Dead Space (2008) (VG)

Release Date:

13 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Shot To Death | Firearm | Floating Body | Crushed To Death | Severed Leg

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tonantzin Carmelo	...	Kendra Daniels (voice)
J.G. Hertzler	...	Captain Benjamin Mathius (voice)
Iyari Limon	...	Nicole Brennan (voice)
Peter Mensah	...	Sgt. Zach Hammond (voice)
Navid Negahban	...	Dr. Challus Mercer (voice)
Keith Szarabajka	...	Dr. Terrence Kyne (voice)
Dena Ashbaugh	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kay Bess	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Claudia Besso	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Brian Bloom	...	Baily / Bram Neumann / Crew Member / Additional Voices (voice) (as Bryan Bloom)
Patrick Cavanaugh	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Dustin Leighton	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Dustin James)
April Jones	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Matthew Kaminsky	...	Mining Supervisor Dallas / Game Show Announcer / Crew Member / Additional Voices (voice) (as Matt Kaminsky)
Scott MacDonald	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (2008) | Singapore:M18 | USA:M | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | Germany:18 | France:-18 | Japan:(Banned) | China:(Banned)

Company:

Electronic Arts (EA) Redwood Shores

Trivia:

Prolific comic book writer Warren Ellis was involved in the early stages of production, and some of the concepts from this game - like the planet-cracking - seem to be typical of his stories, which often involve fictional but plausible science.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Whenever the player immolates a Necromorph with the flamethrower, the creature will be set ablaze, but will suddenly become dismembered rather then get charred and dehydrated.

Quotes:

Voice Over PA System: [singing creepily] # Twinkle, twinkle little star / How I wonder what you are / Up above the world so high / Like a diamond in the sky / When the blazing sun is gone / When the nothing shines upon / Then you show your little light / Twinkle, twinkle all the night / Then the traveler in the dark / Thanks you for your little spark / He could not see which way to go / If you did not twinkle so / When the blazing sun is gone / When the nothing shines upon / Though I know not what you are / Twinkle...

Movie Connections:

References Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV)

A chillingly enthralling game

Dead Space is a recommended game for all lovers of survival horror and sci-fi. It has a very inventive campaign featuring extraterrestrial infections called Necromorphs and your job in the game is to wipe the out from ships in space.

Good - Well, Dead Space gives me the creeps sometimes; it's not only the dark environment or the suspensive music that grips me, it's just the knowledge that behind every door or across every corner there can be a monstrous beast ready to maul you to death. The very idea of an alien source transforming humans into these Necromorphs is quite a classic but interesting one. I think the suspense and horror action of Dead Space is just what gives it the 9/10 stars it deserves.

Bad - Not enough action in my point of view. Not that I'd like more action in a survival game such as Dead Space, but the Necromorphs encounters are scarce compared to the amount of time scouring each section of the ship. There's also no Multiplayer, no matches to decide the better player, and no co-op to comfort each player with the fact that a trusty teammate is beside them. Dead Space is a stand-alone, after all.

9/10 stars: Very good campaign, no multiplayer

By HowlingRabbit334