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Dead Space (series)

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This article is about the Dead Space franchise. For the first video game in the series, see Dead Space (video game).
Dead Space
Dead Space Series
Basic Information
Type(s)
 Series
Visceral Games
Electronic Arts
Science-Fiction
Survival Horror, Third-person Shooter
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android, BlackBerry PlayBook, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X

Dead Space is a media franchise created by Glen Schofield, developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts. The franchise centers on a series of video games of the survival horror and third-person shooter genres, and also includes one motion picture and a comic book series, with more media planned for the future. The series began in 2008 as an eponymous video game aimed at creating, in Schofield's words, "the most terrifying game we could"; the game was a success and spawned a prequel and later a sequel planned for release in 2011.

Each installment in the Dead Space series is a continuation or addition to a continuing storyline which began with the release of the original eponymous game. The game is set in a 25th-century science fiction universe featuring environments, weapons and characters typical of the genre. The series' chronology is not presented in a linear format, with sections of the storyline presented in the form of either prequels or sequels, and in different mediums aside from only video games.

So far the series has been commercially and critically successful; the original game has achieved widely positive reviews from the majority of critics and has received a number of industry awards for many different elements of its gameplay and development. The games are said to embody the survival horror genre, and have been praised for their use of audio and visual effects to create an impressive and effective atmosphere for gameplay and storyline presentation.

Premise[ | ]

Dead Space is set in the 26th century, in which mankind has begun to colonize outer space and harvest interstellar resources.

Gameplay[ | ]

Unlike most shooters, combat in Dead Space focuses on dismemberment due to the unique "physiology" of the antagonists, modified reanimated corpses called Necromorphs.

List of media[ | ]

Video games[ | ]

Dead Space

Original release date(s):[1]
October 13, 2008[2] (NA)
October 14, 2008 (AS)
October 23, 2008[2][3] (AU)
October 24, 2008[2][3] (EU)
 Release years by system:
2008 – PlayStation 3,[1][4] Xbox 360,[2][4] Microsoft Windows[3][4]
Notes:
  • The first video game of the Dead Space series
  • The Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows versions were not released in Asia[2][3]
Dead Space: Extraction

Original release date(s):[5]
September 25, 2009 (EU)
September 29, 2009[6] (NA)
October 1, 2009 (JP)
January 25, 2011[7] (NA)
 Release years by system:
2009 – Wii[6][5] 2011 - PlayStation 3[7]
Notes:

Original release date(s):[9]
Fall 2010 (NA)
 Release years by system:
2010 – PlayStation 3,[9] Xbox 360[9]
Notes:
  • Prequel to Dead Space 2
  • To be available via PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade

Original release date(s):[9]
January 25, 2011 		Release years by system:
PlayStation 3,[10] Xbox 360,[10] Microsoft Windows[10]
Notes:

Other media[ | ]

Dramatizations[ | ]

Dead Space: Downfall

Original release date(s):[11]
October 3, 2008[12][13] (UK)
October 28, 2008[14][15] (NA)
 Release years by system:
2008 – Film festival (United Kingdom only),[11] DVD,[12][14] BRD[13][15]
Notes:
  • A prequel to the original Dead Space and a sequel to Dead Space: Extraction

Printed[ | ]

Dead Space

March 3, 2008 (US) – Comic book[16][17][18] 		Notes:
  • A comic book prequel to the Dead Space: Downfall movie published between March and August 2008[16][17][18][19]
  • Written by Antony Johnston, illustrated by Ben Templesmith and published by Image Comics[18][19]
Dead Space: Martyr

July 20, 2010 (US) – Paperback [20] 		Notes:
  • A novel written by B.K. Evenson that is set before the events of Dead Space. It tells the story of a geophysicist by the name of Michael Altman who discovers a mysterious signal within the Chicxulub crater and after secretly obtaining a piece of the Marker, brings it to Earth to spread the visions he received from it.

Music albums[ | ]

Title Release date Length Label Source
Dead Space Original Video Game Soundtrack November 11, 2008 1:01:07 Electronic Arts [21][22]

References[ | ]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dead Space for PlayStation 3: Release Summary. GameSpot. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Dead Space for Xbox 360: Release Summary. GameSpot. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Dead Space for PC: Release Summary. GameSpot. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Release Information for Dead Space. MobyGames. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dead Space Extraction for Wii: Release Summary. GameSpot. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Release Information for Dead Space: Extraction. MobyGames. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/dead-space-2-comes-with-move-based-extraction-on-ps3
  8. ↑ Dead Space: Extraction for Wii. MobyGames. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "gamepro.com". http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/215760/dead-space-2-prequel-coming-to-xbox-live-arcade-and-playstation-network.  Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "2ea" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "EA Brings The Terror To Space In Dead Space 2". Electronic Arts. December 7, 2009. http://www.ea.com/news/ea-brings-the-terror-to-space-in-dead-space-2. Retrieved June 13, 2010. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Dead Space: Downfall (2008) (V) - Release dates. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Dead Space Downfall (2008) (DVD). Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Dead Space Downfall (Blu-ray) (2008). Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Dead Space: Downfall (2008). Amazon.com. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Dead Space: Downfall (Blu-ray) + Digital Copy (2008). Amazon.com. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Dead Space (2008). The Comic Book Database. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "EA Branches into Comics with Dead Space Graphic Novels". Primotech. February 21, 2008. http://www.primotechnology.com/2008/02/21/ea-branches-into-comics-with-dead-space-graphic-novels/. Retrieved June 13, 2010. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "New Comic Based on Dead Space Game". ReadersRead.com. February 29, 2008. http://www.readersread.com/blog/229081. Retrieved June 13, 2010. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Dead Space (Comic). Antony Johnston. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  20. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Space-B-K-Evenson/dp/0765325039/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280941630&sr=8-1
  21. ↑ Dead Space Original Video Game Soundtrack. VGMdb. Retrieved on June 13, 2010
  22. ↑ Dead Space Original Soundtrack. Game-OST. Retrieved on June 13, 2010

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