Engineer Isaac Clarke is sent to repair the Ishimura’s communications array, but he
arrives to find a living nightmare—the ship is a floating bloodbath, the crew unspeakably
mutilated and infected by an ancient alien scourge. Clarke’s repair mission becomes one
of survival as he fights not just to save himself, but to return the artifact to the planet … at
any cost.
- Strategic dismemberment —Shear off limbs with powerful weapons as you carve a
bloody path through the alien hordes. Find ways to neutralize attacking enemies
effectively or they’ll keep coming at you. When ammo runs low, use telekinesis to pick up
objects—even the enemies’ own arms and legs!—and fire them at anything that stands in
your way.
- Terror in the far reaches of space—A blood-curdling interactive horror experience
features state-of-the art graphics and effects, a panic-inducing audio system, and a truly
frightening atmosphere of death and despair.
- Real Zero G—Battle relentless enemies and crack challenging puzzles in unprecedented
zero-gravity environments that reinvent survival horror.
- Uncover the horrific truth—Cut through the harrowing mystery to stop the alien
onslaught. Discover the tragic story of the Ishimura’s downfall through the final, frantic
logs of the ship’s hideously transformed crew.
The minimum required system specifications to run Dead Space are as follows:
• For Windows XP (SP2) or Vista
• 2.8 GHz processor or equivalent
• 1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista)
• 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
• The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
• At least 7.5GB of hard drive space for installation, plus additional space for saved games.
NOTE: INTERNET CONNECTION, ONLINE AUTHENTICATION, AND END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.EA.COM.
Integrated Chipsets may experience issues.
Please note that attempting to play the game using video
hardware that isn’t listed above may result in reduced
performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not
run at all.
Performance Tips:
When you run Dead Space for the first time,
the game will automatically select the most appropriate
options for your graphics card, CPU, and audio card. To
improve performance, use the Visuals tab on the
Options menu to lower settings to "Medium" or "Low".
You can also improve the performance of Dead Space by
lowering the resolution the game runs at, to 1024 x 768
or 800 x 600.
Dead Space is a real-time 3D game that requires
a certain amount of your computer's processing power.
Other programs operating in the background can slow it
down. For best results, be sure to close any background
applications while playing Dead Space.
