Dead Space 3 once again puts you in the shoes of Isaac Clarke, who is called on by Captain Robert Norton and John Carver to help rescue Ellie, the woman he fell in love with in Dead Space 2.

Superb combat action, intense moments, and a killer crafting system; Co-op adds more side missions and cut scenes that are worth playing through

Poor storyline; Annoying fetch quests

Isaac Clarke and John Carver are back in action. How can they be roaming the barren wastes of Tau Volantis after the bleak, deck-clearing finale of Dead Space 3 ? That mystery gets Awakened off to a promising start; if only the intrigue lasted through the rest of the adventure.

? What's Ellie doing while all this is going on

Dead Space 3 epitomizes everything that's wrong with the videogame industry right now. It's also a pretty good game, which is what makes this disappointment more sour than say, the travesty that is Aliens: Colonial Marine s.

Craft a limitless array of destructive weaponry using the game's new customization mechanic; then share your creations with your friend as you take on the necromorphs in some of the best co-op on the market

Sigh; Game is almost completely devoid of genuine scares or terror; Difficulty scaling is wonky; Cover system and gun battle sequences are out of place and not suited to Dead Space's controls; Story feels like it's treading water, doesn't take any risks and has a bizarre ending.

Sorti à l'automne 2008 sur PS3, Xbox 360 et PC, Dead Space avait d'emblée séduit les fans de survival horror. La nouvelle franchise apportait du sang neuf au genre et avait su cultiver sa propre identité.

Les graphismes grandioses; Reconnaissance vocale avec le Kinect (Xbox 360; Le coop bien ficelé; Bande son

On s'éloigne du survival horror; Beaucoup moins flippant et oppressant; Perd trop en difficulté

Trying to think cautiously on this, but I'm still not 100% certain at which point Dead Space started focusing more emphasis on action and less on survival horror elements. Visceral Games' original Dead Space succeeded in blending both genres, which also came across in the second installment.

This game shines as a co-op shooter; some interesting boss encounters; there are a few brilliantly designed locations in this game; there's a lot of cool stuff to unlock; great cinematic ambience

The backtracking and elevator rides; as DS fans we can't deny that this is the weakest entry in the series; be it co-op or single-player it appears that any magic the series had is now lost in the murky and crowded waters of generic action games

Dead Space 3 is wrapping up a trilogy that started with a silent Isaac Clarke stranded on a spooky spaceship, took us through the torturous mental aftermath as he dealt with the Markers and his dead girlfriend, and then presents a final showdown on a mysterious planet.

The limb-chopping combat receives a facelift with the new workbenches, which you can use to craft your own weapons; You start by picking a compact frame (one-handed) or a heavy frame (two-handed) and choosing an upper tool and a lower tool; These tools dictate what kind of firepower you're using.

Dead Space 3 is a meaty experience; You travel to colonies, fly around abandoned spaceships, and search through 200-year-old facilities in the frozen tundra of Tau Volantis before the end.

Dead Space 3 was simultaneously building up a big hype and setting itself up for a fail in the months preceding its release. With all of EA's money behind it, Isaac Clarke and his trademark plasma cutter was plastered on advertisements all over the world, just begging to be mainstreamed to death and...

● Great atmosphere ● Side missions are a winner ● Weapon crafting has been implemented well

● Quite easy for experienced gamers ● Microtransactions (optional; yes; an eyesore; yes

With an unsatisfying story and rehashed gameplay, Dead Space 3: Awakened makes a strong case for letting sleeping dogs lie.

New cultist enemies are super creepy

Mostly recycled environments; Brief; unsatisfying story; No new gameplay outside a single boss fight

I know I'm probably in the minority here, but I didn't really enjoy playing the first two Dead Space games. I feel that horror action games have fallen into a rut that combined cheap scares with limitations on controls or movement along with other bits of awkwardness that turn what could be a fun,...

It's a difficult balancing act for a work of horror to capture the grotesque without also becoming so. Dead Space 3 has nearly become the grotesque, a flashy and bloated genre piece.