September 1, 2010 - Good - Minerva's Den offers a tightly wound narrative that is easy to digest and unlike any other tale told under the sea. The name "The Thinker" will forever be cemented in mind once this game concludes, and it does so on a shocking note. For only 800 MS points, 2K Marin has delivered another welcome addition to the BioShock lore.

January 5, 2011 - Good - The BioShock franchise has explored sociopolitical themes few games dare to consider. BioShock 2: Minerva's Den infuses these themes with warmth and humanity, making you share in Porter's nostalgia for a vision of Rapture that never was.