<s>
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
survival	O
horror	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Australian	O
company	O
IronMonkey	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android-compatible	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
within	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
original	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
and	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
shows	O
how	O
the	O
Necromorph	O
outbreak	O
began	O
and	O
spread	O
through	O
the	O
Titan	O
Sprawl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
staff	O
included	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Antony	O
Johnston	O
and	O
composer	O
Jason	O
Graves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
game	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
changes	O
centering	O
on	O
adapting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
weapons	O
are	O
picked	O
up	O
as	O
Vandal	O
progresses	O
through	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
sprawl	O
ranging	O
from	O
the	O
Plasma	O
Saw	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
close	O
range	O
melee	O
weapon	O
used	O
to	O
slice	O
or	O
cut	O
enemies	O
in	O
close	O
proximity	O
or	O
during	O
a	O
grapple	O
attack	O
,	O
The	O
Plasma	O
Cutter	O
is	O
Vandal	O
's	O
first	O
long	O
range	O
weapon	O
acquired	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Plasma	O
Saw	O
,	O
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
weapon	O
which	O
allowed	O
Vandal	O
to	O
shoot	O
enemies	O
further	O
away	O
from	O
her	O
,	O
Weapons	O
like	O
the	O
Line	O
Gun	O
and	O
Ripper	O
are	O
acquired	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Vandal	O
will	O
collect	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
weapons	O
through	O
out	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
,	O
Only	O
one	O
gun	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
store	O
for	O
purchase	O
with	O
in-game	O
credits	O
as	O
a	O
DLC	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
brought	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
for	O
new	O
iPhones	B-Device
and	O
iPad	O
Devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
Play	I-Application
version	O
has	O
slightly	O
different	O
controls	O
insofar	O
as	O
it	O
utilizes	O
the	O
slide-out	O
game	O
pad	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
"	O
touch-pad	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
triggers	O
used	O
for	O
aiming	O
and	O
firing	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2510	O
,	O
directly	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
action	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Sprawl	O
,	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
built	O
in	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
moon	O
Titan	O
in	O
a	O
period	O
where	O
humanity	O
survived	O
near-extinction	O
due	O
to	O
resource	O
depletion	O
by	O
mining	O
other	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
follows	O
"	O
Vandal	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
convert	O
to	O
the	O
Unitologist	O
faith	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
sent	O
on	O
missions	O
and	O
experience	O
the	O
causes	O
behind	O
the	O
opening	O
outbreak	O
of	O
reanimated	O
mutated	O
corpses	O
referred	O
to	O
outside	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Necromorphs	O
"	O
,	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
lasted	O
one	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
by	O
IronMonkey	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
franchise	O
owner	O
and	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
series	O
developer	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
recreating	O
some	O
environments	O
from	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
new	O
areas	O
and	O
weapons	O
were	O
created	O
,	O
retaining	O
the	O
"	O
gritty	O
,	O
lived-in	O
feel	O
"	O
through	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
art	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
early	O
development	O
,	O
Trudgen	O
considered	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
spin-off	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
stick	O
to	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
games	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
came	O
with	O
multiple	O
technical	O
challenges	O
and	O
problems	O
with	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
went	O
through	O
multiple	O
iterations	O
of	O
touchscreen	B-Device
based	O
control	O
layout	O
,	O
finding	O
a	O
balance	O
between	O
people	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
character	O
comfortably	O
and	O
the	O
minimal	O
diegetic	O
UI	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
first	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
adjusted	O
for	O
Xperia	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
devices	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
quietly	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
mobile	O
titles	O
from	O
their	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
taken	O
down	O
between	O
January	O
and	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
88	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
22	O
reviews	O
,	O
The	O
game	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Mobile	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
Meffy	O
Awards	O
and	O
"	O
iPad	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
Rewind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
emphasized	O
the	O
extent	O
to	O
which	O
the	O
title	O
replicated	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
within	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
a	O
mobile	O
touchscreen	B-Device
device	O
,	O
whilst	O
also	O
praising	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
,	O
not	O
simply	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AppSpy	O
Andrew	O
Nesvadba	O
was	O
extremely	O
impressed	O
,	O
scoring	O
it	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
and	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
a	O
chilling	O
experience	O
that	O
goes	O
well	O
beyond	O
the	O
normal	O
expectations	O
for	O
mobile	O
gaming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
worth	O
a	O
download	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
production	O
values	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
graphics	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
action	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played	O
on	O
an	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
device	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
've	O
seen	O
decent	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
good	O
mobile	O
counterparts	O
to	O
console	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
looks	O
and	O
feels	O
this	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
 [ ... ] 	O
This	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
cash	O
grab	O
or	O
a	O
cheap	O
port	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Grundman	O
of	O
148Apps	O
was	O
equally	O
impressed	O
,	O
scoring	O
the	O
game	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
writing	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
staggering	O
to	O
imagine	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
huge	O
experience	O
could	O
be	O
contained	O
within	O
the	O
constraints	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
but	O
not	O
only	O
does	O
it	O
succeed	O
,	O
it	O
sets	O
a	O
benchmark	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
nigh	O
impossible	O
to	O
match	O
any	O
time	O
soon	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
as	O
"	O
shockingly	O
well	O
constructed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
To	O
say	O
that	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
seen	O
in	O
2011	O
does	O
n't	O
do	O
it	O
justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
owe	O
it	O
to	O
yourself	O
to	O
discover	O
that	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
can	O
in	O
fact	O
make	O
you	O
shudder	O
in	O
fear	O
and	O
want	O
to	O
jump	O
out	O
of	O
your	O
skin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
n't	O
merely	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
experience	O
that	O
all	O
iOS	B-Application
gamers	O
should	O
partake	O
in.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
,	O
scoring	O
the	O
game	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
made	O
a	O
similar	O
point	O
;	O
"	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
cop-out	O
,	O
shoehorned	O
experience	O
–	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
real-deal	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
franchise	O
that	O
fits	O
right	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
games	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
takes	O
a	O
slightly	O
different	O
tack	O
by	O
de-emphasizing	O
shock-jumps	O
and	O
laying	O
on	O
action	O
scene	O
after	O
action	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
that	O
just	O
means	O
EA	O
understands	O
the	O
differences	O
(	O
and	O
,	O
yes	O
,	O
limitations	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
iDevices	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
has	O
good	O
controls	O
,	O
great	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fun	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
was	O
somewhat	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
how	O
genuine	O
a	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
experience	O
the	O
game	O
offered	O
;	O
"	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
for	O
the	O
iDevices	B-Operating_System
is	O
no	O
mere	O
cash-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
go	O
the	O
easy	O
route	O
with	O
an	O
on-rails	O
shooter	O
or	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
banal	O
minigames	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
IronMonkey	O
Studios	O
have	O
instead	O
opted	O
to	O
cram	O
a	O
genuine	O
third-person	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
experience	O
into	O
your	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weird	O
thing	O
is	O
it	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
works	O
 [ ... ] 	O
it	O
really	O
is	O
impressive	O
just	O
how	O
authentic	O
a	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
experience	O
has	O
been	O
crafted	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
generally	O
high	O
caliber	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
at	O
least	O
justify	O
an	O
XBLA/PSN	O
port.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
Kritan	O
Reed	O
also	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
This	O
all-new	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
surprisingly	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
full-fat	O
versions	O
in	O
every	O
sense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
you	O
recoil	O
in	O
horror	O
at	O
the	O
thought	O
of	O
another	O
borked	O
touch-screen	B-Device
attempt	O
at	O
twin-stick	O
action-adventuring	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
far	O
more	O
entertaining	O
than	O
it	O
has	O
any	O
right	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
