
An amalgam, less than the sum of its parts, whose main focus becomes overwrought and frustrating by the time you’re halfway through its short run-time.

In VG247's review of The Callisto Protocol, Dom gave it 3/5 stars, saying that it's "not the next step in horror gaming, the evolution of Dead Space, or a proposition unlike anything you’ve seen before – it’s the opposite. A remake of EA's Dead Space is only a few weeks away, and if you're planning to play on PC via Steam, you'll be able to double up.

The fact that the Dead Space Remake is so close might be welcome to those let down by the recent release of The Callisto Protocol, a new title from the original creator of Dead Space that is basically just the same thing. 54.5 at Amazon 54.99 at Best Buy 54.99 at GameStop. Though developer Motive Studio did note that he only does so when spoken to, and in situations where it makes sense, so it doesn't sound like it will be drastically different from the original. In order to match up with the sequels a bit more, Isaac will now be talking in the remake.

Dead Space 2 takes place a few years after the events of the first game, and while the original Dead Space pit protagonist Isaac Clark as a silent one, its sequel did give him one.
