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Published by: Electronic Arts |
By Ionascu Alex
Published: November 4, 2008
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This is one of the scariest games that I played recently, and certainly a top notch game of the genre. I look forward to playing Silent Hill: Homecoming as well, to really satisfy my "horror" needs. With a truly excellent atmosphere, innovative HUD system and an awesome dismemberment system, Dead Space is a must have. Just be sure to play it with the lights off, and without anyone to bother you... or hear you scream.
Gameplay: 92
Dead Space is combat oriented, and that is certainly fine by me. With nothing to get in the way of combat, not even the HUD or trying to remember where you had to go next, you are free to appreciate every little thing that was designed to scare you out of your mind. The gameplay is fast but with enough tactical diversity to warrant a second walkthrough, and a third, and a fourth...
Graphics: 93
The game looks excellent with everything maxed out and works like a charm. The necromorphs are fast and brutal, so there won`t be time to properly admire them until they`re lying on the ground in a pool of blood, with limbs splattered everywhere.
Sound: 92
You can hear everything on the Ishimura from screaming, screeching, clawing and mumbling, to the nerve shattering sound of necromorphs in the ventilation shafts. If the sounds and music won`t make you jump out of your seat and check your back every 30 seconds, then nothing will.
Multiplayer: n/a
Hardware: 90
The game was fluent, with no slowdowns or even crashes throughout my testing. It`s quite rare to see a game this polished on release, so thumbs up from me.
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