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The very fact that we wish Dead Space included more of its original features and less content pulled from the last generation's greatest game speaks volumes for the quality on show. [Issue # 71]
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Call it science fiction survival horror, but Dead Space does the genre proud with an engaging story; action that's tense, fast-paced and extremely violent; as well as atmospheric qualities that will get under your skin and make you jump.
It's easily the best survival horror game since the masterful "Resident Evil 4" and it sets the bar high for graphics, sound, and scares in its respective genre. Dead Space is an artistic nightmare clearly designed for survival horror fans by a passionate and dedicated team of like-minded gamers. Just be sure to play it with the lights on.
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Space_Guy
Olha, eu gosto muito desse jogo, só que os controles são um pouco estranho e o combate corpo a corpo não é tão útil, mas se você se acostumar com os controles você pode acabar gostando muito desse jogo
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RetroHorror
[Copied from my old account] As a horror enthusiast, I can confirm this game is an excellent example of a perfect horror game. It does bug me when it’s referred to as being apart of zombie media, which it is *NOT*, but it’s quite the experience. the game perfectly blends a terrifying atmosphere with fear inducing sound effects, demented creatures that make your hairs stand on end when you encounter them, and a constant feeling of doom and despair to produce the perfect example of what a horror game SHOULD be like; none of that ‘poppy playtime’ or ‘garten of Ban-Ban’ trash. If you don’t want to sleep tonight, play this game. And for a bit of extra flair? Play it home alone in a dark, and I mean pitch black dark room.
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MaleProtagonist
A true masterpiece, there are few games in this world which can genuinely scare me and Dead Space series is one of them.

Dead Space (2008)

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Oct 13, 2008
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Deeko
Dead Space continues the charge for the new EA and in the process has turned out to be one of the most surprising titles of the year.
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Kombo
Dead Space is a potent combination of visceral glee and intense terror.
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89% Positive
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Jan 25, 2026
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RetroHorror
[Copied from my old account] As a horror enthusiast, I can confirm this game is an excellent example of a perfect horror game. It does bug me when it’s referred to as being apart of zombie media, which it is *NOT*, but it’s quite the experience. the game perfectly blends a terrifying atmosphere with fear inducing sound effects, demented creatures that make your hairs stand on end when you encounter them, and a constant feeling of doom and despair to produce the perfect example of what a horror game SHOULD be like; none of that ‘poppy playtime’ or ‘garten of Ban-Ban’ trash. If you don’t want to sleep tonight, play this game. And for a bit of extra flair? Play it home alone in a dark, and I mean pitch black dark room.
Jan 11, 2026
10
Vintage85
As a horror enthusiast, I can confirm this game is an excellent example of a perfect horror game. It does bug me when it’s referred to as being apart of zombie media, which it is *NOT*, but it’s quite the experience. the game perfectly blends a terrifying atmosphere with fear inducing sound effects, demented creatures that make your hairs stand on end when you encounter them, and a constant feeling of doom and despair to produce the perfect example of what a horror game SHOULD be like; none of that ‘poppy playtime’ or ‘garten of Ban-Ban’ trash. If you don’t want to sleep tonight, play this game. And for a bit of extra flair? Play it home alone in a dark, and I mean pitch black dark room.
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Gamer 2.0
Overall, Dead Space is an extraordinary game with tons of shock value and action to whet any fan's appetite for some time, and with a campaign that lasts a steady 10-12 hours, that’s plenty of time to get lost aboard the Ishimura.
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Boomtown
While you’ll be afraid for the majority of the time, the save game and checkpoint system is quite generous so that you’ll never be too frustrated at a death and having to replay large portions of the game, though this takes away none of the fear.
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GameTrailers
The atmosphere is Metroid Prime, and the structure is Resident Evil, but everything else is all its own. The strategic dismemberment, mixture of weapons and supernatural abilities, and relentless intensity make for a game that you’ll be scared to keep playing, but won’t want to stop.
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GameCritics
Dead Space is completely competent action/horror.
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Official Xbox Magazine
A few standard scare tactics (dramatic music, flickering lights) and gory battles may satisfy hardened fans of horror, but loot-hunting and taxi missions will likely haunt your dreams more than the given monstrosities of death.
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Oct 23, 2025
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Sairyma
Phénoménal, du grand, très grand survival horror, "vieux" mais encore parfaitement jouable aujourd'hui, pour 2008, Dead Space 1 reste très agréable à l'œil grâce a sa direction artistique sublime et que tous les environnements sont très bien réalisés. Un univers toujours aussi prenant, pour commencer c'est très bien, même si y a le remake, faites Dead Space 1 dans sa version originale pour vous faire a l'aspect vieillot, parce que croyez le ou non, mais des que vous aurez fini DS, votre seule envie sera de vous jeter sur le second volet de la saga.
Jan 16, 2024
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wring
This game attracted my attention at first, but then the horror sequences seemed simple to me. People get bored when it's always the same.I looking for differences.
May 30, 2021
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Anatoliy_DeVile
XXV век, ресурсы земли истощены, но благо освоение космоса проходит весьма активно и небезуспешно. Огромные межгалактические корабли-потрошители планет затаривают нашу старушку-Землю всем необходимым, вырабатывая ресурс оных. И вот однажды теряется связь на орбите одной из таких планет с покорителем звёзд и гигантом-добытчиком, имя которому Ишимура, и наш бравый небольшой отряд спешит в срочном порядке разобраться в чем же дело. Попадая не самым благополучным образом на Ишимуру, мы в лице инженера Айзека Кларка начинаем наше долгое и весьма увлекательное расследование. Увлекательное для нас конечно, едва ли будь всё это правдой наш протагонист был бы так счастлив в полумраке в зачастую узких коридорах космического корабля отбиваться от орд восставших и мутировавших в самых нелицеприятных формах мертвецов. В Dead Space просто великолепно передана атмосфера таких прекрасных кинолент как Чужой и Нечто, но конечно же со своей историей и изюминкой, которая вполне состоятельна и впечатляет и по сей день. Игра сегодня предстаёт перед нами в уже явно отреставрированном виде, не припоминаю чтобы так раньше слепил солнечный свет и играли тени, да и в общем и целом графика не выглядит обреченной. Уютный легко усваиваемый геймплей, небольшая ветка прокачек навыков персонажа и его инвентаря, крохотулешный магазин - всё нацелено на то, чтобы мы строго следовали сюжету, не отвлекаясь на то, чего собственно тут и нет - побочных квестов для гринда. Революционные на 2008 год механики стазиса и кинезиса и сегодня доставляют не меньшее удовольствие, да и оружие у Айзека подобрано со вкусом и приятно ощущается в бою, если конечно не брать в расчёт провальную штурмовую винтовку. Этот весьма небанальный арсенал ещё накрепко засядет на последующие две части. Dead Space нам в плане сложности не доставила особых проблем и прошли мы ее без заминок, последний босс так и вовсе был пройден со второй попытки. На самом деле с третьей, ибо на моей попытке Dead Space люто багнул и Разум Роя, лишившись всех жизненно важных органов, всё равно решил мною полакомиться. Напряжение витает в воздухе и безвоздушном пространстве Ишимуры повсеместно, и некроморфы, спавнящиеся за спиной не то чтобы очень вселяют уверенность в исходе постоянных противостояний, но тем не менее при всей ограниченности ресурсов пугающий космический кошмар снабжает нас всем необходимым в меру и можно сказать на грани нужды нашего героя. Да в каком-то смысле игра морально и физически устарела, и если к ней предъявлять претензии и выставлять планку дня сегодняшнего, то она за исключением крепкой интригующей хоррор-научно-фантастической сюжетки не выдержит натиска.
Jan 24, 2011
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Higher_Standard
Great atmosphere and sounds indeed. However, the enemies look and function at a hilarious level of unrealism. There are parts that I could compare to Jimmy Neutron episodes in terms of unrealistic. Here you have very realistic graphics with monsters that look anything but. In fact they're so stupid looking It kills the fear of the entire game for me; and without that this game is just a really repetitive shooter with an upgrade system. Not to mention painfully boring. Not a recommended title unless being chased by special ed class terrifies you.
Jul 28, 2013
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triking
What a boring, hollywood game, with very little depth. It manages to deliver solid play, but as an experience is a massive and predictable snore. The sequel doesn't even try to hide what's going to happen, and pacing has been thrown out the window to make for a more "epic" experience. At the start, even though the necros have literally JUST broke out, one of the more bulky creatures makes a very early appearance, even though there would not have been nearly enough time for it to have grown (or died). I'm never sure which it is, with necros. Compare that to the first game, which was a constant remix of tried and true horror techniques, leaving me more afraid of not the technique itself, but always wondering when it would finally arrive. For example there are countless times you enter a bloodied bathroom expecting something to jump out. Over and over again the game lets you off the hook. You worry every single time you enter one. Making you keep your guard up constantly was what the first game excelled at. EA seems good at taking great first franchise entries and immediately **** them to the point where fans of the first will be unlikely to enjoy the sequels.
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SummaryIn the bold and often-bloody Dead Space gamers step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that delivers psychological thrills and gruesome action. Set in the cold blackness of deep space, the atmosphere is soaked with a feeling of tension, dread and sheer terror. In Dead Space, players step into the role of engineer Isaac... Read More
Rated Mfor Mature
  • Xbox 360
  • PlayStation 3
  • PC
Oct 13, 2008
  • EA Redwood Shores
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