WizKids has provided the first images from its
BioShock Infinite HeroClix Collectible Miniatures Game, which is based on the first person shooter video game from Irrational Games. Since its debut in March, the video game has become one of the most popular releases of the year so far. Created by Ken Levine,
BioShock Infinite is set in sort of an airship-filled alternate history 1911 steampunk universe, but takes its inspiration from the social movements of the early 20th Century as well as the more recent Occupy movement. The game’s political overtones and its narrative line that features the mad religious zealot Zachary Comstock have generated a fair amount of controversy.
WizKids plans on releasing a
BioShock Infinite Starter Pack as well as a
BioShock Infinite Gravity Feed dispenser this summer (see "
'BioShock Infinite HeroClix'"). The
BioShock Infinite Starter Pack contains everything needed to play right out of the box including: six exclusive figures along with Powers and Abilities cards, two special maps, Object and Terrain tokens, dice and the
HeroClix Core Rulebook. The figures in the
Starter Pack include Booker DeWitt, Elizabeth, Automated Stallion, Daisy Fitzroy, Flakman and Handyman.
The 24-figure
Gravity Feed includes 14 different figures that will allow players to expand their collections and their
BioShock Infinite adventures. Among the figures contained in the
Gravity Feed are popular game characters including the religious zealot Zachary Hale Comstock, Booker and Elizabeth, the motorized Patriot, and more.
All the
BioShock Infinite HeroClix figures feature an exclusive
HeroClix game dial that is specifically tailored to that figure’s powers and abilities. The
HeroClix BioShock Infinite game is far from the only product spin off from the popular
BioShock Infinite video game. Dark Horse has announced
The Art of BioShock Infinite, the latest entry in the publishers very popular series of books based on the often exquisite art created for popular video games (see "
'The Art of BioShock Infinite'").
