Dead Space

Dead Space
by Electronic Arts

Dead Space
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Product Summary

Brand: Electronic Arts
Audio: English (Unknown)
Published: 2008-10
Release Date: 2008-10-14
Platform: Xbox 360
Model: 15564
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Product features:
  • Dead Space for Xbox 360 is sure to please any action, adventure gamer looking for a bloody battle against deadly aliens
  • Gameplay takes place on the USG Ishimura where the crew has been infected by an alien scourge
  • Neutralize the attacking enemies by shearing off limbs with powerful weapons
  • Telekinetic powers allow you to pick up objects (even the aliens own severed arms and legs) and hurl them at your advancing enemies
  • Battling enemies and solving puzzles takes on new challenges and present ingenious opportunities with the Zero-G gameplay
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Video Game Reviews of Dead Space

Customer Review: Stunning visuals, creepy sound & atmosphere, genuinely scary
Summary: 5 Stars

The premise of the game is nothing new - contact with a remote ship deep in space is lost & someone has to check out why no one is answering the phone anymore. You know going in that there's not going to be an innocent explanation, at least one that doesn't involve gruesome deaths and a seriously nasty alien race that specializes in finding new ways to take apart a human body. Despite the familiar backstory, Dead Space manages to go far beyond expectations and offers a truly engaging and often frightening gaming experience.

The visuals are amazing, with little noticable difference between cutscenes and gameplay. Since almost everything takes place in some degree of darkness, the use of light shadow is key and it's never looked better than in Dead Space.

Not using a HUD - heads up display - is a bold move for any kind of game and it works well here. Your health shows in your spine, your ammo count shows when you aim a gun, and things like your inventory and map can be pulled up easily. Eliminating the usual distractions from the screen makes it a more immersive experience and creates the feel of "playing" a movie.

Very fews games manage to impress anyone with the way they use sound, but Dead Space has to be at the top of that list. Even when there's nothing really happening - just walking down a hallway, for instance - the sounds of the moaning & creaking of the ship or a distant alarm or random rattling & buzzing of unseen machinery add to the sense of place and general atmosphere. The voice acting is absolutely top-notch and the sounds made by the aliens are fantastically varied and impressive. I played this game late at night wearing headphones with the lights out and it was as scary as any movie I've ever seen.

The game has a reasonable learning curve and it not easy nor impossibly hard. Despite the size of the ship and the sometimes maze-like layout, you can never really get lost because you have the ability to have the path you are supposed to take light up with a button. Dismemberment - as opposed to killing (you'll see) - is strangely satisfying and appropriately gory. Parts that take place in zero gravity are amazing, not just because of the physics but the sound vacuum that somehow manages to make everything even creepier than it already is.

The lack on online play or any kind of multiplayer limits the replay value of Dead Space to attempting higher levels of difficulty or completion of challenges. That means that most people will spend about 10 to 12 hours with the game and then move on. Despite this, Dead Space is most certainly worth the price since it's now part of the Platinum series ($20), and I'm confident that anyone will consider it money well spent.

Description of Dead Space

Dead Space from EA is sure to please any action-adventure gamer looking for a bloody battle against deadly aliens. Dead Space for Xbox 360 begins when a massive mining ship, the USG Ishimura, comes in contact with a mysterious alien artifact and suddenly loses its communications with Earth. Engineer Isaac Clarke is sent to repair


Deep Space pits Isaac Clarke against deadly aliens. View larger.


Zero-G game play allows you to walk on walls and the ceiling. View larger.


EA delivers an incredibly frightening experience with state-of-the-art graphics and effects. View larger.


Neutralize the attacking enemies with weapons and telekinetic powers. View larger.
the Ishimura's communications, but arrives to find a floating vessel that has become a complete bloodbath. The crew is mutilated and infected with an ancient alien scourge. Clarke's repair mission is transformed to one of survival as he fights to save himself and return the artifact to the planet at any cost.

Fight with Weapons and Telekinesis
The alien hordes are incredibly resilient. You'll have to find creative ways to neutralize the attacking enemies by shearing off limbs with powerful weapons. And when the ammo runs out you'll be thankful that you can use your telekinetic powers to pick up objects (even the aliens' own severed arms and legs) and hurl them at your advancing enemies.

Graphics, Effects, and Sound Increase the Horror
EA delivers an incredibly frightening experience with state-of-the-art graphics and effects, an audio system that will have you jumping out of your seat, and a truly horrific atmosphere that is permeated with death, mutilation, and despair. You'll have to be resilient to slash through the alien onslaught and stop this virulent scourge. As you explore the ship, the tragic story of the USG Ishimura will unfold in gory detail as you discover frantic logs from the hideously transformed crew in their final days.

True Zero-G Effects
You'll be able to take full advantage of zero gravity in Deep Space. Battling enemies and solving puzzles takes on new challenges and present ingenious opportunities with the Zero-G game play. You can use zero gravity to create your own path around obstacles by walking on walls and the ceiling. Leap across vast distances or change your perspective to gain a strategic advantage over your enemies.

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