This game is a third person shooter of a particular brand: instead of military weapons, you mostly use futuristic cutting tools - which is good because you get to confront monsters whose limbs you'll need to cut off in order to vanquish them. Undoubtedly very gory - but scary is another matter: after my very first steps on the USG Ishimura, the game stopped surprising me, as it proves way too predictable and repetitive.
I totally agree with the person comparing this title to Doom. Forget everything you know about tactics, situational awareness, precise shooting. Dead Space overdoes the gauntlet scheme: you are thrown in an enclosed area, then all the monsters in the world jump in around you. You can't avoid being surrounded, you can't really plan anything. Just hack, cut and maim, and quaff a medkit if your health gets too low.
I played on the medium difficulty level, and the game is quite easy, frustration did not arise from difficulty. You find plenty of ammo and… more »

This game is a third person shooter of a particular brand: instead of military weapons, you mostly use futuristic cutting tools - which is good because you get to confront monsters whose limbs you'll need to cut off in order to vanquish them. Undoubtedly very gory - but scary is another matter: after my very first steps on the USG Ishimura, the game stopped surprising me, as it proves way too predictable and repetitive.
I totally agree with the person comparing this title to Doom. Forget everything you know about tactics, situational awareness, precise shooting. Dead Space overdoes the gauntlet scheme: you are thrown in an enclosed area, then all the monsters in the world jump in around you. You can't avoid being surrounded, you can't really plan anything. Just hack, cut and maim, and quaff a medkit if your health gets too low.
I played on the medium difficulty level, and the game is quite easy, frustration did not arise from difficulty. You find plenty of ammo and equipment, both on monster bodies and around in the environment. Still, I prefer games where you, the player, make a bigger difference. Games where the way you play may mean the difference between a brilliant victory and an utter defeat.
So, if you are looking for frantic action with no planning whatsoever involved, you can safely buy this game. It's non-stop action and you face an endless stream of AI-less enemies thrown at you. If on the other hand you prefer a tactical approach, I suggest you steer clear of it.
The PC port, it has SERIOUS mouse lagging problems, making the game almost unplayable. I was finally able to overcome them by disabling vsync in-game and forcing it on using 3D overrider (the control panel override does not work under Vista) but I feel the issue should not arise in the first place.