

To survive, you'll need to dismember their insect-like limbs, one at a time. Headshots do about as much damage to them as flicking rubber bands. The Necromorphs are unlike any enemies you've seen before. Uncover the horrific truth of this shocking thriller.Zero gravity combat means terror can strike from anywhere.Strategically dismember the Necromorph enemies limb by bloody limb.Now Isaac is cut off, trapped, and engaged in a desperate fight for survival. Engineer Isaac Clarke embarks on the repair mission, only to uncover a nightmarish blood bath the ship's crew horribly slaughtered and infected by alien scourge. You don't need to be told what happened, you can see for yourself just how chaotic and bloody the Necromorph takeover went by walking the halls.A massive deep-space mining ship goes dark after unearthing a strange artifact on a distant planet. He can even light a path to the next objective to make all the backtracking less confusing.īut it's the USG Ishimura's implicit storytelling that really makes it a legendary horror setting, on par with Resident Evil 2's police station or Resident Evil 1's Spencer Mansion. Isaac's health bar and stasis meter literally glow on his suit they aren't abstractions that only the player can see. If it ain't broke.Įven as the graphics and audio benefited from the remake treatment, much of the user interface and environmental design needed no improvement.ĭirectly inspired by Resident Evil 4, Dead Space expanded on the over-the-shoulder camera and minimalist HUD. While that disorientation must be intentional, the refined combat mechanics far outweigh any resulting irritation. The controls also all feel smooth, but Zero-G sections can get confusing when you're trying to make out the floor from the ceiling with Necromorphs flying at you from all angles.

Navigating in zero gravity can prove to be a challenge.
