Dead Space


This would have been a much more compelling horror game if not for the bizarrely sluggish mouse movement, which feels strangely slow and floaty. You get used to it eventually, but it makes pinpoint-accuracy abnormally and unnecessarily difficult in a game that demands it more than the average shooter.

Available on: PS3 , PC, iPad , iPhone , Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Release date: October 20, 2008
Published by: EA GAMES 
Developed by: EA Redwood Shores 
Franchise: Dead Space
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
1 player Solo
8 Great
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ESRB Rating
Dead Space is rated:
Mature
Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
PEGI Rating
Dead Space is rated:
18+
Violence, Bad Language
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