You still want to aim for the limbs and you want to make every shot count.Īll of the weapons from the previous game are present here along with some new ones including the Javelin Gun, Seeker Rifle, Detonator Gun, and Rivet Gun, and they do have secondary fire modes.
Isaac doesn’t move as slowly this time around but the dismemberment-based gunplay is still the same. Dead Space 2 is a much faster-paced game than the original and movement and combat feel more fluid which I appreciate. You can use your locator to see where you need to go but it can also point you to the nearest save station, store, or bench. Oxygen can be restored from Oxygen Recharge Stations. Some areas are exposed to the vacuum of space in which case Isaac’s suit will provide him oxygen for a limited time. You will traverse through zero gravity areas where you can now freely float and boost around which is actually quite enjoyable. However, stasis does partially recharge after a certain amount of time. Stasis can be restored by using stasis packs or from stasis recharge stations. Stasis allows him to slow down mechanisms and enemies for a brief time and kinesis allows him to grab and throw objects. He eventually equips himself with the stasis and kinesis modules. Isaac can walk, run, perform a melee attack, stomp, interact with things in the environments, and hack things. Isaac can interact with NPC’s through his RIG and there is no HUD but Isaac’s health and stasis levels are represented on his suit. I thought the plot was okay but not as good as the plot in the first game. This time around Isaac is voiced and the performance is pretty good as is the rest of the voice acting. Isaac sets out on a quest to destroy the Marker and meets up with CEC Pilot Ellie Langford who agrees to accompany him on his mission and look after Stross. Nolan Stross was a character in the film Dead Space: Aftermath. Isaac is contacted by NPC’s and learns that a new Marker was built using the information from Isaac and Nolan Stross’ brains. Isaac is in an insane asylum when a Necromorph outbreak allows him to escape and he frequently has hallucinations of Nicole, his deceased girlfriend. Dead Space 2 is set three years after the events of the first game and the setting is the Sprawl, a space station on the last remaining shard of Titan, one of Saturn’s moons. You do have the option to watch a recap of the events of the first game so you’re all caught up with the story if you want.
Much like the PC version of the first game, I would highly recommend you consult the game’s PCGamingWiki page because there are several issues I would suggest you address before playing. There are four special rooms in the game which are only unlocked by completing Ignition but there is a workaround to get into them on PC. Unfortunately, the Severed DLC did not make it to PC nor did Dead Space Ignition. For this review, I played the PC version. Developed by Visceral Games and published by EA, Dead Space 2 was released for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in January, 2011. Dead Space 2 continues the story of Isaac Clarke and his fight against the Necromorphs. It spawned a comic book, films, the prequel Dead Space: Extraction which is a rail shooter, and two sequels. In-game stores may be accessed where the player may buy and sell various items and attain new weapons and suits through the acquisition of schematics found throughout the levels.Dead Space is a fantastic horror game with a focus on dismemberment-based gunplay.
The player may upgrade their weapons and armor at work benches, using power nodes found throughout the game. The player acquires two modules a "stasis" module, allowing the player to slow down enemies or objects, allowing for otherwise insurmountable moving obstacles such as active heavy machinery to be slowed down, allowing Isaac to safely pass, and the "kinesis" module, which allows Isaac to manipulate objects and machinery telekinetically. Isaac must fight an alien organism that infects and takes control of human corpses, turning them into "Necromorphs", mutating their bodies. Player health and stasis are shown by visual indicators on Isaac's back. The game features no HUD, relying on holograms projected from the player character and his weapons to show information such as messages and ammunition count, respectively. The player controls Isaac Clarke from a third-person point of view, looking over the character's right shoulder. Dead Space 2 is a survival horror third-person shooter.
Dead Space 2 is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed by Visceral Games.