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Visceral Games takes
EA’s new
horror-survival
franchise to a whole
new level with
Dead
Space 2.
The
first one had
potential, it was
exceedingly fun and
challenging and
there was enough
bonus content to
keep you playing for
hours. But you know
what? With
Dead
Space 2
the gaming
experience is twice
as deep, the action
is twice as scary
and twice as fun and
Visceral has put
together 2011’s
first great game.
In
Dead
Space 2
you get to continue
the story of Isaac
Clarke, but this
time through they
gave him a
personality and an
identity and Isaac’s
strained
mental-health isn’t
just a part of the
storyline, it’s a
part of the game
play with some very
trippy sequences to
play through. Giving
Isaac a face and a
personality is huge
to the growth of
Dead
Space 2.
It makes it a better
experience. The
story of Dead Space
2 takes place 3
years after the
events on the
Ishimura ship where
Isaac survived and
thought he defeated
the Necromorphs and
destroyed the red
marker. But human
greed knows no
bounds and
somebody’s brought
the technology back
from the red marker
that caused the
chaos the last go
around and all hell
has broke lose yet
again. Necromorphs
are now infected
throughout a space
station known as
Sprawl. Isaac was
rescued by this
station after the
events of the
Ishimura, but now he
has to relive his
greatest nightmare
with every ounce of
his sanity leaving
him as he does it.
The
personality of Isaac
is a big update with
Dead
Space 2.
Quite simply they
made him into a
badass. This is a
very big update for
the series and it
makes the series
instantly more
likable. I don’t
know what our
obsession is with
bad-ass tough guys,
but John Wayne, John
McClain and several
other American
heroes benefitted
from being pissed
and witty. Why not
Isaac Clarke?
With
the gameplay, the
same perks are
enjoyed on
Dead
Space 2
that were enjoyed on
the first
installment,
including many
features that have
been copied by other
games. Having your
health and other
tools’ status be
displayed on the
back of your
character in this 3rd
Person game is just
another great
feature within the
presentation of this
game. It allows you
to totally get
immersed in the
experience instead
of checking out the
bottom right of your
screen all the time.
That’s just to do
with what your
status is in the
presentation aspect
of the game, that
doesn’t even touch
on how great the
visuals are with
Dead
Space 2.
The graphics are
amazing, but the
attention to detail
with advertisements
for fake products,
the cut scenes,
everything is
fantastic. That and
the sound of the
game, a great score
and great voice
acting, make it
extraordinary.
The
story mode of
Dead
Space 2
is where the fun is
with this game.
You’ll play through
multiple times and
do different things
each time through.
It’s true that
there’s not a lot of
exploring to be had
with this version of
the game, but a
clear path to the
finish is a welcome
trait for a survival
horror game instead
of a never-ending
maze of crap to sift
through. It’s cool
to know what you
have to do and have
the capability to do
it. Unlike the
one-player version
of the game, the
multi-player mode
doesn’t have a lot
to offer. The main
mode is a human/Necromorph
challenge that just
isn’t a lot of fun
for the Necromorph
side of the game.
There will be some
updates to the
multi-player modes
I’m sure where some
better modes will
come into the
equation. If they
wanted to do
something cool with
multi-player, they
could have made
story mode a
2-player affair as
well as a 1-player
mode.
Dead
Space 2
is a fantastic game,
it’s got a great
story, great
controls, great
visuals, and some
awesome audio to
tell a captivating
story with a
character that’s
worthy of such
attention. It does
have some problems
with close-range
cameras at times,
and let’s just say
that the ‘hardcore’
mode of the game
isn’t to even be
clicked on by the
casual gamer, but
all-in-all this is a
great way to start
2011 for any gamer.
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