BIOSHOCK IS ONE of the most awaited games in recent memory

I would recommend that you avoid this game like the plague.

The problems stem from SecuROM, a DRM infection of unconscionable proportions, brought to you by the good people of Sony, again. 2KGames took the anti-user step of hurting paying customers with this malware in order to prevent piracy, but if you don't want to end up with a system filled with unremovable malformed registry keys and an uninstallable coaster, your only recourse is to pirate it.

What SecuROM does is phone home and activate, the same way MS malware in WGA and Vista does. If you install the game twice, it will keep you from installing a third time.

On the up side, the early calls of 'rootkit' are false

DRM infections chalk up another defeat snatched from the jaws of victory, and we pay the price. 2K had another winner, but with SecuROM screwing users, take a pass, a wide pass, on Bioshock.