I just knocked over Dead Space 2. Really enjoyed the first game but feel this one is even better. It wasn't as scary as the original, but I found it more intense with some really stressful (in a good way) sections and some pretty epic set pieces. It did suffer from some similar problems to the original such as not being able to see anything when backed into a corner and that the 'bosses' repeated, but it was done in an interesting enough way. The end-of-game-boss was a right bastard.
Like all sequels, it upped the anty on the aspects that made the original successful. Here, it's defiantly the violence. There is blood everywhere and in some parts I looked away from the screen on instinct it was so graphic. I'm not against this kind of thing, but squeamish people really need to steer clear of this game!
Oh, and I felt that the exploding babies was a bit...tasteless.
I can understand why some reviewers felt the sequel didn't push the Dead Space formula enough as it's very similar to the first game. However, I think that it's enough of an improvement on the original to stand on its own. The ending totally sets up for a third game, so I'll be looking forward to that.
