Critical Reception: EA/Visceral Games’ Dead Space Extraction

This week’s edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Dead Space Extraction, which reviews describe as “one of the best-looking and most fun action games on the Wii.” Extraction currently earns a score of 82 out of 100 at Metacritic.com. GameSpy’s Anthony Gallegos rates Dead Space Extraction at 4.5 out of 5 stars. “Dead Space Extraction is an example of a game where huge decisions were made regarding player choice and freedom,” he writes. …

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