Dead Space

Dead Space

Charley goes to hell.

(From Wikipedia)

Dead Space is a survival horror third-person shooter video game, developed by EA Redwood Shores (now known as Visceral Games) for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was made available on Steam on October 20, 2008. The player takes on the role of an engineer named Isaac Clarke, who battles a virus-like infestation which turns humans into grotesque monsters called “Necromorphs”, on board an interstellar mining ship named the USG Ishimura.

The game takes place in the year 2508, when the USG Ishimura (“石村” a Japanese surname which translates literally to “Stone Village”), a “Planet Cracker” starship, sends out a distress signal to the Concordance Extraction Corporation (CEC) during a mining operation on the planet Aegis VII. The CEC dispatches another ship to investigate, the USG Kellion. As the Kellion attempts to dock with the Ishimura, a guidance system malfunction occurs and the Kellion crashes into the Ishimura’s dock. The crew then begins to seek another means of transport. As they explore what appears to be an abandoned ship, they are attacked by grotesque monsters who kill off all but Clarke (who becomes separated), Hammond, and Kendra. Hammond recognizes that many of the ship’s systems are failing, thus he and Kendra direct and assist Clarke in fixing them, so as to keep them all alive for rescue.

Dead Space has received positive critical and commercial reception. Xbox World 360 awarded the Xbox 360 version a 91 out of 100, stating the game was a “nail-biting experience,” driven forward by a “film-worthy” script and “inspired” setting, and that it was “Rapture in space: every bit as disturbing, just as meticulously designed and easily as believable.” PlayStation World awarded the game 9/10 and a PSW gold award, stating that Dead Space is the “world’s scariest game”, saying “This is bold, bleak gaming from the haunting opening credits to the pulse pounding finish.” IGN rated the game 8.7/10, saying it was “visually striking, everything from the holograms to the Necromorph [sic] is incredible.” GamePro awarded the game a 5/5.

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