Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 18:45 GMT

Dead Space 2 review round-up: horrifyingly good

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Dead Space 2 looks great and all, but let’s face it: It’s not always easy to trust reviews that barge onto the Internet shouting “first!” like they took etiquette lessons from, well, the Internet. Fortunately, the embargo’s up for everyone else, and now Dead Space 2 gets to face the music for real. So, how’d it fare? Is it finally ok to stop scrutinizing and start screaming?

In a word: yes. We haven’t seen reviews this unanimously glowing in quite some time. See for yourself after the break.

As always, let us know if you find more, and we’ll toss ‘em up here.

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35 comments

#1

Phoenixblight
25/01/11, 6:21 am

4 point system, thats unusual.

#2

KaRmAChAnG
25/01/11, 6:30 am

IGN’s review 9/10:
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/114/1145296p1.html

#3

KrazyKraut
25/01/11, 6:34 am

@1 Famitsu has one

#4

Debabrata Nath
25/01/11, 6:56 am

Here’s another one

http://www.gamersmint.com/gamersmint-review-dead-space-2-survival-horror-done-right

#5

Phoenixblight
25/01/11, 7:03 am

@3

I don’t follow Famitsu. Their Japanese not saying that as an offensive thing but their culture with games are so different then ours.

#6

jaylee
25/01/11, 7:46 am

JVN 18/20 (french)
http://www.jvn.com/jeux/tests/test-de-dead-space-2-2.html

Goty of the month !

#7

mojo
25/01/11, 7:50 am

game of the year of the month?

My game of the decadeof the year of the month of the day of the hour of the minute is Frank Brunos Boxing for C64.

#8

jaylee
25/01/11, 8:21 am

Yes, look at the shedule, one goty every month …

#9

orakaa
25/01/11, 9:20 am

@6 : “GOTY of the month” ? Game of the YEAR of the MONTH ?
What the… ? Pick one, not both XD

Besides, this year has just begun :)

#10

HighWindXIX
25/01/11, 9:21 am

1up – A-

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3183117

#11

Maximum Unreal
25/01/11, 9:23 am

Gametrailers 9.5!!
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/dead-space-2/12830

#12

jaylee
25/01/11, 10:23 am

@7 and 9

it’s an expression ! a shortcut ^^
(I’m french but not stupid i know the meaning of Goty “literaly” ^^)

Means a huge AAA title every month, rated over 90%… It’s a trend since…2010

#13

Jean Valjean
25/01/11, 10:29 am

Gameblog.fr > 5/5
http://www.gameblog.fr/test_842_dead-space-2-playstation-3

#14

Justucier
25/01/11, 10:33 am

Gameblog is a very good french Website !

#15

Johnny Cullen
25/01/11, 10:40 am

That’s another batch of reviews added.

#16

Justucier
25/01/11, 10:47 am

Gamefrog :lol: nice joke ;)

#17

dfar80
25/01/11, 11:15 am

For those that enjoyed the first one, it’s likely mandatory. For those that didn’t, it likely won’t sway them.

For the most part, I find the 9′s are overly enthusiastic. It’s a slog, and not the good kind. Cheap scares, everyone shouting expletives for no good reason, gore to satisfy pre-teens who think blood and cauterized flesh are signs of maturity, character depth is barely there (Isaac’s mental breakdown is conveyed as subtly as using a sledgehammer on someone’s shoulder to say “hi”), combat that still doesn’t feel right thanks to Necros spawning out of thin air behind me and clunky level design the developers thought was “smart” but can only be seen as such by “hardcore” gamers who think repeating the same last endgame sequence because of cheap deaths is fun.

In other words, fans will love it.

Visually it’s haunting enough, with a very good use of textures, lighting and effects. It’s still all very bereft of identity, though, with the most generic monster design I’ve seen in recent years (well, it’s certainly above that of, say, Quantum Theory, but that game’s so far below that it’s kinda cruel to use it as a measuring stick).

#18

Maximum Unreal
25/01/11, 11:53 am

Actually GT reviewed game 9.0…

#19

dirigiblebill
25/01/11, 4:27 pm

We can has list inclusion?

http://videogamesdaily.com/reviews/201101/dead-space-2-review-real-terror-not-really/

8/10

#20

Johnny Cullen
25/01/11, 4:31 pm

@18 – Fixed

@19 – Yes, you can haz inclusion.

#21

dirigiblebill
25/01/11, 4:32 pm

OMG

#22

Patrick Garratt
25/01/11, 5:11 pm

Bumped this up. EG’s in there now.

#23

Hunam
25/01/11, 5:13 pm

Meh to EG. After giving the original a 7, the same score as Alone in the Dark they don’t deserve the chance to give an opinion on the second one.

#26

Onikilly
25/01/11, 5:47 pm

Here’s another one : http://www.jeuxactu.com/article-50312-dead-space-2.html

#27

Onikilly
25/01/11, 5:48 pm

18/20 et 2/5 for the multiplayer

#28

Hunam
25/01/11, 6:03 pm

Is the MP being criticised for being shit then? They shouldn’t have bothered with it to be honest.

#29

Phoenixblight
25/01/11, 6:24 pm

@28

Some developers and the public think Guns = multiplayer. Sadly thats not the case.

#30

sleepless
25/01/11, 7:13 pm

Games.cz review 8/10 (only singleplayer)

http://games.tiscali.cz/recenze/dead-space-2-recenze-54771

#31

Dr.Ghettoblaster
25/01/11, 7:47 pm

Got my copy of the limited PS3 edition today before work. 3.5 more hours……………UGH.

#32

Stoopid_Snot
25/01/11, 9:52 pm

@11
GT give it a 9.0
9.5 is the user score

#33

Isaaclarke37
26/01/11, 12:11 am

I can say with confidence that as a result of the astonishing reviews of my most favorite horror game, i think we might be seeing Dead Space 3 with the next 3 years.

#34

Dr.Ghettoblaster
26/01/11, 1:02 am

^
October 2013.

#35

iSoLateD1
26/01/11, 1:28 am

Seems like more of the same. The game is visually identical to the first one if playing both in the highest settings on a nice pc. I am a little disappointed. I saw 9 out of 10s and expected it to be a huge improvement on the (awesome) first game, but it really isn’t. Its still fun, though.

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