2K Announces New Single-Player DLC For BioShock 2 News

2K Games has just announced a new DLC instalment for BioShock 2 called 'Protector Trials', which will cast players as a Big Daddy as he attempts to defend his Little Sister from incoming Splicers that want to steal her precious Adam.

The DLC is currently due for release from August 3rd on PC, Xbox Live, and PSN at a price of 400 Microsoft Points (£3.40) and follows two previous DLC instalments for the game that focused on its multiplayer component.

Unlike these previous DLC  instalments though, 'Protector Trials' will add to BioShock 2's existing single-player offerings with a mode that sounds very similar to 'Horde' from Gears of War 2 (except with Splicers instead of Locusts, and a Big Daddy defending a Little Sister instead of Delta Squad).

Six maps for the mode will be included in the DLC, which have all be taken from BioShock 2's campaign. Players will also have access to the game's full set of weapons and Plasmids to defend their Little Sisters, which will move through each map trying to harvest Adam from corpses.

Seven new Achievements/Trophies are planned for the DLC, as well as new unlockables including previously unseen concept art and videos.

"The team at 2K Marin has been working hard ever since the launch of BioShock 2 to develop ways for gamers to extend their time in the single-player world of Rapture," said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K.  "I'm proud to announce the first of these experiences, the 'Protector Trials', which takes players back to some of their favorite places from the original game and features some of the biggest challenges that fans of this series have ever experienced. This is just the beginning. More single-player content is on the way that will deliver more of the intense action and story-driven gameplay that fans have been craving."