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An interesting gameplay variation is that Necromorphs cannot be killed with head or body shots. Instead Isaac has to shoot the limbs off of Necromorphs to "kill" them. And since the Necromorphs come in many different shapes quite a bit of strategy is required. Isaac also has a Stasis module which can slow enemies down to the point of looking frozen, and levitate objects to solve puzzles.
In 2011 Iron Monkey Studios released a game for the iPhone and iPad also called ''[[Dead Space (mobile game)|Dead Space]]''. It takes place in the same universe, but has more to do with ''[[Dead Space 2]]'' than ''[[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]''. Though since it has the same name, tropes for it are kept on this page at the bottom.
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'''Please Note''': This game has a separate page for the sequel, ''[[Dead Space 2]]''. Please add game-appropriate tropes to the correct page.
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** A Necromorph also does this to Isaac if you don't fight it off in time.
* [[Zombie Gait]]: Averted for the most part. Most Necromorphs can keep running pace with Isaac, the exceptions being the ones whose bulk or frailty wouldn't logically allow them to match his speed. Special mention has to go to the Twitchers, former soldiers whose stasis units have been re-purposed to make them inhumanely quick, allowing them to cross a room in seconds.
== ''Dead Space: iOS Edition'' provides examples of ==
* [[Action Girl]]: {{spoiler|Vandal!}}
* [[The Bad Guy Wins]]: '''And how.'''
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: {{spoiler|The fake battery-life indicator flashing red is there to screw with players' minds.}}
* [[Bribing Your Way to Victory]]: The iTunes Store has several DLC packs with suits and credits that can give you a leg up on the early parts of the game. You certainly don't need them in standard gameplay unless you want to totally break the game, but if you attempt the [[Harder Than Hard]] Nightmare Mode, it may come in handy.
* [[Chainsaw Good]]: In contrast to Isaac, who was limited to punching Necromorphs, Vandal starts out with a one-handed plasma saw (essentially a chainsaw with an energy blade) for melee attacks.
* [[Corrupt Church]]: You play as a newly-converted Unitologist engineer recruited to unleash Necromorphs into the Sprawl.
* [[Downer Ending]]: After defeating the final boss, {{spoiler|Vandal is seriously wounded and tries to get help but no one answers. The game ends with Vandal's helmet lying on the ground, with a trail of blood starting from where she was lying down. Meanwhile, [[The Bad Guy Wins|Tyler reports to his superiors that his mission has succeeded,]] setting the table for ''[[Dead Space 2]].''}}
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|All this time, Tyler Radikov was setting up Vandal.}} And boy, does Vandal get pissed off by this betrayal.
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: If you've played ''[[Dead Space 2]]'', you know this game is not going to have a happy ending.
* [[The Hero Dies]]: {{spoiler|In [[Dead Space 2]], Isaac discovers a recording next to Vandal's eviscerated corpse ; the aforementioned conditions in which the log is found, combined with the fact Norton notes that that was her final log, indicate she died in the end. Or does she?}}
* [[Interquel]]: This game takes place between ''[[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]'' and ''[[Dead Space 2]].''
* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|Tyler Radikov}} gets away with {{spoiler|manipulating Vandal/Karrie Norton into allowing the Necromorphs to spread throughout the Sprawl}}.
* [[Mind Screw]]: Vandal's hallucinations get very creative and mind-boggling. At one moment, you think you've transformed into a Slasher Necromorph, only to find out it's one of the protagonist's hallucinations.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: This is used to jumpstart the game's events. After sabotaging the powerboxes used to control the infection, Vandal is pressed by Doctor Tiedemann to repair the emergency quarantine seal.
* {{spoiler|[[Samus Is a Girl]]: The shocking twist behind Vandal's true identity in the ending proves that this trope is not dead yet.}}
* [[Sanity Slippage]]: Vandal struggles with this throughout the game.
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: {{spoiler|That battery life indicator that flashes red while fighting a Brute? It's just there to play with your head, nothing to worry about.}}
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