In contrast to the diegetic UI design of the original game, players can press a controller button to display weapon slots, current ammunition and health in the screen corners. In the PlayStation 3 (PS3) port, the controls are altered to support both the DualShock controller and PlayStation Move.

The original Wii version controls using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, incorporating both motion controls and an option to use the Wii Zapper. Taking the role of multiple characters across the campaign, the player navigates through the Aegis VII colony and the mining ship Ishimura from a first-person cinematic perspective. Gameplay The player engages a Necromorph.ĭead Space: Extraction is a science fiction rail shooter video game.

All versions of the game have seen positive reviews, with praise going to its gameplay and use of the Dead Space setting and mechanics. During its original release, sales of the game were poor. Announced in 2009, it was used by Electronic Arts as a test for mature games in the Wii gaming market. The script was written by Antony Johnston, who worked on the original game and its expanded media, while Jason Graves returned as the game's composer. The aim was to create an experience similar to the original game within the genre and hardware limitations. Each version respectively supported the Wii Zapper and PlayStation Move peripherals.Ĭonceived during the development of the original game, production began in 2008 using Eurocom's EngineX game engine. Gameplay involves going through scripted sequences with different characters, using assigned weapons to kill Necromorphs by severing their limbs. A spin-off within the Dead Space series and a prequel to the original game, the story follows survivors from the Aegis VII mining colony as the planet and newly-arrived ship USG Ishimura is overrun by deadly monsters called Necromorphs. A port for PlayStation 3 was released in 2011 alongside Dead Space 2. Dead Space: Extraction is a 2009 rail shooter co-developed by EA Redwood Shores and Eurocom and published by Electronic Arts for the Wii.

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