I rented this not because I didnt want to buy it. But simply because I played the amazing single player and that was it. I did the same with the first game as well. However this game was so well done I am buying it after I return it. The multiplayer is very fun and nerve racking at times with tension from human controlled necromorphs. You have to work as a team when playing as humans. Else you wont last long. No RAMBOs here, necromorphs will make short work of you when they swarm you or the player you need to protect while completing objectives. Multiplayer gets a A-. Now the bread and butter of Dead Space is the singleplayer experience. I played it through 11 chapters on Normal. However this game gets very insane and difficult even on normal. I had to finish the remaining 4 chapters on easy. Sad I know, but it gets a bit frustrating at times which is the only real bad thing about this game. However that is what a survival horror game is. Survival with barely any supplies. Often I found myself with half health through out most of the game with little to no ammo. It was my own fault since I made some poor inventory choices so on my second play through I should know what to do when I kick it up a notch. The atmosphere is frightening, and the chapter that involves a day care/elementary school with necromorph kids as well as exploding infants is a bit creepy. Although it is kinda unnerving it still fits the story and set piece well. In my opinion it was the creepiest/scariest part of the game. Single player definitely gets an A+ in my opinion. The graphics, violence, gore, and over all story is very immersive. The cinematic affect of it along with the necromorph enemies most reminded me of The Thing. Isaac Clarke could of very well been based off of Kurt Russell's character in the 80s horror cult classic. Only Isaac is definitely the bigger bad ass. It is very nice to actually have a talking main character you can relate to. Which despite the frustrating moments of the first one was also a bit of a let down in the first one as well. This is something they improved on in the sequel. The way the story carries on and his psychotic behavior from his previous experience on the Ishimura comes to light really sets the tempo for this game. Isaac has literally been through hell and back. Which really shows in this game as you progress through the 15 exciting, frightening, and terrifying levels. I knew I was in for something truly amazing when within the first five minutes I was running for my life in a straight jacket through flame licked corridors from necromorphs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contains: Strong Bloody Violence, Horror and Gory Images ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dead Space 2 is a survival horror third-pers... Read Full Review
When I finished the first dead space is left me hungry for more of that nice strategic dismemberment and horrifying atmosphere. Lucky for me dead space 2 was announced shortly after I finished the first. And man oh ma... Read Full Review
