I’m really not into horror games at all, especially those involving gimmicky gameplay and  a contrived plots akin to Alien Versus Predator. You can imagine my excitement when I first booted up Dead Space, but the beauty of Gamefly is that I can affordably prove myself wrong sometimes.

The game definitely isn’t scary, and I am the type of person who scares easily in these sort of games (I am painfully reminded of late night sessions of Doom 3). While it isn’t scary, it is definitely creepy, especially with the game’s clever and masterful use of lighting and sound. Dead Space is an atmospheric marvel; the creaks and groans of a crippled space station matched with intermittent emergency lighting create a chilling setting for a video game. The protagonist Issac’s claustrophobic breathing and holographic heads up display only add to the experience.

While the game is a feast for the eyes and ears, it starts to lose steam after that. I wouldn’t say its a bad game, it is just an average game. The controls are stiff and clunky; The gameplay and plot are uninspired (yes, shockingly, dismemberment has been done before). Like many of EA’s games: worth a play, but not a buy.