The corridors of the Ishimura, the silence that cracks, and that dull dread that never lets go of you.

With far more duels on the clock, the profile of Dead Space stands firmly on its feet. This is a game that leaves a mark: desert island ahead of 87% of titles, rediscovery just behind, connection ahead of eight games out of ten. Fun follows high, and the soundtrack above the middle. All of it says the same thing: an experience you keep in memory and would love to live again untouched. The only snag is controller feel, which dips just below the middle. Art direction, on few votes, sits right at the median. A quiet but real tension: a survival horror you love having crossed, whose pure play sensations impress a little less.

Set against the giants of space horror, Dead Space wins on atmosphere and the trace it leaves, more than on the raw snap of its shooting. And that is to its credit.

So, who is it for? For you if you love slow tension, total immersion and games that haunt you long after. Much less if you are first after a shooter with flawless controller feel.