I played Dead Space to approximately half-way thorugh in two sittings (then I got stuck and had to check from a walkthorugh). By then, I'd gotten bored, then annoyed, then like I'd been ripped-off. Then I uninstalled it and threw it it the bin,heh. A bit extreme reaction perhaps since it isn't all that bad game as such. Graphics are nice and especially the sounds are good, for instance on level three in the engine compartment. The overhead camera and controls are yet another clumsy and clunky console ports but nothing you can't live with. It's the whole package that fails-a cheap rip-off of System Shock 2 and Bioshock for fanboys, very short with practically zero replay value. Nothing about 'horror' or 'survival', just 'Boo, lights out, emergency lights kick in and here comes the freaks',I mean 'monsters'. In the end (or midway) I couldn't care less for the ship's crew, my buddies or even myself enough to see how the game ends. Waste of time and money.
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