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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $42.57
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New (39) Used (14) from $38.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 331
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15564
Model: 15564
UPC: 014633358445
EAN: 0014633358445
ASIN: B000X1PE16
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Sleeper Hit of 2008 December 30, 2008
I won't elaborate on plot and gameplay since others have done so. If you are a fan of the survival horror genre, you know what to expect, and this game delivers!
Excellent graphics, sound effects and voice acting. This is one of the best EA games that I can remember in recent past.
IMHO this one is worth full-price and is a bargain at any price under $60.
 The Survival Horror Event of the Year. December 29, 2008
I'll start by saying I'm not usually a fan of alien-space-future-themed games. But, as I'm a huge survival horror fan, I decided to check this one out. I'm glad I did.
The story is, I suppose, simple enough. You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer, who is sent on a repair mission with a few others. You have an especially strong interest in this mission, because your girlfriend (assumed), Nicole, is onboard the ship. You and your comrades arrive near your mission site, the USG Ishimura, an extremely large mining ship, and discover a complete communications blackout. Strange. The botched docking in the Ishimura is only a sign of things to come, as the ship seems to be completely deserted on first glance. Isaac + co. find out very quickly, however, that it's not. The simple repair mission then turns into a bloody, limb-severing fight for survival.
The graphics are nothing short of gorgeous. I can say that this game is truly meant to be played on a widescreen 1080p television-- fear not, the game still looks stunning even on a normal TV. Everything from the bloodstained environment to the horrifying necromorphs (usually grotesque tentacled creatures) to the texture on Isaac's suit is presented in crisp, clean detail. However, one major fault remains. If you aren't playing this on an HDTV, you'll have problem reading most of the text logs that are scattered throughout. Maybe I didn't fiddle with my video settings enough, but that's something that is completely unacceptable.
The game is a blast to play. At first the controls feel a tiny bit awkward, but then they soon become second nature and even intuitive. Your main method of combat is dismembering limbs. Awesome. Eventually you will come upon stores, with which you can buy new weapons and then upgrade them. This sort of thing feels silly and out of place (to me) in a survival horror game and makes your fight for survival feel a whole lot less desperate. Also, the extra guns are only mildly interesting at best-- and the game can easily be completed with exclusive use of the first gun.
That being said, this game's plenty terrifying in its own right. It's got plenty of jump scares (I haven't jumped at a game in years!) and the off-camera sounds of agonized screams and aliens crawling around in pipes will have your fingers resting on the trigger buttons-- just in case.
It's a great game, but it does have some flaws. The previously mentioned graphical issue, along with out-of-placeness of the store making this not a true survival-horror game. Also, the missions you'll be sent on will mostly be "Isaac, fetch this so you can fix this, but first you'll have to unlock this door and get these items." It's a little grating on your nerves when every mission (practically) is a go-fetch mission, and you'll find yourself yelling at the screen at your lazy comrades who make you, an engineer, a man with little-to-no combat experience, do everything on his own.
Great game. If you're a fan of gory, alien action limb-severing goodness, this game is a must buy. It's also a must for anyone who's a fan of Resident Evil 4 and any game like it.
Eerie and exciting, great game! December 28, 2008
Dead Space is an incredible game filled with terror and intrigue around every corner. I do not regret for a second buying this game, it's right up my alley.
I've always liked the fear effect that can come from games. I still remember brief moments in Gears of War(the old factory scene) and Dino Crisis that actually caused my heart to skip a few beats. After reading a little bit on Dead Space, I decided this one might deliver a few scary moments. I'll only play it with headphones on in a dark room, it adds to the terror immensely!
The sounds and noises you hear along the way create a very disturbing mood, but one that fits the game perfectly. With the sound turned down, I can only imagine the game being a lot more 'tame'.
The creatures you encounter are very eerie in the manner that they move through the levels, especially when one can still lunge at you after you've, say, severed its legs off.
The storyline is a lot of fun to follow along to as well. An interesting and intriguing background on what happened to the ship keeps you moving through the narrow hallways and dark rooms with panicked curiosity.
And lastly the new and altered extra's in the game force you to apply a whole different style of thought process to your environment. Rooms with zero-gravity let you leap from floor to ceiling effortlessly, a limited but NECESSARY stasis module let's you slow down anything that moves too quick for you, and kinesis allows you to move obstructions with ease, or even throw objects at attacking creatures.
Anyone who loves a game with horror elements mustn't miss Dead Space. It delivers with an eerie presentation full of terrifying attacks, disturbing noises, and creepy areas and settings. Just remember: always be watching your back, because you can bet something else in the shadows is too.
Resident Evil 4 in Space December 27, 2008
A simplification but a high compliment at the same time, Dead Space indeed does play similarly to Resident Evil 4 right down to the over-the-shoulder camera angle, alien organisms using and modifying human bodies, and purchasing upgrades and replenishing ammo and equipment via a vendor.
That being said, Dead Space stands alone just fine and a science fiction survival adventure. I purchased an Xbox 360 only a few weeks ago (having owned a PS3 for over a year) and this is the first game that I took to right away and played to completion.
You play a very tough character equipped with a RIG (body armor/spacesuit) and various powerful and destructive tool-weapons with which to dispense various alien monsters. The enemies aren't usually overwhelming. You can maintain steady progress by balancing the use of your weapons and special abilities: kinetic force (telekinesis) and time stasis. I felt the balance of challenge and progression was just right for me on normal difficulty.
Solid gameplay aside, there are some excellent realistic science fiction elements. The game takes place on an enormous mining vessel (like the BBC show Red Dwarf). There are different points when you need to accomplish specific tasks like: restarting the engines and gravity generators, jumping around in zero-G, and untethering a large asteroid. These are all a big bonus to the avid sci-fi reader.
Overall the game has quite a bit going for the player: gameplay, setting, cinematics, sound, and graphics and I recommend it.
Not for the faint of heart December 26, 2008
The only the reason this game isn't five stars is because it doesn't have multiplayer.
Graphics (Excellent): The graphics are vibrant and top notch. This game is definitely rated M for mature. You will see blood, mutilation and futuristic weapons plus tech. All of which looks as smooth as a high class horror movie.
Game Play (Excellent): I would describe the game play as a mixture of frantic and tense. The controls respond well and do exactly what you want. Which most of the time involves dismembering mutated scary creatures in to smaller pieces. Side note the game is played from a 3rd person perspective.
Story (Excellent): The game is basically a sci-fi horror movie except it's one of the rare good ones. You're an engineer on a space ship on a routine repair mission for a massive mining ship that has mysteriously lost all communications. Except for a brief tele communication from your ex girlfriend. Needles to say things get hectic fast and the pace keeps moving.
Sound(Excellent): The sounds are a blend of well crafted scary music and creepy screams of the dead and dying.
Final note: High quality all around gaming in dead space definitely a solid purchase. Only loses points for not having multiplayer.
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