Developer(s): EA Redwood Shores
Publisher(s): Electronic Arts
Designer(s): Glen Schofield (Producer) Bret Robbins
Composer(s): Jason Graves
Engine: Godfather game engine
Platform(s): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Release date(s): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Microsoft Windows
NA October 20, 2008
EU October 24, 2008
Genre(s): Third-person shooter, Survival horror
Mode(s): Single-player
Rating(s): ESRB: M
MDA: Mature 18
PEGI: 18+
OFLC: MA 15+
BBFC: 18
USK: 18

Gamers step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that 
promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome 
action. Set in the cold blackness of deep space, the atmosphere is soaked 
with a feeling of tension, dread and sheer terror. In Dead Space, players 
step into the role of engineer Isaac Clarke – an ordinary man on a seemingly 
routine mission to fix the communications systems aboard a deep space mining 
ship. It is not long before Isaac awakes to a living nightmare when he learns 
that the ship's crew has been ravaged by a vicious alien infestation. He must 
fight through the dead silence and darkness of deep space to stay alive.

Dead Space is a third-person survival horror-action video game, developed by EA 
Redwood Shores for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows. The 
player takes on the role of an engineer named Isaac Clarke, who battles a 
polymorphic virus infection called the 'Necromorphs' on board a stricken 
interstellar mining ship.A sequel to the game is already in development.

The player takes the role of Isaac Clarke (named after science fiction writers 
Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke), an engineer who must fight his way 
through a stricken mining ship infested with Necromorphs, a hostile virus with 
the ability to reanimate the bodies of the dead, turning them into grotesque 
monstrosities. The game features an 'over the shoulder' third-person 
perspective,similar to games Resident Evil 4 and Gears of War. The 
interface does not feature a traditional head-up display. Instead, information 
is relayed to the player via holographic projections, which hover over 
Isaac's weapons and armor.An ingame store can be accessed where items 
can be bought and sold.

Reviews for Dead Space have been generally positive. Xbox World 360 
awarded the Xbox 360 version a 91% out of 100, stating the game was a 
"nail-biting experience," driven forward by a "film-worthy" script and 
"inspired" setting, and that it was "Rapture in space: every bit as 
disturbing, just as meticulously designed and easily as believable." 
PlayStation World awarded the game 9/10 and a PSW gold award, stating 
that Dead Space is the "world's scariest game", saying "This is bold, 
bleak gaming from the haunting opening credits to the pulse pounding 
finish."IGN rated the game 8.7/10, saying it was "visually striking, 
everything from the holograms to the Necromorphs is incredible." Game Pro 
awarded the game a 5/5. 1UP.com gave the game a B+, saying that it is 
"incredibly polished", but slightly repetitive. Eurogamer gave the 
game a 7/10, saying "Dead Space easily delivers on that promise, but 
fails to turn its polished production values into something truly 
memorable over the long haul." GameSpot rated Dead Space at 9.0 out 
of 10 claiming, "An incredibly atmospheric and disturbingly gruesome 
deep-space adventure that will haunt your dreams and leave you 
begging for more." Game Informer rated the game at 9.25 out of 10, 
saying "Although the reasons for most missions are mundane, the 
game always falls back on its great gameplay and atmosphere." The 
Guardian gave Dead Space four stars. X-Play has also given Dead Space 
four stars out of five. Game review site Giant Bomb site gave Dead 
Space 5 out of 5 saying it was very atmospheric and was very good 
on the technical side of things as-well.

The game has been censored in three different countries: China, 
Germany and Japan. The reasons cited are generally centered around 
an 'unacceptable' amount of bloody violence.