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Dead Space (X360)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Adventure/Survival Horror

RELEASE DATE

14/OCT/08

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language

DEVELOPER

EA Redwood Shores

PUBLISHER

Electronic Arts

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

PlayStation 3, IBM PC Compatible, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/dead-space-ibm-pc-compatible-1, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/dead-space-xbox-360-1

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

Immersive 190
creepy 123
horror 76

DESCRIPTION

Hostile aliens and claustrophobia rule the day in Dead Space, a survival horror game in the vein of the classic film Alien. Dead Space takes place in the distant future when Earth's lust for raw materials has extended deep into the galaxy, and giant ships roam the cosmos mining planets for resources. Gamers climb into the spacesuit of systems engineer Isaac Clarke, sent with a team of investigators to the massive USG Ishimura to determine why communications have gone dead. Once aboard, Clarke discovers that the more than 1,000 crewmembers, including his love interest Nicole, all seem to be missing, dead, or transformed into hideous alien mutants. To make matters worse, Clarke's transport ship is destroyed, his fellow investigators are slaughtered, and he is forced to scramble through the Ishimura's labyrinthine corridors weaponless and alone.

The game's action takes place from a third-person perspective, and the narrative is revealed in classic survival horror fashion through messages scrawled in blood, the dying utterances of mortally wounded crewmembers, and any discarded logs or journals players may stumble upon. Gamers can loot corpses for credits which can then be used in the ship's many automated vending machines to purchase weapons, upgrade Clarke's space suit, and gain access to restricted areas. Much of the ship's interior has been damaged and thus lacks oxygen or gravity, creating a number of environmental puzzles, and making choices regarding upgrades exceedingly important — powerful weapons offer little solace to a player devoid of oxygen. However, choosing the correct weaponry is also crucial, because the creatures that dwell within the Ishimura are terrifyingly powerful, and unlike most games, the action in Dead Space doesn't pause while players check their journal, change weapons, or reload. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

Dead Space (X360)

GENRE/STYLE:

Adventure/Survival Horror
RELEASE DATE:

14/OCT/08
TOP TRAITS:

survival horror, Dark and creepy, third-person shooter
DESCRIPTION:

Hostile aliens and claustrophobia rule the day in Dead Space, a survival horror game in the vein of the classic film ... more

players 3,640

followers 10

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POPULARITY: X360 PLATFORM

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cluskevird played Dead Space on 12/DEC/09

“I thought I would play a little bit of Dead Space for the first time and I just couldn't get into the game. I guess it doesn't help with the wife watching and wanting to know if I want a cheat for...”

created 13/DEC/2009

BRAIIIINS! by: maggiefiasco

“I just realized that between L4D/L4D2, RE4&5, the Borderlands "Zombie Island of Dr. Ned" DLC expac and now the battle at Redcliffe in Dragon Age: Origins... I play *A LOT* of...”

created 01/DEC/2009

Reiaze was the last to comment - 4 days ago...

“"LOVE zombies. I mean, who DOESN'T love reanimated corpses? Jesus was a zombie... in a way."

I heard Larry the Cable Guy in my head after reading that: "I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there." immediately followed by a short pause and "Lord, I apologize." ^_^”

bettadud was the last to comment - 3 days ago...

“Undead make video games pretty damn sweet”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - 3 days ago...

“Zombies usually make me give a game a extra point or so, haha.”

Armakuni was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“Have you tried Dead Rising?”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“@Armakuni Yeah I bought Dead Rising, and I hated it!!!! The save points were in the worst location ever, I would die 10 times before getting there or coming back AWAY from the save point to the main map. I was effectively doing NOTHING, just barely making progress in the storyline then saving before I died. I blame the clunky interface, fighting should've been more fluid and all that but wasn't. Also, the respawns on EVERYTHING? Have fucking MERCY. Wasn't it enough that I spent an HOUR of my life trying to kill the convicts in the Jeep only to have them RESPAWN again?”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“Don't get me wrong, great IDEA for a videogame but combining action and RPG videogames never went so poorly. They had what... like four whole people working on this entire game? I'd be surprised to know there were more... and if they're not still embarassed about it.”

bettadud was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“@maggiefiasco Ditto on Dead Rising. Also the very small writing really annoyed the hell out of me.”

Linked713 was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“I should play left 4 dead 2 more....”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“@bettadud Really the list of things that pissed me off about Dead Rising is endless. Don't wanna shit all over it, but it's NOT my favourite game ;P

What a disappointment. Taking the perfect idea for a zombie/horror survival game and mucking it all up! What a waste.... /rant”

Malador1337 was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“i wouldnt blame you for it, Dead Rising was a horribly done game, and it doesnt help the game by mentioning that it was a 360 release. the sad part is that they're coming out with a 2nd. i ask, why, with the way people hated the first, would you make a 2nd?”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“@Malador1337 Uh, pretty sure Dead Rising made it to platinum hits.

People seemed to like it.”

Malador1337 was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“they found the concept of the game fun, but didnt realize how it would piss them off. a game only goes platinum if makes a certain amount of money, not by gamers reviews.”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“That's a lot of high scores.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/deadrising/review.html?mode=web&tag=scoresummary;critic-score”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“Or do you mean just gamers, like me?

I can agree, I hate the save system in DR.

I just bought it, so I own it, I rented it before, but didn't get far, because I didn't have an HDTV at the time, so I couldn't read any of the text.

It made me mad that they wouldn't take the small amount of time to patch that.

I haven't played the game since 2006, so I don't really have an opinion on the game itself.”

Malador1337 was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“heh. i got the game cause alot of people said that the achievements were easy to get. i didnt think that the graphics were bad, but thats prolly the only thing that they did good on the game. and they could have fixed minor details in updates to have made it better.

i dont mind the idea of the storyline, but they couldve done aloot better at interpreting it, not that i didnt notice that theres a similarity with Dawn of the Dead.”

Malador1337 was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“i ment that i did notice, sorry for the typo.”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“It ha a lot of promise but as you said, is just very poorly done. I loved that they were basing it off of DotD, but was just so disappointed by how little I enjoyed gameplay”

Armakuni was the last to comment - 2 days ago... show previous hide previous

“@maggiefiasco I'm not surprised by the opinions expressed, a lot of people really hated the game. But a lot of people loved it too (myself included). Yes, it is very unforgiving at times, a real hardcore gamer game. At the same time it's a truly satisfying feeling when you get the hang of it and master it. Some of the achievements are among the most difficult I've encountered - I mean come on, killing 50 000+ zombies in one sitting, surviving for 14 real life hours for 20G each?
As I'm writing this, I'm realising that you perhaps must be a nutcase to love the game as much as I do. :D”

favogiuseppo played Dead Space on 20/NOV/09

“Completed!”

created 23/NOV/2009

Dead Space (X360) by: TigersharkIV

“As far as space horror goes, this is as good as it gets. The storyline is compelling, the atmosphere is immersive, and your enemies take some strategy to defeat (depending on the difficulty). Weapon variety is nice and keeping with the theme of...”

created 17/NOV/2009

Dead Space (X360) by: K1LLER-TACO

“this game gona make you shit your pants out, the achievements are easy(?) and I recomend you to play on the night, whit nobody next to you and whit the lights of.”

created 01/NOV/2009

Onubis earned achievements in Dead Space on 31/OCT/09

“Completed the game on Normal.”

created 01/NOV/2009

Dead Space Extraction Review by: Shademonger

“I take a look at Dead Space Extraction over at Geekspective.com. See how the on-rails shooter makes the grade. http://tr.im/Cyc8”

created 21/OCT/2009

Shademonger was the last to comment - about 1 month ago... show previous hide previous

“They're pretty good for a little bit of mindless fun here and there. Anybody can point at a screen, shoot stuff, and have a good time. For the Wii, that works perfectly.”

Shademonger earned achievements in Dead Space on 15/OCT/09

“Finally got 1000/1000 gamerscore on this game and can put it to bed once and for all. Fantastic survival horror, and a great body of supplemental works to flesh out the plot. Very good game.”

created 16/OCT/2009

stukinit was the last to comment - 2 months ago... show previous hide previous

“I love the descriptiveness, +1”

Imran played Dead Space on 15/OCT/09

Daniellynet was the last to comment - about 1 month ago... show previous hide previous

“The game is awesome.”

created 16/OCT/2009

nrrdkore earned achievements in Dead Space on 13/OCT/09

“Really loving the mood of this game, although I'm disappointed that it's all scripted - like Doom 3 but with more light. Unlike Doom 3, however, I was actually surprised and having fun when...”

created 14/OCT/2009

Dead Space (X360) by: Larconzor

“I really loved the tone and feel of the game, but it felt VERY repetitive. I had to take few week break once or twice to get through the entire game. Overall it was a good game other than the feeling of repetitiveness.”

created 12/OCT/2009

Creepy and violent by: shnerples

“This game has excellent graphics. It is one of the most gloomy and frightening titles ever released. A ship has suffered the mysterious loss of its crew, and you have to figure out how that came to...”

created 09/OCT/2009

Altman be Praised by: CthulhuDreams

“this is off the animated comics of Dead Space. the story is good in the comics so check it out when you get a chance. A Marker has been uncovered. We have proof that Altman was right, Altman be...”

created 06/OCT/2009

CthulhuDreams was the last to comment - 2 months ago... show previous hide previous

“they were promotional. so was the movie (which I haven't seen yet) It gives a backstory to the game and how all this maddness in the game came to be.”