NowGamer: Play Dead Space 2. Go on, play it. It doesn’t matter what side of the great console divide you’re standing on because it’s available for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. So play it. Good isn’t it? It’s creepy, it’s atmospheric, it’s tense, it’s nasty, it’s the perfect demo because it leaves you frantically working out your post-Christmas bank balance to if you’ll have enough money after Christmas to spunk it all on EA’s sequel.
But… Dead Space 2 is not a survival horror game.
EA has shut down rumors that EA Motive considered a Dead Space 2 remake before shelving it due to low sales of the previous game, saying there's "no validity" to the reports.
Why not remake DS2 whether shot down or not it's still my favorite game next to DS1. As much as I hate EA I would buy or would have bought DS2 day one.
No validity XD "Guys guys, we cant possible make a good game or cater to the gamers wants, stop"
I don't know if sales met their expectations or not. I just know that the high review scores received my attention so I was interested in buying it, but its price stayed high (50+ bucks) for so long that I simply never bothered picking it up.
Nameer from eXputer: "Dead Space 2 is a sequel that delivers such a feast that by the time you're done, you're not only full but also satisfied."
Hope they remake this one too. Just like they did with number 1. The remake of Dead Space 1 was perfection
thanks to the digital pass for it it was not perfect..in fact its difficult to find a working copy since many years.
Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 3, and a handful other EA games have finally had their online services shut down.
I had no idea that Bad Company 2 was still running, and only now that I know, I want to jump on! 😥
BF1943 is the only online MP game that I was genuinely interested in. Been playing since launch 14 years ago. Hate that I couldn't put in as much time to play as I'd hoped for during the final week.
Dead Space 2...... I wasn't even aware that had multiplayer. Nevermind that it was apparently one of their best multiplayers!
Dead Space 2 multiplayer had been hanging on for years - I'd boot my PS3 up to see some familiar names in lobbies. This will definitely be missed!
is there anything you guys at nowgamer dont nitpick about , deadspace is fcking fantastic and btw when you have big ass scary mutants chasing you around when you have no ammo its kinda scary to me but maybe thats just me .
If it hasn't got tank controls like Resi it's not true survival horror - panicking and running the wrong way was half the fright
Survival horror needs to be about fear, you can't be afraid if you have limitless ammo and powerful weapons.
Still, Dead Space 2 does look like an awesome game.
Dead Space 2 is ACTION horror. I enjoy Dead Space quite a bit, but it's not accurate to call it a survival horror game.
Survival horror is about feeling vulnerable, not empowered, and it's hard not to feel powerful when you're a dude in a tank suit with half a dozen upgradeable tools of dismemberment.
Games like Amnesia and the old Silent Hills and Fatal Frames are survival horror. Sadly, we get very few new games in the genre these days, but I do have a little hope for the new Silent Hill...
I'm about to play the demo and this worries me. I hated Resi 5 as I expected a survival horror game and what I got was just another action shooter. Dead Space was refreshing as it was really creepy and with surround sound and playing in the dark on your own, it was bloody scary!
However, when EA announced multiplayer for the sequel, I was scared (pun intended) that this was gonna happen...
Oh well, I hope I see a Forbidden Siren sequel to get my scares from. Dead Space 2 may have to wait.