Not only has its creators crafted a convincing universe that doesn’t always follow the usual A-to-B conventions of its genre, but they’ve injected a bit of cultural and societal commentary into the mix as well. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much from ‘Dead Space: Downfall.’ I thought it would be the sort of paper-thin bore a company like EA would concoct just to nab extra cash from gamers. Now, a small band of survivors must attempt to stop the menace, retain their sanity, and decipher the origin and purpose of the Marker. As people soon begin to lose their minds, commit suicide, and murder their colleagues, a parasitic organism overruns the ship, converting corpses into lumbering beasts. Their arguments are short-lived, however. After a team of Ishimura scouts stumble upon an engraved monolith (dubbed the “Marker”), they return it to the ship and ignite debate amongst the crewmen - some believe it to be a mystical, religious artifact, while others believe it’s a product of an ancient alien culture. But can a low-budget cartoon effectively fill such a gaping high-def horror vacuum?įor the non-gamers among you wondering where this direct-to-video release even came from, ‘Dead Space: Downfall’ is a feature-length, animated prequel to EA’s latest Xbox 360 and PS3 hit, the uber-creepy survival-horror actioner ‘Dead Space.’ This tie-in project introduces the volatile crew of the USG Ishimura, a mining ship that extracts massive amounts of ore from uninhabited planets. By comparison, ‘Dead Space: Downfall’ is the only legitimate horror release hitting the market this week. Halloween is finally here, and what horror releases do gore-hounds have to look forward to this week? The aptly named ‘Cannibal Taboo,’ three Echo Bridge direct-to-video messes (‘Cruel World,’ ‘The Final Patient,’ and ‘Mysterious Island,’), ‘Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter’- a low-budget horror/comedy that tries way too hard - and ‘Hell Ride,’ a ridiculous exploitation flick whose only ties to horror lies in a misleading title.
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