A handful of Dead Space 2 add-on packs went live on Xbox Live Marketplace the other afternoon, adding some powerful weapons and armors with unique bonuses. If you’re the type of guy who doesn’t mind ponying up real dough in exchange for this kind of stuff, it looks like you’ve got several equally appealing packs to choose from.
But as is typical on Marketplace, there's not a lot of information about what you're actually getting in these packs. Luckily, GameFAQs user “Vickers Zombie” put together a list of the contents of all three packs, all of which are available for 400 Microsoft Points and weigh in at a hefty 108KB a piece according to a Destructoid news posting [meaning all this content is likely already on the game disc. Ugh. - Ed.] . At a glance, I’d probably grab the “Supernova Pack” without a doubt, but the ”Martial Law Pack” and the “Occupational Hazard Pack” are almost as enticing.
== TEASER ==Martial Law Pack -- 400 Microsoft Points
- EarthGov Security Suit (increases damage 5% for detonator, Seeker Rifle, Pulse Rifle)
- EarthGov Pulse Rifle (increases alt-fire damage 5%, reload speed 10%)
- EarthGov Seeker Rifle (increases damage 5%, firing speed 5%)
- EarthGov Detonator (increases damage 5%, firing speed 5%)
- Bloody Vintage Suit (increases damage 5% for Flamethrower, Javelin Gun, Force Gun)
- Bloody Flamethrower (increases damage 5%, reload speed 10%)
- Bloody Javelin Gun (increases alt-fire damage 5%, reload speed 5%)
- Bloody Force Gun (increases alt-fire damage 5%, firing speed 5%)
Supernova Pack -- 400 Microsoft Points
- Forged Engineering Suit (15% medpack bonus)
- Forged Plasma Cutter (increases damage 10%, reload speed 5%)
- Forged Line Gun (increases firing speed 5%, alt-fire damage 10%)
- Forged Ripper (primary fire lasts one second longer, increases alt-fire damage 10%)
- Heavy-Duty Vintage Suit (increases damage 5% for Line Gun, Detonator, Contact Beam)
- Heavy-Duty Line Gun (increases reload speed 10%, damage 5%)
- Heavy-Duty Contact Beam (primary fire charge reduced by 0.1 seconds, damage increase 5%)
- Heavy-Duty Detonator (increases reload speed 10%, damage 5%)
- Agility Advanced Suit (10% increases to Stasis duration)
- Agility Rivet Gun (increases reload speed 5%, firing speed 5%)
- Agility Plasma Cutter (increases reload speed 5%, firing speed 5%)
- Agility Pulse Rifle (increases reload speed 5%, firing speed 5%)
Occupational Hazard Pack -- 400 Microsoft Points
- Hazard Suit (5% increase to Stasis duration
- Hazard Line Gun (increases alt-fire damage 5%, reload speed 5%)
- Triage Suit (10% medpack bonus)
- Triage Javelin Gun (increases damage 10%, reload speed 5%)
- Shockpoint Suit (decreases Stasis recharge 5%)
- Shockpoint Ripper (primary fire lasts one second longer, increases reload speed 5%)
In case you just jumped on the Dead Space bandwagon with EA Visceral's follow-up (dude, it's really, really good, right?), note that the Dead Space series never shies from micro-transactions. The original had a decent assortment of stuff to pick from, while the very recent iOS release offers Power Nodes at a premium.