Dead Space

Brutal!!!!

Reviewed by exodus2424 on November 04, 2008  |  report this review

This is one of the best horror games out there,not because of how scary it was but it actually had a good ending which is rare in a horror game.I give it a 9.5/10

Graphics:10/10 Amazing detail and characters look as they should.But the thing that stood out the most besides the main character was the enemies because they were mutilated and infected,you could see the tears in their skin and the lumps and other things on their hideously deformed bodies.When you die or an enemy dies or gets a limb or head severed,instead of simply seeing it fall off you see the flesh tear and spew blood everywhere.

Gameplay:9.5/10 Extremely fun gameplay.You had the choice to walk or run instead of being forced to walk.The guns were amazing and fun to master the art of dismembering limbs and severing heads with a precise shot to cause extra damage.Not to mention getting used to using the Kinesis powers,as well as the stasis power(which can be your best friend).The movements of the character were fluid and well executed as well as really awesome such as the counter attacks for when an enemy latches on to you and tries to kill you.

Story:10/10 Amazing story,not incredibly long,although it is much longer than typical horror games and had a the perfect horror ending instead of: everyone dies,the enemies whatever it may be will come back again and you will be another hero that will also most likely die.

Replayability:7/10 This game has fairly low replay value unless you like to get the achievements,other than that there is nothing else to do once you beat the game unless you wish to master the hardest difficulty that you unlock.

Sound:10/10 Sound was great,the sound of tearing flesh was perfect,the sounds of movement was perfect,and the enemies sounds were phenomenal.

Overall:9.5/10 If you are into to games where you walk around in the dark and fight strange creatures and are constantly just trying to survive as well as conserve ammo,this is a must have.

Achievements

Hint by pwns0809 on November 16, 2008  |  report this hint

A Cut Above (10) Kill 30 enemies with the Ripper
Air Alert (10) Zero-G Jump over 100 times
All Systems Go (20) Complete Chapter 3 on any difficulty setting
Armstrong (10) Shoot 50 objects using Kinesis
Autofire (10) Kill 30 enemies with the Pulse Rifle
Betrayed (20) Complete Chapter 11 on any difficulty setting
Big Spender (10) Spend 300,000 credits at the store
Brawler (10) Kill at least 30 enemies with a melee attack
Butcher (40) Dismember 1000 Limbs
Cannon Fodder (20) Complete Chapter 4 on any difficulty setting
Crackshot (5) Achieve a perfect score in the Shooting Gallery
Dead On Arrival (20) Complete Chapter 1 on any difficulty setting
Don't Get Cocky Kid (10) Survive the ADS Cannon with over 50% shield strength remaining
Epic Tier 3 Engineer (150) Complete the game on the hardest difficulty setting
Eviscerator (10) Kill 30 enemies with the Line Gun
Exodus (20) Complete Chapter 12 on any difficulty setting
Freeze (15) Use Stasis on 50 enemies
Full Arsenal (30) Own every Weapon in the game
Full Contact (10) Kill 30 enemies with the Contact Beam
Get off my ship! (15) Kill the Slug Boss
Greenhouse Effect (20) Complete Chapter 6 on any difficulty setting
Keeper of the Faith (20) Complete Chapter 10 on any difficulty setting
Kickin It (10) Escape from a Lurker's grab attack 10 times
Lab Rat (20) Complete Chapter 2 on any difficulty setting
Legend Teller (40) Collect 150 Logs
Live With The Hot Ones (10) Kill 30 enemies with the Flamethrower
Marksman (5) Dismember 20 Limbs
Maxed Out (75) Upgrade all weapons and equipment
Merchant (10) Collect 8 schematics
Mindless Prey (30) Kill the Hive Mind
One Gun (40) Beat the game using only the Plasma Cutter
Pack Rat (10) Store 25 Items in the Safe
Playing Catch (10) Catch a Brute or Leviathan Pod using Kinesis
Pusher (10) Kill 30 enemies with the Force Gun
Ragdoll Check (5) Force an enemy into a Gravity Panel 5 times
S.O.S. (20) Complete Chapter 7 on any difficulty setting
Secret Achievement - Brute Force (15) Kill a Brute
Secret Achievement - Exterminator (15) Kill the Leviathan
Slugger (10) Kill the Slug Boss with more than 50% shield strength remaining
Story Teller (20) Collect 75 Logs
Strange Transmissions (20) Complete Chapter 8 on any difficulty setting
Surgeon (20) Dismember 500 Limbs
Survivor (50) Complete the game on any difficulty setting
There's Always Peng! (15) Find the Peng Treasure
Tool Time (10) Kill 30 enemies with the Plasma Cutter
True Believer (20) Complete Chapter 5 on any difficulty setting
Wreckage (20) Complete Chapter 9 on any difficulty setting
Z-Baller (5) Complete Level 6 in Zero-G Basketball