This game is a short, scary, sweet ride anyone should play!
The events of Dead Space has you in the boots of Isaac Clarke, an engineer sent with a team to investigate what happened in the USG Ishumura. His main goal throughout the game is to find the whereabouts of his girlfriend. At the same time, he must battle horrific mutated creatures called necromorphs. They're not your average zombie, as a headshot won't keep them down. Dismembering all their limbs? That should do the trick. This new gameplay style is known as strategic dismemberment, an innovative new way of brutally slaughtering monsters. Visually, the game is fantastic. since this review is in 2011, games generally dated back in 2008 would begin to look a bit old, but not this. You could compare it to some more recent games and the graphics on this would win. The sound is brilliant as it is a major factor to the scares in this game. The soundtrack as well, is professionally done.
Stories in horror games are generally cheesy and are usually weak, but the story of Dead Space is one which keeps you focused the whole time. the HUD in the game is also cleverly placed in the game. Your health bar appears on Isaacs back, the rounds in weapons is shown by the side of the gun and inventory and trading is all real time, rendering you vulnerable to necromorphs. There is an upgrading system which improves your weapons and stats. The only real negative in this game is that it is too short for some gamers. My first playthrough clocked in for eight hours. Other than that, it's worth all your money.
Dead Space 2 Review coming soon!
