Grisly carnage with the intense detailed horror of such sci-fi classics as THE THING and ALIEN.
Graphics- Brutally gruesome with some of the angriest animations displayed by things out of ones worst nightmares. Unlike games like FALLOUT 3 where you can shoot someone 31 times in the head and they're still alive DEAD SPACE has realistic consequences to body hits thanks to the amazing dismemberment effects with tons of gore which never feel over done.
Sound- Disturbingly effective in conveying a sense of something very unnatural and evil is occuring warping reality into some monstrous onslaught upon the gamers psyche. Top notch fx all the way.
Gameplay- My only gripe with DEAD SPACE are the controls you cant totally configure to ones liking. For some reason the arrow keys and num pad cannot be configured to ones style of gameplay which can make things feel arkward untill you get the hang of the games controls. One you did though its worth the minor hassle as you embark on a dark rollarcoaster ride of psychotic proportions. The many computer interfaces and other layouts in the game are well thought out with detailed designs which are very intuitive and easy to learn. The animations when upgrading ones armor is also a nice immersive touch. When in combat you can use a certain weapon called stasis which slows down the enemy making them move in slow motion allowing you to aim and blow away single body parts in real time kind of like VATS for FALLOUT 3 but much more better in execution and with alot more intensity added into combat since its still real time unlike the freeze frame targeting of VATS in FALLOUT 3 with unrealistic results. Here when you aim for the head it gets destroyed in one shot not 31 shots later.
Story- Well done storyline with a frantic pace which never lets up constantly hitting the player with mind numbing sanity breaking situations. Character responses to what is happening all around them is very believable and adds to the sense of emotional realism.
Sum total- Astounding merging of story-gameplay-graphics and audio mastery coming together to deliever an unforgettable experiance which feels complete and never insults the players intelligence.
A great gift for the holidays.