![]() All the while Clarke is hunted by the reanimated dead, their sole single-minded intent that of further infection of both human and steel as The Sprawl, the game’s vividly varied location, gradually falls under their constant attrition. Without his engineer’s suit he’s naked, vulnerable and lost, his location being something of a mystery that slowly unravels throughout the game via a twisting, multilayered plot that keeps the player guessing right up until the end credits. Indeed, whilst Dead Space 2 features the celebrated return of one Isaac Clarke, he’s placed out of sorts, out of his comfort zone. It’s a bombastic opening that sets an elevated pace nicely and ensures that right from the opening this isn’t a follow-on that should be taken lightly. As it happens, you won’t – in fact, you’ll begin the game running for your life weaponless and lost, familiar but still deadly Necromorphs closing in. Dead Space 2, a direct sequel in every way, has no such barrier, safe in the assumption that the player knows exactly what’s going on. ![]() ![]() ![]() EA’s inaugural entry into the Dead Space universe, set aboard the mining ship Ishimura, had a fair amount of set-up to get through before the survival horror action kicked in – and was all the better for a moody, perfectly pitched opening. ![]()
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