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Dead Space 2

Visceral Games

2011•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 16 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrorscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancerobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, unsavoury shooter, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

88 / 100

1,104 ratings

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About This Game

Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Just as his health begins to improve, The Sprawl is overrun with even more advanced forms of the alien-zombie hybrids.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Dead Space 2 takes place three years after the events of Dead Space, in 2511. Following his nightmarish encounter on the USG Ishimura, former engineer Isaac Clarke arrives on the Sprawl, a civilian space station built on the remains of Saturn's moon, Titan, which was broken into pieces in a planet-cracking operation. Here a new Necromorph outbreak begins. Isaac witnesses the panic that overtakes the station from the start.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosion

Keywords

AliensBloodyGravityDiseaseCraftingDeathFuturisticSpace

Where to play

Details

Developer: Visceral Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 25 January 2011
Series: Dead Space
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 14h rushed, 16h normally, 28h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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