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Dead Space

EA Redwood Shores

Dead Space

Dead Space is a 2008 science fiction survival horror video game developed by EA Redwood Shores (now Visceral Games) for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released on all platforms through October 2008. The game puts the player in control of an engineer named Isaac Clarke, who battles the Necromorphs, reanimated human corpses, aboard an interstellar mining ship, the USG Ishimura.

Released
14 October 2008
Developer
EA Redwood Shores
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Engine
Godfather engine
Perspective
Third person
Age rating
PEGI 18 · ESRB M
Controller
Full controller support
Metacritic
87/100
Steam recommendations
22,775
Platforms
PlayStation 3 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox 360
Genres
Shooter · Puzzle
87
Player rating
88
Critic rating
1,240
Ratings counted

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The story

Engineer Isaac Clarke is dispatched on a repair mission to the USG Ishimura, a mining vessel suffering a communications blackout. Isaac, accompanied by Chief Security Officer Zach Hammond, and Computer Specialist Kendra Daniels, become stranded on a seemingly derelict ship, where a newborn horror awaits them.

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How long to beat

Main story
15.5 h
Main + extras
20.4 h
Completionist
38 h

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Reviews and languages

13 languages in the interface, 8 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.

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Platform releases

PlayStation 3
14 October 2008
Xbox 360
14 October 2008
PC (Microsoft Windows)
20 October 2008

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