Dead Space
by Electronic Arts
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Product Summary
Brand: Electronic ArtsAudio: English (Unknown)
Published: 2008-10
Release Date: 2008-10-14
Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
Model: 15424
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Product features:
- Dead Space for PlayStation 3 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
Video Game Reviews of Dead Space
Customer Review: Very high on my "Doom 3" scale
Summary: 5 Stars
eh, and in fact the game is "Doom 3" for Mac on a huge "Alien"-type intergalactic spaceship with a bit of "Prey" upside-down added to it, not on the planet Mars. I judge all games of this kind by "Doom 3", and I would say that "Dead Space" being closer than any other is better than most by far: graphics are terrific, complex and beautifully detailed, sound effects and background noises are almost spot on. By "almost" is meant that I sometimes miss the multitude of personalities, accents and dialects in "Doom 3". Voices are mostly US American, except for the oddball who of course is British and has a SPLENDID voice, plus the frequent public announcements in all sorts of languages. Some the usual gung-ho, but if they are often understandably panicky I certainly cannot blame them. I positively HATE that nagging bitch we meet early on: a CNN anchor-woman come again in voice, attitude and temperament. Other than that I find sound effects to be a constant immersive companion in true "Doom 3" style; "Future Sound Of London" and "Scanner/Robin Rimbaud", none of the loud rock that racing games pour onto us.
Gameplay: between checkpoints and collecting stuff, thingies pop up (or down, or in, or whatever) and I basically attend to them. The End. Quite bloodily and gorily too, and if they are still twitching I stomp them. As in "Doom 3" aliens are to be gotten rid of, that I may enjoy the scenery and sound effects in reflective admiration, solitude, peace and quiet. I stomp aliens with the best of conscience, but perhaps blood spouts rather more abundantly than I crave. And perhaps there are too many thingies and too much shooting and stomping after all: I would have liked more "Myst III Exile", with emphasis on the horror of it, and not THE horrors. By the later chapters it has dawned on me they are bad, no need to rub it in.
I'm usually not too keen on 3rd person shooters, as they tend to confuse me when the action gets confusing, but this one is pretty successful, the Hero (me!) keeping modestly to the left of screen for an almost 1st Person Shooter-like effect. Suit upgrades etc are obvious and visible, besides the main character (me, the Hero!!) being prettily detailed, a true Hero in armour and weaponry. It's odd though, with never a shotgun or chaingun in sight. Sigh ....I do so miss rattling off a belt of chaingun ammo, in the general direction of a thingy. Stomping is not quite the same thing. But now a little into Round Two I discover there's a gadget called a "pulse rifle" and it rattles along with the best of them, pretty effectively too once it is upgraded.
As with all new games the number af buttons and combinations thereof can be confusing (as the action gets confusing), and from time to time I blow up myself checking out my inventory in a hurry or simply attempting to run away. Once something is tearing at my neck, all calm and savoir-faire is gone anyway and I succumb to panic.
The Devil take Boss Fights. I often find them too difficult, and they always spoil the enjoyment when I get stuck for days and days. And the asteroid shootup: again and again and again until my arms and hands refuse to cooperate. Perhaps I really am become too old for this.
Text logs, vid logs and aud?o logs tell me what has come before, among echoes of the horrors I gradually experience myself. Pure "Doom 3": whispers, sobs, faint cries, indistinct voices. All logs are part of the environment and are to be read/listened to if you want to enjoy "Dead Space" to the full.
Sometimes I myself can decide which of two or even three possible doors I want to enter first! Never say linear. And I did discover the issue of "Heavenly Bodies" lying around, for I too am interested in astronomy, binary systems in particular.
Before the actual acquisition of the game all that blasting off limbs etc made me uncertain whether it was a game for me, and besides that my nephew is a sissy, but I'm very pleased I decided in favour of it.
Some say the game is too short. It took quite a while to get through the game - on the easy level, Thank You - and I rather fear having to do THAT over again on more demanding levels, jeeez. I opted for Round Two instead, thus keeping all hard-earned weaponry and being heroically invincible.
I won't be finishing off "Far Cry 2", "Call of Duty 3", "Fallout 3" and "Resistance 2" for a while. Yet again. First it was "Colin McRae: Dirt" interrupting daily routines, now it is "Dead Space" demanding all spare time. Oh well, the things we won't do for a bit of outworld imagery.
"Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star" will never be the same. Heh heh: and the automatic loudspeaker system ending a long monologue: ".....thank you, and we hope you will enjoy your stay", and I haven't heard a word of it coz I'm surrounded by a twitching pile of dead thingies that jumped me the moment I entered the Entrance Hall, and I'm still swivelling round ready for anything that may come. Nice touches like that make me forgiving towards Boss Fights. And I can't wait to see my nephew looking scared, the sissy.
It appears the Mad Scientist is an American actor, lol.
Graphic wizardry: corridors are filled with dust and fog, the slow movement of which helps creating the eerie 3D effect. Particularly zero-G is impressive as we float in wide open spaces, anxiuously awaiting the next horror..
The audio drone, immersive and haunting ....mmmmmmmmm, nice.
I can recommend the downloads: pretty outfits, weapons with a bang.
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 PlayStation 3 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. |
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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