<s>
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
2009	O
rail	O
shooter	O
co-developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Redwood	O
Shores	O
and	O
Eurocom	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
alongside	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
within	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
survivors	O
from	O
the	O
Aegis	O
VII	O
mining	O
colony	O
as	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
newly-arrived	O
ship	O
USG	O
Ishimura	O
is	O
overrun	O
by	O
deadly	O
monsters	O
called	O
Necromorphs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
version	O
respectively	O
supported	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
peripherals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
production	O
began	O
in	O
2008	O
using	O
Eurocom	O
's	O
EngineX	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
experience	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
within	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Antony	O
Johnston	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expanded	O
media	O
,	O
while	O
Jason	O
Graves	O
returned	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
for	O
mature	O
games	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
gaming	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
seen	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
going	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
setting	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
controls	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
incorporating	O
both	O
motion	O
controls	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
port	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
altered	O
to	O
support	O
both	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
diegetic	O
UI	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
press	O
a	O
controller	O
button	O
to	O
display	O
weapon	O
slots	O
,	O
current	O
ammunition	O
and	O
health	O
in	O
the	O
screen	O
corners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2508	O
,	O
centuries	O
after	O
humanity	O
narrowly	O
escaped	O
extinction	O
due	O
to	O
resource	O
depletion	O
by	O
"	O
cracking	O
"	O
planets	O
to	O
extract	O
their	O
resources	O
in	O
a	O
three-year	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Extraction	O
play	O
out	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
parallel	O
to	O
the	O
prequel	O
comic	O
and	O
the	O
tie-in	O
movie	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
:	O
Downfall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicole	O
Brennan	O
,	O
a	O
central	O
character	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
supporting	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevelopmentDead	O
Space	O
:	O
Extraction	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Redwood	O
Shores	O
(	O
later	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
)	O
,	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
universe	O
;	O
and	O
Eurocom	O
,	O
a	O
European	O
development	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Steve	O
Papoutsis	O
created	O
the	O
initial	O
concept	O
midway	O
through	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
give	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
further	O
story	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
platform	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
innovative	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
genre	O
was	O
chosen	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurocom	O
were	O
eager	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
high-quality	O
title	O
using	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
licence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Antony	O
Johnston	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
scenario	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
prequel	O
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senior	O
designer	O
John	O
Calhoun	O
estimated	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
five	O
times	O
more	O
spoken	O
dialogue	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
and	O
switch	O
between	O
different	O
characters	O
allowed	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
show	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
Marker	O
's	O
mental	O
impacts	O
,	O
including	O
visual	O
and	O
auditory	O
hallucinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
included	O
dialogue	O
hinting	O
towards	O
the	O
next	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series.Extraction	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
EngineX	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
created	O
by	O
Eurocom	O
for	O
its	O
gaming	O
titles	O
including	O
Sphinx	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Mummy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
focus	O
during	O
production	O
was	O
replicating	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
mechanics	O
and	O
design	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
within	O
Extraction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
graphical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
team	O
incorporated	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
enemy	O
designs	O
and	O
created	O
new	O
enemy	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
platform	O
were	O
different	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
took	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
mechanics	O
and	O
both	O
replicated	O
and	O
expanded	O
upon	O
them	O
within	O
the	O
new	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
elements	O
tied	O
into	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
hardware	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
glow	O
worm	O
light	O
and	O
adjusting	O
the	O
aiming	O
reticle	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
they	O
could	O
properly	O
utilize	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
team	O
members	O
handled	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuck	O
as	O
often	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
took	O
care	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
compatible	O
and	O
comfortable	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shift	O
in	O
genre	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
rebalance	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
difficulty	O
so	O
players	O
would	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
different	O
weapons	O
compared	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
being	O
redesigned	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Don	O
Veca	O
returned	O
as	O
audio	O
director	O
from	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Veca	O
and	O
the	O
sound	O
team	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
Extraction	O
sound	O
better	O
than	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
despite	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
both	O
imported	O
sound	O
effects	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
sounds	O
created	O
for	O
Extraction	O
,	O
Veca	O
's	O
job	O
was	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
Eurocom	O
sound	O
team	O
in	O
how	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurocom	O
had	O
to	O
expand	O
their	O
engine	O
's	O
sound	O
system	O
to	O
incorporate	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
sound	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Graves	O
returned	O
as	O
composer	O
from	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
used	O
layered	O
music	O
which	O
adjusted	O
dynamically	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
in-game	O
situation	O
;	O
Graves	O
heard	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
titles	O
to	O
use	O
multi-track	O
interactive	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
new	O
tracks	O
,	O
several	O
pieces	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
score	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
ambient	O
mixes	O
used	O
for	O
environmental	O
background	O
,	O
were	O
ported	O
directly	O
into	O
Extraction	O
to	O
ensure	O
an	O
authentic	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
its	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
Graves	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
calm	O
and	O
melodic	O
at	O
the	O
outset	O
,	O
then	O
close	O
with	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
music	O
used	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
during	O
an	O
investor	O
meeting	O
of	O
franchise	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
status	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
or	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
was	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
also	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
going	O
unreleased	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
promotion	O
surrounding	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releasing	O
parallel	O
to	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
across	O
regions	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
both	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
Limited	O
Edition	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
product	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
new	O
story	O
content	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
its	O
visuals	O
were	O
upgraded	O
compared	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
and	O
standard	O
and	O
motion	O
controls	O
were	O
adapted	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
exclusivity	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
was	O
explained	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
platform	O
being	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
better	O
fit	O
for	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weller	O
and	O
Lexine	O
later	O
featured	O
as	O
playable	O
and	O
lead	O
character	O
respectively	O
in	O
Severed	O
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
episode	O
set	O
during	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
