Abstract: While sci-fi survival horror shooter theater is not a new concept in videogames, EA's Dead Space at least has the decency to do the hybrid genre proud. And while its "story" isn't about to win any Hugo awards, it nonetheless offers a weighty take on a ...
Abstract: Dead Space is an outstanding experience; it takes ideas from many games and puts them together with great implementation and polish. Dead Space is close to Doom 3 and Bioshock mixed together, but it draws more inspiration from many games. You play as I...
Abstract: An excellent new addition to the splinter group of action games centered around horror. I suspect they will make a sequel and I suspect it too will spawn a franchise. Dead Space gets it right when it comes to the scares.
While it won’t win any prizes for originality, Dead Space sets a new standard for survival horror games. Although it borrows heavily from ‘Alien’ and ‘The Thing’, its intense gameplay, while not for the faint of heart or thos...
Gameplay and controls are familiar, Great graphics, Good bloody fun, Scifi, horror and gaming combined
Third person takes a bit to get accustomed to, No character development, rehashed, thrown together storyline, Need a good video card to really enjoy graphics
Dead Space is the kind of game you’re going to either love or hate, and while it might seem I was a bit hard on it, I do like it quite a bit, but I also like b horror movies as well, and most anything sci-fi, so it works well for me. It is a bit ove...
Published: 2008-11-03, Author: Gabe , review by: gamespy.com
Superbly detailed action, story and upgrade system; incredibly scary; includes a veritable pantheon of awesome mechanics.
Leave some time after the credits roll to pull yourself together and stop your hands from shaking; no, seriously.
Drawing heavily on a multitude of science-fiction and horror themes, Dead Space might initially seem a bit formulaic, but rest assured that by the end of this roughly 15-hour saga of terror, youll be left a blubbering mess huddling with your controlle...
Abstract: The survival horror genre is rife with games in which you are isolated in a hostile environment full of monsters, and Dead Space is no exception. But from the moment youre thrown into the middle of the fray in the heart-pounding introduction until the...
Deeply engrossing story, Breathtaking visuals and nervewracking audio, Strategic dismemberment adds an entirely new, satisfying dimension to combat, Complete lack of a traditional headsup display immerses you into the experience, Truly terrifying gameplay...
Repetitive mission objectives, Closequarters combat is troublesome.
An incredibly atmospheric and disturbingly gruesome deep-space adventure that will haunt your dreams and leave you begging for more. ...
Abstract: Originally released in 2008, Dead Space was EA's sci-fi riff on 2005's Resident Evil 4. It took the revolutionary design ideas of Shinji Mikami's horror masterpiece – the over-the-shoulder perspective, tense crowd-control combat and zombies that weren't r...
