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Dead Space 2

Platform : Xbox 360
Rated: Mature
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 767 ratings

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  • For the first time, experience the horror of a Necromorph outbreak in multiplayer as you fight in skirmishes around the Sprawl and strategically dismember your friends
  • Continue the frightening Dead Space saga in a whole new survival-horror adventure with engineer Isaac Clarke
  • Impale Necromorphs into the walls with the Javelin, use improved telekinesis to turn limbs into deadly weapons, plant powerful dismembering trip mines, or create a hull-breach to suck a group of monsters out into space
  • Fire up Isaac's suit boosters to rocket around in zero gravity like never before
  • Explore the depths of the Sprawl and encounter new weightless combat and physics-based puzzles with full 360 degree movement

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Engineer Isaac Clarke returns for another blood-curdling adventure in the sequel to the critically acclaimed Dead Space. After waking from a coma on a massive space city known as "The Sprawl", the lone survivor of a horrific alien infestation finds himself confronting a catastrophic new nightmare. Battling dementia, hunted by the government, and haunted by visions of his dead girlfriend, Isaac will do whatever it takes to save himself and dominate the gruesome onslaught. With an arsenal of tools to dismember Necromorphs and new determination, an engineer will bring the terror to space. The Nightmare Returns January 25th, 2011. This is a a NTSC format.

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Dead Space 2 is a third-person horror survival game in which players must battle an alien infestation straight out of a nightmare. Follow-up game to 2008's original Dead Space, in this new release players explore a whole new terrifying game environment and battle the Necromorph abominations utilizing new weapons and tools such as the powerful javelin gun and a new space suit with built-in booster rockets. Additional game features include: improved telekinesis powers and online multiplayer functionality.



Story

Engineer Isaac Clarke returns for another bloodcurdling adventure in the sequel to the critically acclaimed Dead Space. After waking from a coma on a massive space city known as "The Sprawl," the lone survivor of a horrific alien infestation finds himself confronting a catastrophic new nightmare. Battling dementia, hunted by the government, and haunted by visions of his dead girlfriend, Isaac will do whatever it takes to save himself and dominate the gruesome onslaught. With an arsenal of tools to dismember Necromorphs and new determination, an engineer will bring the terror to space.



The return of engineer Isaac Clarke in a whole new survival-horror adventure.
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Gameplay

As with the original Dead Space game Dead Space 2 is a survival horror game played from the third-person perspective. Playing as Engineer Isaac Clarke players navigate a new environment, the space city, known as "The Sprawl." Here you must avoid or eliminate enemies including various Necromorph, horrific corpselike creatures reanimated by an alien enemy, as well as solve physics based puzzles. Game features include: multiplayer support, improved telekinesis powers and new weapons and tools, including the javelin gun which can pin an enemy to the wall and a new space suit that contains built-in booster rockets providing for maximum movement in zero-gravity.

Game Features

  • Chaos Hits "The Sprawl":
    • Caught in the middle of a horrific infestation that’s decimating a massive space city, Isaac Clarke will dismember, impale, and stomp his way across "The Sprawl"
    • Blast through the Church of Unitology, jet across the Solar Array, and infiltrate the CEC facility on the path to survival
  • Master the Terror:
    • Familiar as well as all-new grotesque creatures lurk around every corner
    • Wield a set of devastating tools to bring the terror to space. Impale Necromorphs into the walls with the Javelin, use improved telekinesis to turn limbs into deadly weapons, plant powerful dismembering trip mines, or create a hull-breach to suck a group of monsters out into space
  • Tear Through Space In Zero-G:
    • Fire up Isaac's suit boosters to rocket around in zero gravity like never before. Explore the depths of the Sprawl and encounter new weightless combat and physics-based puzzles with full 360° movement
  • Online Multiplayer
    • For the first time, experience the horror of a Necromorph outbreak with others as you battle online in skirmishes around the Sprawl and strategically dismember your friends

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
767 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find the quality of the game brilliant and worth playing over. They also describe the scariness level as thrilling, terrifying, and well crafted. Customers praise the graphics as top notch and impressively detailed. They mention the pacing is fast and better than the first game. They are also happy with weapons selection, and action. However, some customers have mixed opinions on performance, and difficulty level.

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134 customers mention121 positive13 negative

Customers find the game brilliant, worth playing over, and enjoyable. They also say it's a solid game with an engaging story. Customers also say the game is highly replayable, fun for getting achievements, and addicting. They mention the game can be most enjoyable when played slowly and cautiously.

"...those ideas the majority of the time, but it was still a solid, enjoyable game--just, in my opinion, not as "great!" as everyone made it out to be...." Read more

"...For now, DEAD SPACE 2 is an amazing game, and I'm very positive that fans of the first DEAD SPACE will not be disappointed...." Read more

"...in fact the game is most enjoyable when played slowly and cautiously -- scanning the environment for hazards, moving carefully around corners,..." Read more

"...in other words, dead space 2 does a great job of keeping moments that are equally as nerve-wracking as the original game while also scattering in..." Read more

76 customers mention60 positive16 negative

Customers find the game thrilling, interesting, and terrifying. They also say the story is well crafted and adds some spookiness to the levels. Customers also appreciate the long story mode and difficulty options. Overall, they say the game is worth playing over.

"...It's a thrilling experience and delivers that rush of adrenaline fueled tension that I felt the first game was lacking...." Read more

"...This is a much bigger and scarier game than the first, with a story and universe worthy of the hard sci-fi genre it celebrates...." Read more

"...again, that's largely due to the fact that the sequel's environments are consistently varied whereas the original's levels felt cramped, confined,..." Read more

"...I also loved the fact that the levels were more established in the first (I.E. after completing a mission, you return to the tram station every time)..." Read more

37 customers mention37 positive0 negative

Customers find the graphics of the game top notch, impressively detailed, and well designed. They also describe the game as cinematic, immersive, and tense. Customers also mention that the game is unique and cool.

"...It had a lot of good ideas and fell short on following through with those ideas the majority of the time, but it was still a solid, enjoyable game--..." Read more

"...between decks and other various parts of the ship, along with fantastic level design, there was a sense of cohesion that few games this side of [..." Read more

"...in this game, which are genuine works of art -- visually, aurally and conceptually. each environment has its own mood, lighting and color scheme...." Read more

"...the graphics are some of the best to date and the sound design is even better, but the story, like the first, is lacking...." Read more

18 customers mention18 positive0 negative

Customers find the pacing of the video game to be fast. They say objects get to them faster, and you hit faster. They also say the service is fast and the wait time is short. Customers also mention that the action is well paced, and the storyline is consistent.

"...first game: kinesis, by default, now has a longer range, objects get to you faster than they did in the first game, and I found myself using it..." Read more

"...puzzles, and some awesome boss battles, you've got an expertly crafted single player pacing that never grows stagnant...." Read more

"...You can now reload while not aiming your gun, melee enemies quicker, and use your telekinesis module as a weapon in itself for when ammo gets scarce..." Read more

"...You hit faster and the zero gravity feature is much more refined. Stasis ability is still op." Read more

16 customers mention16 positive0 negative

Customers are happy with the weapons selection in the video game. They say there are new weapons, improved menus, and additions to the arsenal. They also say the story is well crafted, and the new enemies and weapons are well done. Customers also mention that the weapons are still amazing and the cinematics evolved well from the first one.

"...New weapons have been added, as well as new suits that retain different attributes...." Read more

"...the diversity of weapons is not overwhelming (compare the useless assortment in "red dead redemption"), and one attraction of replay is to try out..." Read more

"...Weapon refinement, additions to the arsenal, improvements to the melee system, a higher dependence on stasis, and the new impalement system all..." Read more

"...This makes the overall game much more enjoyable, and it still has the New-Game+ feature, allowing you to play through the game again to find more..." Read more

12 customers mention12 positive0 negative

Customers find the action in the game to be intuitive, with better character and story development. They also say the protagonist is more assertive, and the characters are believeable. They describe the game as third-person action at its finest, with excellent voice acting and an appealing personality. Overall, customers say the game is incredibly replayable, and offers a more dynamic combat experience.

"...on stasis, and the new impalement system all result in a more dynamic combat experience...." Read more

"...Isaac Clarke is a fully-voiced character now, and he has an appealing personality. All of the voice actors are quite good and convincing...." Read more

"...The supporting cast is pretty good also...." Read more

"...After impressing critics and fans alike for its amazing third person gameplay and being incredibly replayable, Dead Space 2 comes back to reclaim..." Read more

19 customers mention10 positive9 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the video game software. Some mention that it works perfectly, while others say that it did not work.

"...original game and you have to give the new developer credit: the game plays well and looks good enough...." Read more

"...reason this game doesn't get 5 stars is because it fails to deliver in the multiplayer department...." Read more

"...Disk condition is great than I thought. it works well" Read more

"Great game but second disc will not work on next gen xbox 360...." Read more

14 customers mention8 positive6 negative

Customers are mixed about the difficulty level. Some mention that the gameplay is intuitive, easy to learn, and nicely scripted. However, others say that the games become too easy after the first playthrough, and the normal difficulty is perhaps easier than it should be. They also say the answers are slow to arrive and the game is confusing out of the box.

"...the "predicament tension" is nicely scripted -- just when you think you're clear of a hazard, you're not!..." Read more

"...The game lumps on the mystery from the beginning and the answers are slow to arrive, leaving you to wander in ignorance along with Isaac - which I..." Read more

"...The upgrades were more intuitive, and the suits just kept looking more awesome. There is one thing to note however. This game has a lot of gore...." Read more

"...There seems to be a rather involved upgrade through experience level system, and I've found that playing against people of a higher level ruins the..." Read more

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Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2011
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars This Dead Space is Alive and Awesome.
Reviewed in Canada on March 6, 2020
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Pixelitos
5.0 out of 5 stars Uno de los mejores titulos
Reviewed in Mexico on December 14, 2015
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亜音宇璃頭無
5.0 out of 5 stars カルトでメタリックな悪夢
Reviewed in Japan on January 29, 2011
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Nicolas Godin
5.0 out of 5 stars Dépasse mes attentes!
Reviewed in Canada on January 30, 2021
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野武士
5.0 out of 5 stars オンラインを10時間程プレイした感想
Reviewed in Japan on February 2, 2011
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