Having spent some hours with the game already, we can promise you this: Dead Space on iOS is a surprisingly competent mobile approximation of Dead Space. We'll have a full review later this week, but you've still got half a work-day to kill.
Dead Space for iPhone / iPod Touch and iPad now live (Or: Play Dead Space when you can't play Dead Space)
by Christopher Grant 
on Jan 25th 2011 12:00PM
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Having spent some hours with the game already, we can promise you this: Dead Space on iOS is a surprisingly competent mobile approximation of Dead Space. We'll have a full review later this week, but you've still got half a work-day to kill.
Reader Comments (35)
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 12:08PM NaeemTHM said
Just searched for some gameplay footage on Youtube and...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQJjPVSW2T0
WOW. That's all I can say. Man that would be awesome on the PSP *cries*
Ah well...I'm a pretty big Dead Space fan so I have to give this a shot. Hopefully my fingers won't clutter the screen too much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQJjPVSW2T0
WOW. That's all I can say. Man that would be awesome on the PSP *cries*
Ah well...I'm a pretty big Dead Space fan so I have to give this a shot. Hopefully my fingers won't clutter the screen too much.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 12:09PM Malark5 said
I searched for this on my iphone this morning not even knowing it was out yet, im now nearly finished it and i must say its rather good!
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 12:11PM (Unverified) said
I noticed on its store page it had a lot of in-app purchases. Are these necessary to perform well in the game? I don't want to buy it if I'm just going to have to keep spending more once I've already got it.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 12:22PM chrisgrant said
@(Unverified)
They weren't live when I started playing it a couple days ago, and I'm doing fine and enjoying myself.
The upgrade tree definitely seems steep (are trees steep?) so I can imagine not wanting to do a New Game+ playthrough in order to upgrade everything and just dropping a couple dollars.
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They weren't live when I started playing it a couple days ago, and I'm doing fine and enjoying myself.
The upgrade tree definitely seems steep (are trees steep?) so I can imagine not wanting to do a New Game+ playthrough in order to upgrade everything and just dropping a couple dollars.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 12:13PM ObiBen8 said
Now here's the question. Will this run on my 3rd gen iPod touch. I was very let down that I couldn't play Infinity Blade. Here's hoping that I can do some mobile dismemberment.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 12:18PM darthdavid said
Love the saw!!
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 12:25PM Pure Black World Tendency said
Should this game be played before, during or after my playthrough of Dead Space 2? I'm preparing Dead Space 2, Extraction and iPad Dead Space as a three-course meal of exquisite grandeur.
Posted: Jan 26th 2011 10:16AM ND92 said
@yoshi95 Uhm.. Yeah there are. There are also 8GB 4th gens.
Sauce: http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/
& Just google the 3rd Gen, my friends have them.
4th Gen 8GB does not suffer from performance issues because it uses the A4.
3rd gen does, and that's what made me choose 32GB. I have iPhone 4 now
&& apparently this game has been doing very good interms of compatability, seen reviews of 2nd gen on like 3.1.3 working just fine
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Sauce: http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/
& Just google the 3rd Gen, my friends have them.
4th Gen 8GB does not suffer from performance issues because it uses the A4.
3rd gen does, and that's what made me choose 32GB. I have iPhone 4 now
&& apparently this game has been doing very good interms of compatability, seen reviews of 2nd gen on like 3.1.3 working just fine
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 1:18PM pangit said
is this the actual dead space game that was on the ps3? or is it something like what rage and doom res. was?
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 1:19PM QuePasa87 said
I like how Joystiq always assumes everyone here acozy little desk job where they do "work" unlike the rest of us...
/rant
/rant
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 1:19PM Roncore said
HOLY CRAP HE HAS A BUZZ SAW!
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 1:54PM CaptainProtonX said
Trophy unlocked: THRICE "DEAD SPACE" IN A TITLE
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 2:20PM TNK1 said
This actually looks like a fun game for iphone rather than the 90% of shovelware on the app store might pick this up.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 2:36PM faceturd said
Ummm... just downloaded and wow... it's absolutely badass.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 3:05PM Alan Strangis said
The iPad version is called HD? I hate marketers sometimes...
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 3:42PM Chibi Chaingun said
@Alan Strangis
1024x768 is pretty much HD in 4:3.
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1024x768 is pretty much HD in 4:3.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 3:13PM TheRedComet said
It's excellent. Definitely on par with Infinity Blade, N.O.V.A. 2, and all the sweet games that came out last month.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 8:43PM huffhuffhuff said
Windows Phone 7, please.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 10:11PM DDustiNN said
Is this app universal? For iPhone and iPad, I don't want to buy it twice...
Posted: Jan 26th 2011 2:30PM nel e nel said
I'm playing this on my 1st gen 32gig touch and it's running fine. There are a few framerate hiccups here and there, but usually when I first fire it up and then it smooths out.
Posted: Jan 27th 2011 2:07AM killahfam69 said
thanks installous
Posted: Jan 28th 2011 5:12PM yomachaser said
@killahfam69 Wow a proud thief. There's the fire, go die in it.
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