Electronic Arts guarantees a happy Halloween for survival horror fans with the release of this terrifying deeply personal thriller Developed as a single-player game Dead Space delivers the chilling claustrophobic feeling of being isolated in a dark environment -- all the while being stalked by some truly horrific enemies! Set in the far future Earth&s appetite for natural resources has become a major motivator for deep space exploration Immense privately-owned & operated mining ships called "planetcrackers" orbit planets & use sophisticated equipment to carve out entire city-sized chunks of rock reducing them to component elements & raw ore When communications go dead on-board the USG Ishimura a famous planetcracker -- systems engineer Isaac Clarke -- is sent in to fix the problem Once on-board the vessel Isaac discovers that the crew has unearthed an ancient & malevolent alien presence far beneath the planet&s surface & brought it on-board Weaponless alone & terrified this lone engineer is burdened with much more than simple survival -- he must seal the alien horror back into the dark rock Experience the rush of this terrifying deeply personal thriller game Investigate lost signal & repair all necessary equipment in order to restore communications Explore distant future onboard the USG Ishimura Simulates claustrophobic feeling of being isolated in dark environment Developed as a single-player game