Dead Space 2 , however, blew me away. I don't know if it was the increased variety from a raw gameplay standpoint, or the more interesting locales, but Dead Space 2 had me hooked.

The Dead Space series is renowned for its inventive approach to the survival horror genre. Amongst the crowded shooter market, Dead Space found its home as a great horror series. It originally found its reputation through the amount of tension established during its missions.

While the buzz surrounding the game brought fear to a lot of the series' veteran players over the past few months, I'm happy to report that the final product is a near-perfect balance of classic Dead Space and action-oriented gameplay.

It's an unfortunate side effect of today's industry that almost every one of our favourite franchises we enjoyed in our youths is being butchered or shaken up to the point where it barely resembles what it originally started off as.

Dead Space 3 is a terrifying journey that you will embark on as Engineer Isaac Clarke, who once again gets drawn into piecing together the mysteries of the Marker and will now need to face the horrors of the frozen planet of Tau Volantis to discover the truth and stop the plague of Necromorphs.

I'm very proud of what Visceral Games has made with the third main entry in DS's franchise. It stil has got the atmosphere that we loved in the two previous games and it's as scary as the second.

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

It's hard to fault Dead Space 3 overall, because it offers so much for so many different types of gamer. The microtransactions present an interesting dilemma for the industry and consumers, but the game does a great job of balancing these out with superb gameplay pacing and difficulty settings that...

+ An all-round explosive; fun experience; + Great weapon crafting feature; + Difficulty settings make it more about survival; + Co-op is a great addition

- Story is unbalanced; boring; - Complicated crafting seems to force microtransactions; - Gets a little too repetitive near the end

New fans will enjoy a scary action adventure over the shoulder shooter with lots of cool guns. Fans of the franchise will need to look elsewhere for that big scare. I love it and hate it at the same time.

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