Daddy who must fight off splicers while his Little Sister harvests ADAM from corpses. It offers six new maps with three difficulty levels, new unlockables and seven new achievements/trophies. There are three new weapons and Plasmid load-outs plus a fourth bonus load-out received when all previous ones are completed.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Bioshock series

BioShock 2: The Protector Trials is the ninth of 23 entries we hold in the Bioshock series. The next entry was BioShock 2: Minerva's Den in 2010.

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What it launched against

BioShock 2: The Protector Trials launched on 3 August 2010, within three weeks of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, StarCraft II, Limbo and Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition.

Released around the same time: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, StarCraft II, Limbo, Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition.

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When did BioShock 2: The Protector Trials come out?
BioShock 2: The Protector Trials was released on 3 August 2010 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).