Dead Space™

I remember being introduced to this gamely vividly. I remember my brother's housemate saying 'Wow this is so tense! I cannot play it, it's too scary. You will struggle to complete it!' So there I was playing it thinking 'Wow! Will there be a horror game/movie that will make me crap myself? I have to try this!' It was underwhelming horror-wise to say the least. The issue horror wise is that the game is far too reliant on its set-pieces in that it relies on you not knowing what is going to happen next. This however is easily overcome by the player if you go around corners with your weapon drawn (as a previous reviewer has said) expecting that something will pop out and say 'Ooga booga booga!'. In addition is the fact that by the time you get midway through the game you know how to kill each enemy, what weapon is best for each situation, and triggers that notify you when something is coming and you find that they are easily defeated after you meticulously upgrade all your items which is very easy to do. Also once you master the limb severance, it becomes too methodical to kill them all. Therefore, overall, the game loses its horror edge by chapter 3. What the game is VERY good at however is throwing you in Adrenalin filled action sequences such as surviving a meteor storm, a boss battle with a gigantic wall plant and large rooms of mobs. The fact you have to balance killing enemies efficiently by severing their limbs slowing you down with making sure you hit them before they hit you makes the blood pumping and the mechanic of severing limbs certainly helps with that. Perhaps for this reason EA decided to go for a more shock scare and actiona approach with the sequel which in my opinion was far, far superior to the first and actually was a lot more tense for me. So in conclusion if you come to this game expecting a great horror experience prepare to be disappointed but if you want a action filled roller coaster ride then you have definitely come to the right place!

This is possibly the best survival horror game I ever played. It looks fantastic for an older game and unlike other reviewers I had no problem playing it on mouse and keyboard. It's extremely slick and immersive with a good story to boot. I played it on hard and was glad that I did - challenging but certainly not impossible once you get the hang of things.

An absolute must buy PS : I too thought the controls were buggy at first.I was wrong

Dead Space is certainly one of the most thrilling science-fiction computer games that have ever been created and developed in the computer games industry. It is very realistic in its depiction of very scary and very terrifying monsters, and first person combat action. I always felt very frightened of the hideous and grotesque alien creatures that happen to appear in the most unexpected and unpredictable places/ locations in the game itself. This game is definitely not for the faint-hearted or for anyone who is easily intimidated by freaky alien lifeforms or beings. It is comparable to other well-known and popular survival horror genre computer games like Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Dead Rising, Dead Island, Left for Dead, etc. I always wondered how the developers manage to come up with such crazy ideas for such a outlandish computer game... I suppose that the developers themselves must have very outrageous creative imaginations to be able to fantasize about such insidious storylines and ludicrous characters. I like the option of having to upgrade my RIG suits, weapons, and other special types of equipment that are available to the player to help them to defeat the enemies and complete each of the different stages much more easily and much more quickly. I have also bought and played the other Dead Space sequels, namely Dead Space 2, Dead Space 3, Dead Space Extraction, and Dead Space Ignition. As the franchise evolves, the storyline and characters seem to get more exciting, more intense, and more gruesome. I like the other associated merchandise products that are for sale too - novels, apparel, art books, posters, watches, toys, cosplay costumes, video game props, busts, statues, etc. I have also bought and watched the official Dead Space animated video series, Downfall and Aftermath. They were both very exciting and very intense in their storylines and characters as well. Overall, I do consider myself to be a big fan of the Dead Space franchise.

I loved this game the first time I played it and even now it still hasn't lost its appeal, Its a well done horror survival game, its scary and difficult but not completely hopeless, I don't like horror games that seem impossible to survive no matter how hard you try and this isn't one of those, its more like a bit of an Survival RPG mixed with a horror game and its got lots of action packed fun and cursing as you try again and again to survive the evil uncovered in space and learn what happened out there,