Let's get one thing straight first - the Dead Space series is genuinely frightening. There's a subtle difference between experiences that make you jump out of your seat every now and again, and those that distil fear into your very being, causing anxie...
Abstract: Early on in Dead Space 2, there's a moment where protagonist Isaac Clarke boards a space train. In the previous game, such a moment would have signaled a loading screen; but here, it unfolds as the following in-game sequence: After tinkering around to ...
Keeps the setting, horror, and unique weapons from the first game, Retains the sense of isolation even though Isaac speaks and has a face, Call-backs to the original game are well thought out and effective, The addition of Dead Space: Extraction to the PS
If you don't like tense games, you should probably leave this one, The voice of a certain "character" can be too distorted / garbled to be understood, The storytelling is linear, and many questions are still left unanswered, The game leaves horror and goe
ExtractionThe PlayStation 3 version of the game comes with Dead Space: Extraction, a Move-compatible light gun game that details the events before the first Dead Space game. The game was originally released on the Nintendo Wii, but has since been updated...
Dead Space 2 is more than just an action game and it's more than a survival horror game -- it's a game that tells a really personal story about a guy who has been seriously scarred by the events around him. That premise alone makes it interesting, but ...
Abstract: Following on from the excellent yet cruelly overlooked original, EA's talented Visceral Games studio has taken an already terrifying game and spliced it with some grandly spectacular action moments. The result is a true emotional rollercoaster. Fr...
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Published: 2011-03-08, Author: James , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: A warning to the squeamish – this is not the game for you. Dead Space 2, much like the original, follows engineer Isaac Clarke as he runs, shoots and dismembers his way through a swarm of grotesque undead monstrosities called necromorphs. Three years h...
Abstract: Electronic Arts’s Dead Space games are basically geek fantasies.If this doesn’t come across in the franchise’s brainy engineer protagonist – whose name, Isaac Clarke, is an overt tribute to two of the world’s most famous science-fiction writers – then ...
Engaging storyline, lighting & particle effects, Zero-G segments go from boring to awesome, improved weapon balance, controls fine tuned to perfection, 10-12 hr playtime, fixes all flaws of predecessor, advanced breadcrumbs replace confusing map system
Lackluster multiplayer, blood and some textures still look underwhelming
