Bioshock 2 - new character detailed

Bioshock 2 creator 2K Marin has revealed details of new character Augustus Sinclair - calling him 'affably monstrous'.

Sinclair was referenced in the first game, but has a much bigger role to play in the sequel.

One of the key figures in Rapture's scientific community, he owns the chilling Sinclair Solutions - responsible for plasmid research.

"Sinclair - who appears prominently in both the single-player and multiplayer versions of the game - is a good example of moral relativism," 2K Marin creative director Jordan Thomas told this month's PC Zone.

"He's not a nihilist, such as Fontaine, be he's continually defining the rules on the hoof as he goes. He is closer to us, yet he has no scruples. He is affably monstrous from time to time, but he is also a useful ally to you."

Senior producer Melissa Miller added: "While Sinclair is the chief character in the multiplayer game, he doesn't actually physically show up, but his presence is very much felt because the citizens of Rapture have enrolled in his 'Sinclair Solutions Home Consumers Rewards Club' - this pyramid scheme he has started up in order to promise these people new cutting-edge plasmid weapon technology."

The game's out on February 9th -