Dead Space made me jump on more then one occasion. Great atmosphere, and story make this an all time favorite.
A pet peeve of mine however is that Issac is unable to jump unless he's in zero G. Not even just a little leap to get out of the way of a rampaging necro while I run out of ammo. Perhaps this is because he is wearing magnetic boots so he can stick to surfaces while in zero G. but shouldn't the magnetics shut off when hes inside?
It seems like Issac is unable to make a decision for himself. Sometimes I felt like I was just a marionette puppet acting at the whim of people barking orders at me through my com. system.
I managed to break the game only once. Just after calling an elevator to come pick me up, I stepped away from the door before it opened, and the elevator never came. I was unable to go anywhere because all the other doors in the room were stuck on standby mode, and had to reload. This happened only once during my 15 hours of play.
In my opinion, the very end of the ending sequence is a little hokey and unnecessary. I guess they felt it was on par with the horror theme of the game.
With those minor gripes out of the way, the game overall is very satisfying. Boss battles are challenging, but not punishing in the normal difficulty setting. Powering up the weapons, and armor is a neat system, and a sort of mini-game unto itself. There are different paths you can use spending your power nodes and I believe some paths are more efficient then others. There is a true sense of ass-kicking-nes as you progress. Granted, if you play through using the Elite suit available as a free download, (It was free when the game was first released) it takes away a bit of the challenge with respect to inventory management. (The Elite suit opens all available inventory slots and also provides a bit more protection). The game has good physics. The bodies feel heavy when you use kinetics on them, and throw them, but I don't understand why you are able to kick lazy boy sofa chairs around like they are the Chinese food cartons from Half-Life 2. The achievements are rewarding to get, but not impossible like some games I've played. Its not too difficult to get well over half of the points just by playing through the game once. The achievements are not tied to multi player mode because there is no multi player.
This game is well worth picking up. I look forward to the sequel.