Dead Space Review by: bazboyd - 8.5/10
Dead SpAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHNew Review time! And this review is on Dead Space, an action horror game for the PC/Xbox360/PS3. This game is downright terrifying, awesome, and just plain great. Note, this game is Rated M. Be advised, this game has a lot of gore, cursing, and may be too awesome for you to handle. Also, your mother disapproves of Dead Space.
Graphics: 10
The graphics in this game are Incredible. Just Incredible. The amount of detail that they put into everything you see is just astounding. The enemies are detailed and terrifying, the weapons are amazingly creative, the cut scenes are amazingly animated, and everything about the graphics is amazing.
Sound: 9
The sound is one of the biggest things that makes this game downright terrifying. The voice acting is amazing, the voice actors did an amazing job, and I hope they went on to do great things. The sounds the Necromorphs (the enemies that you have to fight) are creepy and well done. The atmosphere the sound creates makes the game 10 times scarier. If you play the game muted, you won't be AS scared. But you will still have pooped yourself.
Addictiveness: 8
This game is super addicting, if you can get past the scariness of it. There are 3 (?) modes to choose from, and plenty of things for you to do in this game.
Story: 10
The story is possibly the best thing in the game to me.
In Dead Space, you play as Isaac Clarke, Engineer for the USG Kellion. You and a group of 4 other people (Johnston, Kendra, Hammond, and Chen) are going to the USG Ishimura to find out why they have lost all communication with it. The USG Ishimura is classified as a Planet Cracker vessel, meaning it is a mining ship, and the last thing they found was an alien artifact that they call the marker. The only other information you have to go on is a video message that you got from your girlfriend, saying she wishes she could talk to you in a distressed voice. I forget what exactly happens to the USG Kellion to cause it to go out of control, but it does. Chen (one of the others on the ship) crash lands it into the docking bay. You get separated from the others, when they get attacked by a terrifying monster called a Necromorph. Johnston gets killed, and you need to find a way to fight these monsters. Crazy cool.
Depth: 7
There is a good amount of things to do in this game. Achievements, different weapons to upgrade, DLC (EA!!!), different difficulty levels, and about 9 hours of game play per play through. My favorite thing about the weapons, by the way, is the fact that you fight with mining tools. Some of the different weapons are the Plasma Cutter (the 1st Weapon), The Ripper, The Line gun, The Force Gun, and many others.
Difficulty: 7
The game has different difficulty levels. Casual, Survivalist, and Impossible. I may have forgotten one, but oh well. The most difficult thing about this game is making it through the scary parts.
Overall: 8.5
If you love horror games, then play this. If you don't like horror games, play this.
Graphics
10 Sound
9 Addictive
8 Depth
7 Story
10 Difficulty
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