BioShock 2 vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of BioShock 2 vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification BioShock 2 2K Games, Feral Interactive S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date February 9, 2010 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Feral Interactive, 2K, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia, 2K Marin, 2K China GSC Game World
Publisher 2K Games, Feral Interactive GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.bioshockgame.com http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On App Store, Xbox Store, Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox 360 Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better Memory: 2GB Graphics: NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 11GB Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible
Recommended Requirements Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz Memory: 3GB Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection; software installations required including Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries, Microsoft DirectX.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 88 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.1 / 5 (1,963 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)