<s>
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2011	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
January	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
Titan-based	O
Sprawl	O
space	O
station	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Isaac	O
Clarke	O
as	O
he	O
fights	O
against	O
both	O
an	O
outbreak	O
of	O
the	O
monstrous	O
Necromorphs	O
and	O
debilitating	O
mental	O
illness	O
induced	O
by	O
the	O
alien	O
Markers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-production	O
began	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
,	O
alongside	O
building	O
upon	O
and	O
expanding	O
the	O
series	O
lore	O
,	O
focused	O
on	O
Isaac	O
's	O
deteriorating	O
mental	O
state	O
,	O
with	O
classic	O
nursery	B-Application
rhymes	I-Application
being	O
used	O
as	O
motifs	O
playing	O
into	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
Isaac	O
's	O
visions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
adjusted	O
based	O
on	O
feedback	O
from	O
players	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
experience	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
making	O
it	O
faster-paced	O
and	O
having	O
more	O
overt	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
saw	O
an	O
extensive	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
from	O
its	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
supplemented	O
by	O
several	O
other	O
multimedia	O
projects	O
including	O
the	O
novel	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	O
Martyr	O
,	O
the	O
animated	O
movie	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	O
Aftermath	O
,	O
the	O
spin-off	O
game	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
Ignition	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
a	O
mobile	B-Algorithm
prequel	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Severed	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
and	O
followed	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
narrative	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
audio	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
calling	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
science-fiction-themed	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
,	O
in-game	O
information	O
is	O
shown	O
through	O
diegetic	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
projections	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exploring	O
,	O
Isaac	O
can	O
break	O
crates	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
using	O
either	O
his	O
melee	O
attack	O
or	O
a	O
stomp	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
cinematic	O
sections	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
the	O
RIG	O
suit	O
's	O
jets	O
to	O
avoid	O
debris	O
,	O
and	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
that	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
if	O
failed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapon	O
schematics	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
found	O
,	O
being	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
store	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
visit	O
after	O
being	O
found	O
and	O
allowing	O
Isaac	O
to	O
acquire	O
new	B-Application
weapons	I-Application
and	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2511	O
,	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
action	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Sprawl	O
,	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
built	O
by	O
the	O
Earth	O
Government	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>
By	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Aegis	O
VII	O
incident	O
has	O
been	O
covered	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
Marker	O
experiments	O
begun	O
on	O
the	O
Sprawl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
scenario	O
Severed	O
follows	O
Sergeant	O
Gabe	O
Weller	O
;	O
a	O
sprawl	O
security	O
officer	O
who	O
races	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
wife	O
Lexine	O
Murdoch	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
Necromorph	O
's	O
and	O
Earth	O
Gov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
are	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-production	O
on	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
began	O
in	O
2008	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
series	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
rebranded	O
the	O
developer	O
EA	O
Redwood	O
Shores	O
as	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
,	O
restructuring	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
genre	O
studio	O
;	O
it	O
worked	O
in	O
parallel	O
on	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
the	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
later	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
main	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
2011	O
so	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
could	O
focus	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
estimated	O
as	O
having	O
150	O
people	O
at	O
its	O
peak	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
focus	O
fully	O
shifting	O
to	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
once	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
was	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bagwell	O
took	O
over	O
as	O
director	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
Bret	O
Robbins	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
working	O
on	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
director	O
for	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
aim	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
polished	O
version	O
of	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
which	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
larger	O
audience	O
;	O
this	O
included	O
incorporating	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
and	O
making	O
controlling	O
Isaac	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shift	O
towards	O
action	B-Application
tone	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
new	O
staff	O
members	O
,	O
a	O
wish	O
to	O
broaden	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
appeal	O
,	O
and	O
portray	O
Isaac	O
's	O
character	O
growth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
were	O
redesigned	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
team	O
also	O
worked	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
horror	O
elements	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
incorporation	O
of	O
cinematic	O
set	O
pieces	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
other	O
popular	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
including	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
story	O
sequences	O
was	O
supervised	O
by	O
Latchford	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scene	O
were	O
first	O
rehearsed	O
,	O
then	O
shot	O
with	O
the	O
actors	O
in	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
suits	O
shot	O
with	O
over	O
two	O
hundred	O
cameras	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
composite	O
view	O
of	O
characters	O
during	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ishimura	O
level	O
had	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
enemy	O
encounters	O
to	O
reinforce	O
the	O
tension	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
themes	O
,	O
with	O
art	O
director	O
Ian	B-Application
Milham	I-Application
successfully	O
pushing	O
back	O
against	O
requests	O
to	O
add	O
in	O
more	O
enemy	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
requested	O
additions	O
by	O
series	O
fans	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
considered	O
by	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
they	O
planned	O
out	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
referenced	O
at	O
other	O
series	O
which	O
incorporated	O
multiplayer	O
around	O
a	O
single-player	O
focused	O
campaign	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antony	O
Johnston	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
and	O
its	O
expanded	O
media	O
,	O
jokingly	O
described	O
Bernstein	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
basically	O
hustled	O
the	O
job	O
out	O
from	O
under	O
 [ him ] 	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Papoutis	O
described	O
Isaac	O
's	O
character	O
following	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
as	O
"	O
broken	O
"	O
,	O
reflected	O
in	O
his	O
actions	O
and	O
state	O
of	O
mind	O
during	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isaac	O
's	O
mental	O
illness	O
was	O
portrayed	O
in-game	O
through	O
classic	O
nursery	B-Application
rhymes	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
late-game	O
scene	O
involving	O
Isaac	O
's	O
using	O
a	O
needle	O
probe	O
in	O
his	O
eye	O
taking	O
direct	O
influence	O
from	O
the	O
saying	O
"	O
Cross	O
my	O
heart	O
and	O
hope	O
to	O
die	O
,	O
stick	O
a	O
needle	O
in	O
my	O
eye.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
expanded	O
backstory	O
elements	O
that	O
had	O
only	O
been	O
roughly	O
thought	O
through	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
main	O
narrative	O
of	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
,	O
turning	O
drafted	O
backstory	O
elements	O
into	O
a	O
cohesive	O
overarching	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
continued	O
to	O
deny	O
the	O
religion	O
was	O
an	O
explicit	O
critique	O
of	O
Scientology	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
similar	O
terms	O
and	O
structure	O
shown	O
in	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
along	O
with	O
other	O
media	O
being	O
coincidental	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
discussing	O
the	O
lighting	O
,	O
Milham	O
said	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
blue	O
filter	O
used	O
by	O
James	O
Cameron	O
for	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
or	O
the	O
"	O
green	O
and	O
black	O
sliminess	O
"	O
of	O
Alien	O
,	O
instead	O
using	O
darker	O
lighting	O
styles	O
and	O
color	O
use	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
David	O
Fincher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chief	O
audio	O
director	O
for	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
Andrew	O
Boyd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
lauded	O
for	O
its	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
wanting	O
to	O
improve	O
for	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
actor	O
Gunner	O
Wright	O
voiced	O
and	O
provided	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
Isaac	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
role	O
as	O
interesting	O
due	O
to	O
Isaac	O
's	O
everyman	O
portrayal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
both	O
her	O
first	O
role	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
first	O
time	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Henry	O
found	O
odd	O
at	O
first	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
visible	O
props	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
imagine	O
the	O
scenes	O
she	O
was	O
filming	O
with	O
Wright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
work	O
was	O
recorded	O
during	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
sessions	O
whenever	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
recurring	O
musical	O
elements	O
include	O
newly-written	O
themes	O
for	O
Isaac	O
and	O
the	O
story-centric	O
Marker	O
artifact	O
,	O
with	O
Nicole	O
's	O
theme	O
returning	O
from	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
emerged	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
report	O
from	O
Variety	O
indicating	O
both	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
continuation	O
as	O
a	O
trilogy	O
and	O
a	O
feature	O
film	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
and	O
controversial	O
campaign	O
was	O
a	O
video	O
series	O
using	O
the	O
slogan	O
"	O
Your	O
Mom	O
Hates	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
;	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
women	O
were	O
selected	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
conservative	O
attitudes	O
and	O
recorded	O
seeing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
violent	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dead	O
Space-themed	O
armor	O
set	O
could	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
with	O
a	O
code	O
released	O
with	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PS3-exclusive	O
closed	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
began	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
;	O
it	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
versions	O
included	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
standard	O
plasma	O
cutter	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
and	O
standard	O
first	O
prints	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
released	O
parallel	O
to	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Rivet	O
Gun	O
from	O
Extraction	O
as	O
an	O
in-game	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
a	O
save	O
file	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
unlocked	O
the	O
original	O
plasma	O
cutter	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
bonus	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
three	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
released	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Hazard	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
Martial	O
Law	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Supernova	O
"	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
a	O
themed	O
armour	O
and	O
weapon	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Severed	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Scott	O
Probst	O
described	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
as	O
being	O
designed	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
greater	O
action	B-Application
focus	O
playing	O
into	O
Weller	O
's	O
profession	O
as	O
a	O
security	O
guard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
though	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
gave	O
no	O
detailed	O
explanation	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
PC	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
release	O
came	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
with	O
the	O
free	O
addition	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
based	O
on	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
titles	O
were	O
created	O
to	O
help	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
media	O
surrounding	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
written	O
by	O
Johnston	O
,	O
commenting	O
afterwards	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
likely	O
be	O
his	O
final	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spin-off	O
action	B-Application
puzzle	O
game	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
Ignition	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
followed	O
Delille	O
's	O
actions	O
during	O
the	O
initial	O
Necromorph	O
outbreak	O
,	O
was	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Visceral	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
October	O
13	O
for	O
360	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
Ignition	O
unlocked	O
bonuses	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	B-Algorithm
spin-off	I-Algorithm
developed	O
by	O
IronMonkey	O
Studios	O
,	O
again	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
initial	O
outbreak	O
and	O
using	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
novel	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	O
Martyr	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
B	O
.	O
K	O
.	O
Evenson	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
by	O
Tor	O
Books	O
;	O
it	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Black	O
Marker	O
and	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Michael	O
Altman	O
in	O
Unitology	O
's	O
foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
animated	O
movie	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	O
Aftermath	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
as	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	O
Downfall	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
direct-to-video	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
the	O
storyline	O
follows	O
EarthGov	O
's	O
investigation	O
of	O
the	O
Ishimura	O
and	O
accounts	O
of	O
different	O
survivors	O
from	O
an	O
investigation	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stross	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
this	O
movie	O
,	O
with	O
Cornelius	O
voicing	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
both	O
Aftermath	O
and	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
graphic	O
novel	O
,	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	O
Salvage	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
by	O
IDW	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Studio	O
Ronin	O
he	O
created	O
ship	O
models	O
and	O
photographed	O
them	O
using	O
similar	O
lighting	O
to	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
,	O
then	O
created	O
the	O
first	O
concept	O
pieces	O
based	O
on	O
those	O
and	O
Johnston	O
's	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnston	O
described	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Salvage	O
as	O
exciting	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
covering	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
met	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reception	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
while	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
highest	O
ranked	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
90	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
83	O
reviews	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
scored	O
89	O
based	O
on	O
78	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
scored	O
87	O
based	O
on	O
28	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Thierry	O
Nguyen	O
of	O
1Up.com	O
and	O
Carolyn	O
Petit	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
attractive	O
version	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Extraction	O
in	O
early	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nguyen	O
gave	O
minimal	O
comment	O
towards	O
the	O
story	O
aside	O
from	O
noting	O
its	O
change	O
in	O
pacing	O
and	O
incorporating	O
of	O
cinematic	O
setpieces	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
general	O
shift	O
towards	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Francesca	O
Reyes	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
edition	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
,	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
presentation	O
and	O
Isaac	O
's	O
interactions	O
with	O
the	O
cast	O
,	O
though	O
she	O
felt	O
the	O
later	O
narrative	O
and	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
Nicole	O
's	O
appearances	O
bogged	O
down	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
found	O
himself	O
becoming	O
so	O
immersed	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
having	O
trouble	O
distinguishing	O
real-world	O
sounds	O
from	O
those	O
in	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jastrzab	O
felt	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
music	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
should	O
be	O
placed	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
games	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robinson	O
praised	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
action	B-Application
without	O
diluting	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
positively	O
noted	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
dedicated	O
cinematic	O
sequences	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stapleton	O
generally	O
called	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
despite	O
some	O
remaining	O
frustrations	O
with	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
autosaving	O
,	O
and	O
Jastrzab	O
noted	O
the	O
gameplay	O
remained	O
solid	O
despite	O
a	O
shift	O
towards	O
action	B-Application
and	O
cinematic	O
sequences	O
over	O
horror-based	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
campaign	O
Severed	O
met	O
with	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
Metacritic	O
scoring	O
it	O
with	O
65	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
57	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
360	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthony	O
Gallegos	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
more	O
action-focused	O
combat	O
related	O
to	O
Weller	O
's	O
character	O
and	O
profession	O
,	O
but	O
missed	O
the	O
puzzle	O
sections	O
and	O
felt	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
connection	O
to	O
Weller	O
despite	O
enjoying	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
fun	O
if	O
short	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
reported	O
that	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
shipped	O
nearly	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
January	O
,	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
behind	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
and	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
multiplatform	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
seeing	O
the	O
largest	O
share	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
nominated	O
as	O
"	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
wanted	O
to	O
garner	O
additional	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
this	O
end	O
,	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
ended	O
up	O
incorporating	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
elements	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
due	O
to	O
external	O
pressure	O
,	O
including	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
an	O
increased	O
focus	O
on	O
action	B-Application
over	O
horror	O
,	O
and	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releasing	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
released	O
to	O
low	O
sales	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
ultimately	O
disbanding	O
onto	O
other	O
projects	O
before	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
was	O
closed	O
down	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
