Developer: EA Redwood Shores
Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Review:

There comes a time in every man’s life when he must stand up against all that is evil but when that evil is a menacing species called Necromorphs that often keep coming at you even after losing their heads, then I submit to you that it’s okay to run.  It would be wise if you just turned around and ran for your precious life (or what little is left of it).  But what’s the fun in running when you can stand there and dismember every freakish looking Necromorph around?!  These decisions are but a small taste of what to expect when playing Dead Space.

I am Isaac Clarke.  Blasting the limbs off of foul creatures and following the kill with a brutal face stomp is what I do.

Gameplay, Graphics and Sound

Dead Space is the latest original IP from EA that will disturb you in ways that other countries would have you not enjoy.  You’re Isaac Clarke, an engineer expert, who unfortunately finds himself on board the USG Ishimura where a rabid alien species called the Necromorphs have taken hold.  These aren’t the types of creatures you take home to domesticate.  You have to unravel the mystery surrounding what happened to the crew.  Once on board, you find yourself tasked with a series of objectives to complete that will guide you to discovering what the hell happened.  Watch all the video files, read the text files and listen to the audio files to piece the puzzle together.

Controlling Isaac is surprisingly very user friendly.  With all of the things going on in the game, I expected a more challenging control setup but that wasn’t the case.  The Left trigger aims; Right trigger fires your weapons primary while the RB button fires its secondary.  Each weapon has a primary and secondary fire mode.  The secondary fire on the Line Gun is a work of art if you time it right.  LB button controls your sprinting which you’ll defintely need because Isaac doesn’t move very fast without it.  I understand making him so slow adds to the fear but still.

You have seven main weapons and two alternate powers in the game.  You have the Plasma Cutter, Line Gun, Flamethrower and a couple of others.  The way your ammo count is displayed was one of my favorite things.  It’s a hologram-like screen as you aim that shows how much ammo you have.  You don’t have a high ammo count on your weapons in the beginning but you can adjust that as well as other aspects of your weapons.  You can even melee with the R trigger and face stomp with the RB button.  Curb stomping (I call it Limb/Face stomping) looks and sounds so brutal!

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