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Dead Space: Downfall works as fan service, not much else
This review of Dead Space: Downfall discusses plot elements from the game. So, if you're totally not cool with spoilers, you should probably stop reading ... now. Dead Space: Downfall, which hits DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow, is an animated prequel to the game, Dead Space. We doubt players of the game will be surprised by Downfall's story, as the various in-game audio and video logs slowly unravel the reason behind the mass carnage.The product packaging says you should watch the movie, and then play the game -- but, we'd recommend the opposite. Although Downfall serves as a prequel to the game, it fleshes out details that are only relevant to those that have completed the adventure. Part of the fun of Dead Space's creepy adventure comes from figuring out what happened before Issac's arrival on the Ishimura. While the story is far from original, it's fun to search the ship for more clues about the mysterious alien "Marker" and the Scientologists Unitologists that worship it. Watching Downfall before playing the game would ruin this aspect of the game experience.%Gallery-33816%
