Good, atmospherically gloomy successor full shock moments and Action

After the deserved success of Survial horror shooter "Dead Space" EA can now, more than two years after the publication of the first part, followed by the second string. Again, the player takes on the role of the mechanic Isaac Clarke and embarks on a space mission which again turns out to be oppressive-brutal horror trip.
With high expectations you will go to this 3rd person shooter approach and will, after the usual time-consuming, but easy installation, not disappointed in the opening scenes on: After such a short and spectacular video sequence you will be thrown into the bloody events of the heart, pulse and adrenaline and immediately into the air, and since you can not use his hands at the beginning let alone use a weapon, it is only run, run times, running until the first saving memory point has been reached and you can catch, albeit short.

More story, more action, more speed - but also more linearity

A good start, which immediately makes you wanting more - and Dead Space 2 offers compared to its predecessor actually a more graphic highlights, a more intense shock moments and a more liquid Action at all corners and ends. Nevertheless, the background story is not too short, it even goes into more depth than in Part 1, which is expressed especially in Isaacs mental health, also you meet in the game on several human with and against players who give the action depth.

Overall, the developers have to rely on the proven principle of Dead Space; can be found immediately to the game and feels in Isaacs spacesuit almost like home, because much has remained the same, such as the two established forces "stasis" (deceleration) and have received "telekinesis" remained. The former is ideally suited to slow down really fast opponents and then to bring, for example, targeting the laser cutter is used, with the latter can be all sorts of items - also severed limbs - floating, which you can then use as a weapon.

Cool survival horror trip

Monster Technically the total consists of 15 chapters game has a lot to offer; In fact, the opponents so cool and eerily beautifully designed that they would like to consider times closer - Too bad that it is really no time, because even with only a moment's hesitation one else is dead faster than you say "stasis" can. Keyword slowdown: One is Dead Space 2 definitely, namely become faster as compared to the first part - both from the end of the story here as well as the movements of the characters; you have less time to think or tactical maneuvering and must constantly fear for his life, while rennend and (hopefully accurately) shooting scours the space station for his life.
The resulting continuous tension that often explodes in nasty shock and fright moments, makes this brutal survival horror trip an experience even for experienced gamers. The noise and atmospheric sounds are not bad and can also nervous Strong repeatedly wince panic! Compared to Dead Space 1 Game play is the way more linear design, there are within about ten hours, which are needed for the game, less Prowling and try out. Because the game but offers so much variety and excitement moments, this linearity does not disturb but actually.
The graphics are in the second part definitely an eye-catcher, both in the quality of representation and as regards the design of the environments and character, especially the Necromorphs!

Fans of team play, it is also delighted that Dead Space 2 holds a multiplayer mode available that lets you slip online not only in the role of Sprawl-occupation, but can also play the deadly Necromorphs.

Bugs and Dead Space Chaos storage

A downside, however, the need not happen to anyone: Dead Space 2 harbors in the PC version some bugs that may have what it takes. In the current version, it was in spite of more than appropriate System and despite all the tricks, gimmicks and EA support notes impossible to leave the game after installation to save on a PC with Vista, it always came back error messages - saving and thus games : None. With Windows 7 it worked. A look at the Web reveals that many Dead Space 2 gamers struggling with Save and other serious problems. EA had briefly already released a patch that should fix some of these bugs, this patch, there are no longer present.

Conclusion: The Dead Space series is well on its way to becoming an absolute classic survival horror games. An intense, oppressive atmosphere, very nasty shock moments, even nastier opponents and a mechanically-through designed Sci-Fi environment, the HR Giger would be proud: With Dead Space 2 a really cool, action-packed horror game awaits intrepid players, at least as long as one of Bugs will be spared.