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  3. 8 (942)
  4. 7 (254)
  5. 6 (77)
  6. 5 (53)
  7. 4 (20)
  8. 3 (11)
  9. 2 (35)
  10. 1 (98)

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  • Rating:7

    More enjoyable than the first one

    I just beat it tonight/this morning. Another all nighter lol.I don't really have much to say but I will say this. It was much more satisfying than the first game. The variety of suits is pretty good. And with new game +... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Dead Space 2

    Dead Space is an Action Horror game which took inspiration from Resident Evil 4 and Half Life. The 3rd person perspective was inspired by RE4, whereas Half Life inspired the idea of a silent protagonist, and the physics ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    More of the same... Which in this case is great!

    Dead Space 2 feels like a completely natural expansion of the first game. The original Dead Space had a huge impact on the action-horror genre and the sequel builds nicely upon the concept of first. After having just rec... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    After so many years it's scary like Hell.

    I remember played this one back in 2011 or 2012 and I never could forget those horrible screams produced by the necromorphs. Now I got to play it on xbox360 and I must tell you it's scary as Hell itself. One of the best ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    one of the best survival horror ever made.

    Dead Space in 2008 surprised by its great mixture of survival horror and science fiction, was a game that was very frightening and had great moments, 3 years later finally wins its continuation, Dead Space 2 is a game mo... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Dead Space 2 has a decent campaign, but all too familiar.

    Isaac Clarke returns here in the 2nd installment along with the same environmental design and a few powerful necromorphs. The ammo shortage, creepy level design, gravity, powerful arsenal and upgrades all make a return i... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Incredible story and gameplay

    Better than the first installment, intense atmosphere keeps you on the edge of your seat and jumping regularly. Excellent story line continuing on from the first game, and luckily they also have a video to remind you of ... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    A solid sequel that outdoes the original

    Dead Space 2 gives you a Bioshock feel especially early on. Whereas the Ishimura just gave the feeling of a functional ship, the environments in 2 feel like the sum of their parts. The sense of loss and the confusion of ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Dead Space 2 Review

    After the unexpected success of Dead Space, it was inevitable that EA churned out a sequel, but this game fared a lot better than many sequels do, in terms of quality. Visceral took a masterpiece of a game and they adde... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Highly addictive

    It's been three years since the events of the first game, but protagonist Isaac Clarke still can't catch a break. At the beginning of Dead Space 2, he wakes on a space station known as the Sprawl and finds the place is o... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful