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Dead Space for PlayStation 3
Dead Space for PlayStation 3 is a survival horror game following engineer Isaac Clarke aboard the mining ship USG Ishimura. A routine repair assignment becomes a search for survivors when the crew turns out to have become Necromorphs. You view the action over Isaac's shoulder and use tools as weapons. Deserted corridors, medical rooms and heavy machinery turn the ship into a threatening workplace.
In combat you aim at limbs to disable attackers. Stasis slows an enemy or moving mechanism, while Kinesis moves objects from a distance. These tools also help with engineering puzzles. You search for ammunition, medical supplies and upgrades, deciding which equipment to improve at a workbench. A missed shot spends resources you may need in the next corridor.
You play the campaign alone. Sounds behind walls, failing lights and crew messages reveal what happened aboard. Health and other information largely appear on Isaac's suit and equipment, keeping your attention on the surroundings. This PS3 release contains the original 2008 game; the remake's freer zero-gravity movement and redesigned areas are not part of this version.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Dead Space for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Dead Space
Electronic Arts released Dead Space in 2008 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. EA Redwood Shores developed the game, before the studio took the name Visceral Games in 2009. The team created a new science-fiction story around an engineer travelling to a damaged spacecraft for work. His profession explains the strong presence of industrial tools and repairing machinery.
A major design decision placed information on Isaac's body and weapons. The light bar on his back and projected screens therefore belong within the ship's world. Combat also follows its own principle: deliberately damaging limbs is more useful than automatically aiming for a head. Combined with narrow corridors, this makes an enemy's position and the direction of an attack important.
The world later expanded through Dead Space: Extraction and the sequels Dead Space 2 and Dead Space 3. These games change location, pace and sometimes perspective. A separate remake arrived for newer systems in 2023, with revised technology and gameplay elements. The PlayStation 3 version preserves the original structure and shows how the first visit to the Ishimura laid the series' foundations.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Dead Space 2 continues Isaac's story on PlayStation 3, retaining limb targeting, Stasis and the over-the-shoulder view. The sequel takes place in a larger space settlement and alternates quiet exploration with fast action scenes more often. The first game stays closer to the industrial rooms and recurring engineering problems of a single ship.
Dead Space 3 uses the same engineer and Necromorph threat on PlayStation 3, but adds a deeper weapon-building system. Its journey also takes you to the frozen planet Tau Volantis. Dead Space places greater emphasis on isolation aboard ship and carefully using a smaller set of recognisable tools.
Resident Evil 5 also combines an over-the-shoulder camera, monsters and supply management on PlayStation 3. Two protagonists have continuing roles there, and the campaign supports cooperative play. Dead Space builds tension around Isaac's solitary movements, engineering failures and attackers that require targeted dismemberment to stop.
BioShock also asks you to investigate a sealed-off society after catastrophe on PlayStation 3. Messages and rooms enrich both stories. BioShock uses a first-person perspective and combines guns with genetic powers. Dead Space keeps Isaac visible and makes his engineering equipment the foundation of survival.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin mixes gunplay with unexpected apparitions and unsettling sounds on PlayStation 3. Extraordinary reflexes slow the action, providing time much like Stasis. Its difference lies in first-person battles against soldiers. Dead Space uses body-focused combat and a spacecraft that constantly needs repairs.
