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The Reviews

Still, the level of polish with which Dead Space 3 is executed is staggering. The visual and sound design, the core combat itself – largely carried over from the first two games – made for a thrill ride despite the game’s many shortcomings. Plus, Pelican . Not surprisingly, Dead Space 3 is one of those games that split players and critics right down the middle. This carried through to the co-op campaign that forced you to play online with a friend in order to access the content, to the sterile cult-turned-paramilitary bullet sponge human enemies. Some people loved it, some people hated it.As for me, I had a really good time reviewing Dead Space 3 for IGN . I gave it a 7.8, which is REALLY GOOD on the IGN scale . In my review, I summed things up by saying "the combat system and the world Visceral has crafted in Dead Space 3 is so expertly built and well-wrought, I found myself consciously overlooking my main criticisms, because I love playing it and spending time with it.”Opinions were largely mixed across the games press, coming in with an average of 77.6% on Metacritic - just under my exact score - across Xbox 360 (78%), PS3 (76%), and PC (79%). Some critics showered praise, others yawned, still others complained. Here’s a cross section of review impressions from the press.“One of the best games of this generation.” – 98/100 – Game Informer “One of the best action games in years.” – 95/100 – Polygon “Dead Space 3 is a thrilling and worthwhile sequel.” – 80/100 – GameSpot “Tedious and borderline exploitative.” – 77/100 – GameTrailers “Don't expect to feel much.” – 70/100 – GamesRadar “Doesn't feel equal to the high standard set by its excellent predecessors.” – 60/100 – Giant Bomb More reviews on Metacritic EA hasn't revealed any news about how well Dead Space 3 has sold yet, but it's fighting back early rumors that Dead Space 4 has been cancelled due to poor sales, telling IGN that is "flat out not true," and "while we have not announced sales for Dead Space 3 , we are proud of the game and the franchise remains an important IP to EA."

Upcoming Downloadable Content

The Lighter Side of Dead Space 3

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Dead Space 3 has one piece of story DLC on the way, called Awakened, which is rumored for release this month. It is said to feature “the most disturbing content yet," which actually begs the question: why did they wait for the DLC to push the limit on disturbing content? There is no other DLC planned for Dead Space 3.Even though Dead Space 3 was a scary, bloody, chaotic game, it still delivered plenty of moments for silly fun - most notably in it’s marketing materials (go figure). Take this strange trailer, which looks to create a mounting sense of tension with a… totally crazy, weird version of Phil Collins “In the Air Tonight”. Dubbed ‘Take Down the Terror’, this trailer inspired anything but.It also spawned a few great parodies, but this one is the best.Consider that launch trailer with one of the first Dead Space trailers, an eerie riff on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, for comparison. Yeah, no.And if you still want to laugh, gaze in horror at what might be the very best Dead Space 3 video ever created, the many Dead Spaces of Dead Space.What did you think of the campaign? Did you play in co-op? Are you excited about the DLC? Tell us, and the rest of the IGN community, in the comments below.

Casey Lynch is Editor-in-Chief of IGN. Follow him on IGN and on Twitter