Dead Space Out This Month

If you're a fan of sci-fi horror games like last year's BioShock, the X-box's Fatal Frame 2, the under-appreciated Clive Barker's Undying and the more classic System Shock 2 , then Dead Space is probably a game you should look out for.

A hands-on preview by Ricardo Torres is out on Gamespot. It's borderline spoiler-free, and gives you a good idea of what you'll be up to when you leap into the game.

You may have already figured it out: something goes terribly awry in some huge space vessel. A dear lady-friend is on board, so you're here to rescue her, and here you are trying to make heads-and-tails of the dismembered corpses you see all over. Yes, you also get to upgrade your gear- weapons, armor, and even special abilities- anything you can do to help you get to the bottom of this mess.

Ah, you can expect a lot of nasty beasties as well. And you know they get progressively more ornery as you make your way through the game. Monster bosses that await you at the end of each level? Likely so. But before we all get ahead of ourselves, why not go ahead and read the rest of the preview on Gamespot here.

Dead Space by Electronic Arts hits the shelves on October 20.

Cheers, everyone!