Dead space extraction is an incredible overall experience. You'll never see the plot twists coming and they'll actually make sense unlike the end of Modern Warfare 2. The shooting mechanics are very good for a light-gun game, but putting the game on rails makes it much less scary than the original dead space. If it weren't for the game being so short it would be a sure 10, but the lack of scares and short campaign make it only a near perfect experience.… Expand

I had never played the original Dead Space before renting Extraction. Therefore, having nothing to compare it to, I have to say Extraction is one of the best Wii games I've ever seen. I'm sure there are plenty of people who can't stand not choosing where to move in a shooter game, but I can and will appreciate a cinematic experience, and Dead Space: Extraction sure is one heck of an experience. I would go as far as to say it is a better overall first-person shooter than free-moving games like The Conduit or the Wii Medal of Honor titles. A sidenote to those people who have trouble getting into the game: Extraction is not, by any means, flawless. There are a few cringe-worthy lines of dialogue, sometimes an enemy is hidden from view for an extended period of time, etc. However, if you stick with the game, you will see that what Extraction does well, it does INCREDIBLY well. And that's precisely the point: when you allow yourself to be drawn into the game, it will surprise you with its depth and level of Visceral emotion.… Expand

After playing through the first few missions, I can say without a doubt that this is one of the best games available on the Wii in the past 3 years. Although not quite as scary as the previous title, the developers really meant it when they said that this wasn't a traditional 'on the rails' experience. The game pulls you in right from the start with a view of the back of an engineer in a RIG suit, an homage to the camera and style of the previous Dead Space. From that point on it never stops feeling like Dead Space on the Wii. It has all of the atmosphere and superb graphics of its predecessor. My only real complaint is that the targeting reticule is just a bit too big, sometimes making it difficult to see what part of a necromorph you will shoot off. All in all, a bloody, violent, and profane example of exactly what Wii gaming should have been like since launch.… Expand

Great game, good atmosphere, impressive weapons, stunning visuals. What u want more? best rail shooter ever !

If you don't mind the On-Rails layout to the game, this is one of the most atmospheric games on the Wii. The story is compelling and the graphics are pretty good compared to other Wii games.

Despite the constant scare factor to the original and some questionable voice acting, this on rails shooter remains strictly Dead Space because of the challenge and the elegant level design. The only drawback is the repetition gameplay wise.

The best first person guided experience ever. Its one of the best looking Wii game to date, so any real horror fan should play this game..

great game don't let the morons who gave this a 4 and a 5 fool you the graphics are some of the best on the wii and the gameplay is great fun.

Dead Space: Extraction is truly incredible for a Light-Gun game. It starts off incredibly slow at first, but really picks up once you reach the fourth chapter, unfortunately the overall length of the game is pretty short. Thankfully the use of Challenge Modes, alternative difficulties, branching paths within chapters and the player's own ability to limit themselves to specific weapons, Extraction has a lot of replay value. The story and overall presentation are simply astounding, I was skeptical of the use of an on-rails presentation for a Dead Space game at first, but my opinion has completely changed since playign Extraction. The amazing use of the camera truly creates an near un-matched sense of immersion, especially when compare to other games within the genre. It's truly a wonder that no one has attempted this before. The graphics are fantastic for a Wii game, heck it's among the only Wii titles that actually looks like an HD console game with up-scaled using Dolphin, something even Nintendo's titles don't achieve. As far as the gameplay goes, Extraction incorporates many concepts from the original Dead Space into the tried-and-tested Light-Gun game and it works really well as a whole. The only faults I have with Extraction are; 1. The camera feels like it's there for the atmosphere, not for the game. It works really well for the most part, but at times the movements of the camera at inconvenient times makes fighting enemies and trying to attain items incredibly difficult. 2. The boss battles are really repetitive and dull. Aside from those Extraction alos suffers from frame rate issues, with slowdown popping up 2-5 times per chapter. Thankfully it's not significant, but it's worth mentioning. As a whole though, Extraction is an amazing game and truly one of the best Light-Gun games ever produced. Whether or not it's a worthy prequel to Dead Space is in the eye of the beholder, but I myself think it more than fits the bill.… Expand

Although I agree It wasn't the best of Dead Space, This was the greatest rail shooter ever. The game ansered some of my questions about the game, but it makes you want to play more and want more questions answered. If you are a Dead Space fan, go to a game stor and get the game, it's worth your time.

As far as backstory goes, i'd definately recomend this. It fills in a lot and has some really cool intersections with the first one. as far as the gameplay goes... meh. its really short and not very fun. but if you think of this as a slightly interactive dead space movie, then you'll like it. i bought it just to have the whole collection when dead space 2 comes out.

Want to play a quality third party game on Wii? Than this is it. Cool an believable narrative, great gameplay and brimming with atmosphere. Visceral Games has a lot of talent, support that talent.

One of the best rail shooters I have ever played. The "strategic dismemberment" carries over from the other versions and fits in perfectly with the genre. The presentation is also fantastic. At the price of freedom of movement you get one of the most cinematic experiences on the Wii.

Technological shortcomings aside, this is a perfect example of what to do trying to move a franchise from the 360/PS3 to the Wii; the developers at Visceral have created a game that captures the essence and atmosphere of the original title and feels and plays like its own game . The graphics are impressive for a Wii title, and the gameplay mechanics feel more refined than even the best "light gun" games. My main qualm is that the pace of the action is set for you, effectively removing the scare-factor that set Dead Space apart from other horror titles. Other complaints include some occasionally wonky voice acting (some actors seem to rifle between accents at random), and a lack of prompting for use of the glow-worm. Otherwise I rank this among the best third-party Wii games, and an example to be followed by Nintendo if they ever hope to recapture the hearts of us adult gamers who remain wary of Nintendos recent efforts (I'm looking at you Wii Fit).… Expand

I've player a lot on rail games on Wii, but this one I trully liked! It may be a little short, and a little repetitive, but it's a lot of fun. One little issue, the multiplayer could be a little more improved.

In 2009 Gamespot named this game "Best Game No One Played". The reason no one played this game is because it's a shorter and more pointless version of Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, not to mention Darkside Chronicles, which came out the same year. I actually liked Dead Space, and felt it had merit, despite the setting being an utter ripoff of System Shock 2 with Resident Evil 4 gameplay. The same lack of originality, however, is not redeemed in this game. Extraction plays almost precisely like Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, but with a few superficial features added on such as fast reloads and stasis (the ability to slow objects or enemies, from Dead Space). However the entire game is about 5 hours long as opposed to the 10-20 hours of the Resident Evil shooters. To add insult to injury, it's essentially the exact same story that was told in the comic, the logs in Dead Space, the movie, etc. To put it short, the story is a mix of Alien and the Thing, period, that's all there is to it. We don't need multiple games, books, comics, and ARGs to tell us the same thing over and over when we already know the ending, especially when it's just a rehash of old gameplay. Speaking of gameplay, it's somewhat spastic. Although the basic system (as established in the RE shooters) is fun enough, it's confounded by ridiculous gameplay elements. You have 3 teammates that do nothing except for about two rooms where one of them actually fires a gun, while you carry an arsenal. You will encounter bosses with vague arcadey kill procedures ("shoot the weak spots!" so you shoot them and it does nothing). There are only two sensitivity settings in the game, despite what the menu may tell you, and those are Too Sensitive and Not Sensitive Enough. The entire game is so dark you can't see more than 10 feet in front of you, and forget about seeing anything at all if the sun is at your back. Occasionally the level designers throw you a bone and give you a glowstick that you can charge by shaking the Wiimote, however the cues as to when this happen are basically nonexistent as all the levels are uniformly dark and the allowance of the glowstick periodically comes and goes with no apparent consistency, as the levels are pretty much uniformly dark. Despite the shadows obviously hiding low-res (even untextured) geometry like in Dead Space, the graphics are probably the best part of the game. All the enemies are faithfully rendered such that they look just like the Dead Space equivalents on first glance on the Wii's pitiful 480p resolution. This is about as good as graphics get on the Wii. As for the sound, half of it is lifted from the original game, and the other half consists of terrible voice acting, stumbling through the ponderous storyline, which, as I mentioned is completely unoriginal and inconsequential except to briefly (and pointlessly) explain about 2-3 scenarios that you encounter in the original Dead Space. It even has the same characters as Aliens, with the level-headed Cassandra, the Soldier Guy, the Greedy Dying Corporate Guy, and the Power of Heart Girl. There is nothing important that happens in this plot that you can't predict if you so much as know the basic premise of Dead Space, as opposed to the Resident Evil shooters which featured before unseen storylines in addition to briefly mentioned ones and those that the main series revolved around, all of which made those games far longer and more detailed than this one. For all these reasons, I am utterly baffled as to how this game managed to score higher than the Resident Evil shooters. I'm not a die hard RE fan by any means, and I liked Dead Space about as much as any of the RE games, but come on. This game is essentially a mod for Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles, complete a very similar graphics engine, ridiculous dialogue, gaiden game nature, and so on. Just as Dead Space imitated survival horror classics, Extraction imitates the marketing moves of the same franchises in an attempt to cash in on a quick Wii game. Even more embarrassingly, they included the kindergartener-drawn comic series in the game, albeit in a highly abridged and again poorly voiced version, yet still telling the exact same story of what you just saw. People found a 2001 obelisk. They went insane and killed each other. Then there were aliens. The aliens killed everyone. The end. That is the only story that has been told in any of the Dead Space installments so far, which is why it is so absurd that people love this series for its atmosphere and supposed depth. In fact, that's a good way to describe just about anything from the franchise besides the main games - absurd. There's no point, except an attempt to pander to uneducated casual gamers by copying Capcom's business model. This game is absurd. Rent it if you must, but you won't be gaining anything.… Expand

I think I'm being generous giving this game a 5 out of 10. I hated the on rail experience. I felt like all I was doing was pressing buttons at random. Not fun for me at all and definitely not scary like the 1st dead space. I will be selling this game back tomorrow! I played it for maybe 20 minutes and just could not get into it.

Once again we see that any title for the wii can't hold a candle to the same game for any other platform. The only reason to own a wii at this point is if you are 6 years old or if you stick loyaly to nintendo because you have since the NES. The graphics were shameful, the dialouge was ridiculous and the fact that nintendo was so cheap they made this a rail shooter instead of an FPS (yes they are different) just makes me embarrassed to have that square white piece of garbage sitting on the shelf in my bedroom. If I have to waste another $50 on one more crapy game that promises me a hardcore or scary experience but can only make me laugh i will sell my wii and all of the games for it.… Expand

Hated the on rail style. Hard to enjoy the sceens when I cant stop and look around. graphics are not bad.... for the Wii but I wish this was released on the 360 or ps3. I expect this game will show up on the clearance rack shortly but I wouldnt buy it even then.

This game isin't the best railshooter, but it's still good enough. The game focuses more on story and cinematic experience than any other same genre game I have played. The graphics are good for Wii game, but the immersion of being one of the characters is broken all the time, which is a shame. For example, there are numerous times, where as small thing as seeing your hands when you're climbing something, could have helped with keeping the immersion. Weapons don't also feel powerful like when using arcade pistols, though Wiimote could be blamed about it. This game is pretty long for a railway shooter, but it's still pretty short compared to other games (4-5 hours). If you can find this game very cheap, buy and play it with your friend. There isin't anything scary in this game anyway.… Expand

one of the very few good things the wii has going for it besides its nintendo lisenced games are some real good rail shooters and dead space extraction joins that list. the game feels alot like a movie as there is alot of chatter between you and your commrades as you make your way through the alien infested ship trying to find away out. its a sequel just before the events of the first dead space . you have pretty much all the guns from the first dead space along with a few more . the graphics are very well done (for the wii atleast) . there are a few boss fights but are typically the same thing for all rail shooters just shoot the weak spot until it dies. the voice acting is pretty solid and it does like i said have a movie feel to it . you can upgrade your guns by finding upgrade nodes and there are 10 chapters in the game . the total is about 4 hours long so its on the short side but most rail shooters are . my few gripes with this game is it is just to dark and even though you get this green glow stick it only lets you use it at certain times which i was not a fan of . you should have been able to use it when ever you want . also the camera swings around so erradicaly when you are trying to grab some thing it can be a ubber pain . there should have been a button you can press that would just freeze the camera for atleast 3 seconds so you can grab some stuff . i didnt find this game as near as intense as what dead space 1 or 2 is but still a enjoyable games that if you like rail shooters is well worth picking up.… Expand

This game is great! I'm way behind because I didn't know about this game until a month ago, but I'm way into it. I have a 360 and a Wii. I originally got Dead space 1 on the 360 and was in love. Then I had Dead Space 2 pre ordered when I discovered there was a Wii addition rail type shooter that was the prequel. I was kinda sceptical because I played a Shooter "on-rails" before on Wii and didn't think it was very fun. I used to love those types of games in arcades, but never appealed to me very much on consoles. But, this game pushes new boundaries. For being on the Wii the graphics are top notch. And the way they went with the game being "on-rails" is awesome. It's more like watching a movie and you are the main character. There is a lot of cut scenes, but they are well done and the acting is awesome for a video game. Then in the middle of watching this "movie" you get to shoot a bunch of things. It is the best game on Wii I have ever played and I love how it fills in the story more about how things got so bad before Dead Space 1.… Expand

To be honest, Dead Space: Extraction is actually a pretty good game, and definitely one of the best games on the Wii. You sadly can't find many great games on the Wii for hard core gamers. But for those hard core gamers that just happen to own a Wii, and especially fans of the series, Dead Space: Extraction is a game you really should check out. The graphics are also actually pretty good (for a Wii game anyways.) This game is also a very important addition to the Dead Space story line, and fans will really enjoy it, along with the scares it brings.… Expand

i liked this game although i found it a bit boring, still, has a good plot great visuals and variety of paths and weapons throughout the game is the best on rails game ive ever played