Shaky cameras constantly distort your field of view, and you can hear your character’s labored breathing. Developer Visceral Games did a commendable job of making this experience feel more organic. Without a suspenseful atmosphere, there isn’t much to fear, or, conversely, to draw you in.ĭead Space: Extraction runs on rails, pulling the player forward at a scripted pace. One thing is certain: I didn’t jump once while playing this game.
Whether that’s due to the perspective switch from third- to first-person, the lack of dynamic lightning, or weaker scripted scares can be debated. The horror of being hunted in the vacuum of space never quite takes grip in Dead Space: Extraction, a Wii-exclusive prequel to the exceptional Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 space drama.