Dead Space | 
| From: Electronic Arts
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Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 174
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: shooter_action_games
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
Condition: BRAND NEW - FACTORY SEALED - ORIGINAL PRODUCT
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| • | Dead Space for Xbox 360 is sure to please any action, adventure gamer looking for a bloody battle against deadly aliens | | • | Gameplay takes place on the USG Ishimura where the crew has been infected by an alien scourge | | • | Neutralize the attacking enemies by shearing off limbs with powerful weapons | | • | Telekinetic powers allow you to pick up objects (even the aliens own severed arms and legs) and hurl them at your advancing enemies | | • | Battling enemies and solving puzzles takes on new challenges and present ingenious opportunities with the Zero-G gameplay |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Dead Space from EA is sure to please any action-adventure gamer looking for a bloody battle against deadly aliens. Dead Space for Xbox 360 begins when a massive mining ship, the USG Ishimura, comes in contact with a mysterious alien artifact and suddenly loses its communications with Earth. Engineer Isaac Clarke is sent to repair 
Deep Space pits Isaac Clarke against deadly aliens. View larger. | 
Zero-G game play allows you to walk on walls and the ceiling. View larger. | 
EA delivers an incredibly frightening experience with state-of-the-art graphics and effects. View larger. | 
Neutralize the attacking enemies with weapons and telekinetic powers. View larger. | the Ishimura's communications, but arrives to find a floating vessel that has become a complete bloodbath. The crew is mutilated and infected with an ancient alien scourge. Clarke's repair mission is transformed to one of survival as he fights to save himself and return the artifact to the planet at any cost. Fight with Weapons and Telekinesis
The alien hordes are incredibly resilient. You'll have to find creative ways to neutralize the attacking enemies by shearing off limbs with powerful weapons. And when the ammo runs out you'll be thankful that you can use your telekinetic powers to pick up objects (even the aliens' own severed arms and legs) and hurl them at your advancing enemies. Graphics, Effects, and Sound Increase the Horror
EA delivers an incredibly frightening experience with state-of-the-art graphics and effects, an audio system that will have you jumping out of your seat, and a truly horrific atmosphere that is permeated with death, mutilation, and despair. You'll have to be resilient to slash through the alien onslaught and stop this virulent scourge. As you explore the ship, the tragic story of the USG Ishimura will unfold in gory detail as you discover frantic logs from the hideously transformed crew in their final days. True Zero-G Effects
You'll be able to take full advantage of zero gravity in Deep Space. Battling enemies and solving puzzles takes on new challenges and present ingenious opportunities with the Zero-G game play. You can use zero gravity to create your own path around obstacles by walking on walls and the ceiling. Leap across vast distances or change your perspective to gain a strategic advantage over your enemies.
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 Whats that sound?? huh...what...LOOK OUT!!!! October 15, 2008
Super Mario (CA, USA)
32 out of 37 found this review helpful
Dead Space is a fantastic and refreshing new game to come out in a long time. The game is like a combination of Bioshock-Resident Evil-Gears of war all combined! If you liked any of those games or all 3 (like I did) then you should do your self a favor and get this game NOW!
It is a wonderful mix of sci-fi horror 3rd person shooter with a great story, plenty of action and gore.....creepy. A good example of the scare tactics used in this game are the wall busters(as I like to call them) you could be all caught up in the moment only to have a creature bust through the vent shaft, ceiling, glass...any where they can and scare the heck out of you! You will get goose bumps(I know, I have) The controls might take a little time for some as there are 2 button combinations for some actions like: LT+A or LT+RB which should not be to difficult to pick up pretty quickly.
The graphics are top notch along with a spooky sound track that you would expect from this type of game. The story is done very well in my opinion and keeps you alert as to what you need to do next. There is a very helpful direction laser as I like to call it, that when activated (Pressing down on the right thumb stick) can show you the direction you need to go, very helpful if you get stuck. There are some zero gravity areas that some gamers might find disorienting a bit, but should not be for most. The is not a game for the faint at heart, be prepared to get scared and have fun at the same time!
Graphics:9.5
Sound:10
Story:8.5
Action:10
Controls:9.5
Blood:9
Gore:10
Equiptment upgrades:Yes
Scare facotor:100%
Goose Bumps:10
My score: 9.8
Don't listen to review sites. October 15, 2008
M. Girardin (NY)
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
New game series always seem to get the short end of the stick, this game is much better than game sites have been giving it credit for. This is basically a mix between Resident Evil 4, Doom 3 and Aliens (movie). The game is freaking scary, and very very creepy.
The visuals and art style are amazing which is important in a horror game like this I feel and this game does both well, everything is very well thought out, all of your menus display off the main characters suit rather than on screen, making it a little strange at first but it only pulls you in more.
The sound is even better, you really feel on edge as you walk through the halls with eerie music playing, something banging on the walls or falling off a desk, you're just waiting for something to rush in and scare the heck out of you. And when it does it's aim shoot and hope what your shooting at kills the thing. Headshots aren't the most effective in this it can be the worst thing you can do actually, the monster will flip out and go berserk taking more shots than before.
Other review sites were nit picking the game for little things that are far from a problem. It's a horror/action game, it scares you, and keeps you on edge, and makes you fight to live, that's what makes it fun. I've only beaten chapter 1 and made my way somewhere in chapter 2. You like resident evil 4? You like to be scared, grab this game.
Hold Onto Your Butts October 17, 2008
D. Moulton (Manhattan)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I love when game designers do their homework--in this case watching horror movies and dissecting directorial decisions, and looking for ways to improve on the well-entrenched Resident Evil and Silent Hill games (not to ignore Condemned and the rest).
To state it simply--this game is scary in nearly all of the best ways. To express this point--my four-letter word use has quadrupled since I've started playing this game (yes, I haven't finished it yet, so don't ruin it for me!).
The first thing that hit me, like all good horror, was the exquisite sound effects. From a very 'real' sensation of being in the vacuum of space with muted, otherwordly emptiness, to the sound of creatures lurking behind you, or above you, or beside you, or jumping from a drain.
Second, is character introduction. Wait! Don't glaze over this yet. There's no exposition to let you know what's going on, which adds to the discomfort. In one case, I finished an area and walked into a hallway to see a mini swarm of little creepy thingies shuddering toward my avatar. I had no idea how to deal with these things...so I tried to stomp them. Only to get swarmed. Arms flailing. Rapidly slamming A on my controller. I die gruesomely. Another four-letter word to wake the neighbors.
Before I go any farther, read this line: Buy this game and be scared.
Not ruin-the-couch scared, but weak scream and crazy laughter after you find out you're trapped in a room without enough ammo so now you have to stasis and pummel creatures that don't go down easy scared.
There are definite faults with this game. The ability to know where you're going with the click of a button was hand holding, similar to the direction arrow in Bioshock. The other fault I've found so far is that there are a lot of fetch quests. In fact, the game starts with one. Come on, it's horror! Finding a tram key is not horrific. Granted, the howling animals waiting for you are, and who knows where they're hiding this time.
I've said enough. It's a great game that is scary and fun and I can't wait to play more.
Dark, terrifying, and bloody October 16, 2008
Brian Long (Ogden, UT USA)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
Dead Space is the compilation of the creepiest scenes all blended together with monsters and dark, foreboding environments. Isaac, a technician, is tasked to help repair a planet cracker, a massive mining ship. Once aboard, their craft is shortly destroyed, and they find themselvse trapped on a ship filled with monstrous conversions of the crew.
Sound: 11/10. This is where the game makes its biggest bang. The environmentals are so good that you'll be grateful when you see a monster. The sound of clattering pipes, venting steam, shorting circuits, all so innocuous, yet they manage to create the lions share of the feel. The music is barely secondary to it, helping only to accentuate it.
Graphics: 9/10. Very few bad things can be said about the visuals of this game. The walls and environs are placed and unique. The graffiti is humourous and usnettling in turns. The only flaws deals with interactions and backgrounds, allowing pieces to fall or tumble through, though this is rare.
Gameplay: 9/10. Combat is pleasantly creative, with psionic abilities in the place of industrial equipment, and welders and repair gear as the weaponry. There are very few actual military pieces, with the exception of the pulse rifle. Inventroy is well set up and challenging to juggle. Make sure to download the free Obsidian Suit, which will make life far simpler. The HUD design used in this is also incredibly creative, and a cheery, bright counterpoint to the blood and death.
Story: 9/10. The premise is well thought out, and makes sense in context. The story is peeled back like layers of an onion. Theres enough facts and logs placed around that can fill the gaps, but leave the main storyline vague, which as everyone knows, makes for better horror than nailing down every nuance and detail.
Only a handful of drawbacks exist. The "store" is oddly placed, and an unusual setup, considering most 7-11's don't sell military hardware. The bodies are static, meaning that when you walk through one, it bursts like an over ripe fruit, and results in a game of kick the head, which follows for quite a distance if you can't walk around it. The HUD, whose praises I was just singing, is next to impossible to read in some circumstances.
Overall, the game is one of the best horror adventure games ever made, on the level of the original Silent Hill and Resident Evil, and will make you jump or start with fright, and set your heart racing with nothing more than the sound of a dropping pipe.
Better than expected. October 18, 2008
Shelia Leverett
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I picked this game up in hopes it could hold me off until Gears 2. It certainly did that, but it also changed my top 5 for the console.
5. Dead Space
4. Bad Company
3. Mass Effect
2. Halo 3
1. Bioshock.
Anyways, this game brings a lot new to the table that you haven't played before. The gameplay is great and easy to pick up. The storyline was great and kept you on the edge of your seat the whole time. The achievements were a nice addition to the experience. The graphics are some of the best I have seen on the console. The sound to say the least was awesome. Someone said it here that the game knows when to be loud and when to be quiet and that it hits it right on the head.
pros
+ sound
+ graphics
+ gameplay
+ story
+ achieves.
cons
- repetitive missions objectives
- can be a little vague at times
- short ( 7 hours )
Overall: buy this game!
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