Dead Space 2 - PC

This game begins with a crippled man trying to run through a hallway full of monsters. He dies over and over, in gory detail. This game failed to capture my attention because it lacks a "hook," a reason for me to care about this man or the monsters. It also lacks strategy, because there is only one possible solution, which is to run and avoid the monsters. Fun, for me, is about creating a character, but I don't get to make any choices before I am thrust into a life or mostly-death situation. Fun is also exploration, but I am too busy avoiding the monsters to explore. Fun can also be fighting, but I begin the game in a straight-jacket, and I can't even punch anything. The rest of this game may be fun, but why do I have to suffer from this very un-fun opening to get there, when I could choose a different game that is fun from the beginning? What's fun about being helpless and brutally murdered in the next few seconds? I regret buying this un-fun game.

One thing I've noticed from reviewers are comments about being able to finish the game in 8, 10, 12 hours. They must be sprinting! This game is so creepy-scary-good, I find myself tip-toeing 3 steps and then stop. Listen. Look around. Check that dark corner with the flashlight! Okay, now 3 more steps. Wait! Did you hear that? Super scary! I'm 51 years old by the way, so this ain't some 9 year old talking at ya. This game has atmosphere for days! I'm playing on a high end PC with a 24-inch, 1920x1200 resolution monitor and great speakers. The graphics are so good I wish I could hit a "print" button and make posters! I'm an artist by profession, so it's a joy when I see something this impressive. Really fantastic in every sense. High level of graphic detail. Atmospheric lighting -- and if it's too dark I use my flashlight. You never feel like you're walking through some squares or rectangles that have textures pasted on the sides. There is a lot of depth. This is a living and breathing space station/city. There are moments when I felt I could explore forever. It's huge! I'd love to see the developers use everything they've already made and turn it into a movie. Just like the cut scenes that you see -- glue together 100 cut scenes and you've got a movie! I'd buy the DVD. But I digress... The sounds are what will stop you in your tracks. Creepy. As far as game-play, there are some really nice features. For those of us that might get lost, you can hit the "b" key and the game will drawn a quick line on the floor showing you which way to go. Very helpful. The zero gravity areas are amazing! You get to fly around like Superman. It can be disorienting. Hit the "z" key and you are spun around so that your head is up and your feet are down. Again, very helpful at times. The flashlight that I've mentioned, it automatically turns on when you aim at anything with any weapon. Very nice. You never have to remember to turn it on, it turns on by itself. Basically I think the developers hit a nice balance of complexity and ease-of-use that should satisfy hard-core PC gamers and newbies alike. The Goldilocks game -- not too hard, not too easy. Of course that is assuming Goldilocks is trying to tear your head off with her razor-sharp talons! Muwahahahaha!!!! They also did a great job of eliminating all the info that is usually cluttering up the screen: health, ammo, oxygen, etc. All the info you need is on the suit of your character, or on the weapon he is holding. Very clean and efficient. There are 4 different space/armor suits you can acquire throughout the game. My favorite by far is the Vintage Suit. It looks cooler than any space suit I've ever seen in any movie. You can feel the weight of it. So many great details. Lastly, there are a couple of other non-player characters that you encounter which make the game much more interesting. Rather than a game like Doom where you are all alone with a bunch of monsters, here you get a sense that you aren't the only surviving human. Nice to encounter someone that's not vomiting acid at you. Seriously, this game is a masterpiece. And if you compare the cost of this game($12 as I write), to a movie ticket, this game is an incredible bargain. A movie lasts 2 hours and it's a passive experience. You can play Dead Space 2 for DAYS and believe me, it's not a passive experience. Okay enough talking, I'm gonna take just a few more steps... wait... did you hear that?

this game was such a let down. you click your mouse and push buttons, then follow a trail you have to follow, there is no wandering around, and kill who you have to kill, there are no real options, and the story ends...yeah. good graphics, good sounds. but bad design for keyboard layout and you can never skip over film clips you've seen, so if you die right after one, you'll see it again and again. totally sucks

Ever since falling completely in love with the original DEAD SPACE, a game that I place on my top-five favorite video games of all time, I had waited patiently for a sequel and suffice to say that wait is over. DEAD SPACE 2 has not only reached my highest expectations but it has also gone above and beyond to exceed them. Graphically speaking, the original game was beautiful, ambient, haunting and terrifying. I often found myself gawking and being in complete awe of the environments both inside and outside(which I still do to this day). The original game was and still is one of the most perfect cinematic experiences or 'Games' if you must, that I have ever had the luxury of part taking in. DEAD SPACE 2 is even better! the graphics are just gorgeous, crisp and full of eye candy at every turn, nook and cranny. The musical score and sound effects are top notch and every heart-rate-inducing sound can be heard crystal clear. The characters and the storyline are wonderful and never once did I feel confused by or uninterested in them. The controls are some of the best I've ever played and the game is simply put, the most exhilirating, emotionally intense and truly fun gaming experience I've had personally. Rather you're hacking consoles, propelling yourself through zero-g gravity, blasting the limbs off of the Necromorphs and using those limbs as weapons, or even just plain running for your life, this game never lets up and it feels great. Some have complained that the campaign is too short, this simply isn't true. I can remember reaching one of the later chapters and thinking to myself, 'this has been amazing, can there really be four or five more chapters?' I felt spoiled like a kid at Christmas. The length of the campaign in my opinion, is perfect and that is to say, not too long and not too short, the pacing is perfect as well. I think some may be mistaking 'short campaign' with whats really going on which is that DEAD SPACE 2 is the perfect length if there has ever been one in a game, and it in fact makes you desire more. However, this is NOT because the developers made a short-campaign but because both DEAD SPACE and DEAD SPACE 2 are such incredible experiences, that enough is never enough. So in my opinion, if a game can scare the hell out of me and pull on my heart strings the way that this one has, desiring more is definitely NOT a bad thing. I found myself just astounded by the amount of incredible and epic things that happened just in the first chapter alone. The Multiplayer is brilliant as well, I've had so much fun attacking humans with other Necros, or watching my team mate's backs while being swarmed by some of the newest additions to the Necromorphs such as 'The Puker' and 'The Pack'. This game is loaded with so much new and cool stuff that I wouldn't know where to begin in describing it all! There hasn't been a video game this good since the original DEAD SPACE and there won't be another until DEAD SPACE 3. If you have yet to play either of these games, don't waste another minute. DEAD SPACE 2 IS THE VERY BEST GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED!

Must buy video game but note that this DVD requires ea games origin activation and does not run on steam platform. This game has got awesome graphics and fantastic Gameplay.

前作をシューティングとして楽しんでいたならば間違いなく楽しめる、ホラーアクションとして楽しんでいたならば多少の違和感を感じるかもしれません 前作の舞台である宇宙の片隅で壊れた宇宙基地での死闘という絶対的な孤独と閉鎖環境に比べ今回は土星都市が舞台なので逃げ惑う人、無数の建物や乗り物もあり、敵もわんさかです。閉鎖環境で戦ってんじゃないんだしこの民家の扉開けてやりすごせばいいのにとか、怖いんだけど賑やかだし緊張感無いなぁと冷めてしまう箇所も多々ありました。 前作の個性の一つでもあった無重力なんかも今回は取って付けた感があり、敵も同じく何の脈絡もなく赤ちゃんネクロやらゲロ吐きネクロ等出てきてバラエティ豊か。 ただ、シューティングとしては間違いなく傑作でしょう。舞台は魅力的で敵の種類、武器の使い分け、そして部位破壊。特に舞台は見事に未来都市を表現していて素晴らしいです。ネオン広告なんかもついつい見てしまうし細かいつくりは流石。ゲーム性は前作より進化しています。 ホラーアクションとして過度の期待をしていない限り間違いなく楽しめる作品ですし、前作には及ばないものの充分すぎる位怖いのでグロいからとかで敬遠してる方は見方が変わると思うので是非プレイしてみて下さい！

La mejor continuación de la historia. CDWarehouse Store, buenos vendedores.

Writing this review 2 years after purchase. I'm happy that it wasn't a pirated copy like most of the pc dvd games on Amazon :)

まず、本体には書いてませんでしたが、Windows8.1でもダウンロードからプレイまでスムーズに出来ました。日本語化も普通に出来ました。ゲーム自体内容もしっかりしていてとても楽しかったですし結構怖いです。あと、グロいw CPU AMD A8-7600 3.1×4 メモリ 4GB×2 OS Windows8.1 64bitでグラボ載せてませんが最高設定でカクつくこともなくプレイ出来ました。かなり面白いので是非遊んでみてください！