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Dead Space™ 2

by Visceral Games

  • Released Jan 25, 2011
  • $19.99
  • 14 h to beat
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 3
  • Xbox 360

94%positive reviews

28,506 positive1,828 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Tense, unforgettable horror atmosphere

  • Strong combat and improved controls

Cons

  • DRM requires a community patch to run on newer Windows

  • Ownership and DRM concerns

Mixed

  • Some find it a terrifying classic, others frustrated by its EA ties

System requirements

Processor: 2.8 GHz processor or equivalent

Memory: 1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista or Windows 7)

Hard Disk Space: At least 10GB of hard drive space for installation, plus additional space for saved games

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better (7300, 7600 GS, and 8500 are below minimum system requirements), ATI X1600 Pro or better (X1300, X1300 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements), 256MB Video Card and Shader Model 3.0 required

DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c

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Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Just as his health begins to improve, The Sprawl is overrun with even more advanced forms of the alien-zombie hybrids.

Dead Space 2…