EA Announces Dead Space: Extraction

Kris Erickson • Feb 18, 2009 • Comments (0)

Electronic Arts today announced that it will release an on-rails shooter called Dead Space Extraction on the Wii later in 2009. This news clarifies the company's earlier announcement that it would be porting a version of the Console shooter to the Wii with motion contols. The on-rails gameplay aspect comes as a surprise to many.

Dead Space Extraction is a prequel that reveals the events leading up to Isaac Clarke’s mission on the USG Ishimura in the original Dead Space game released last year. Dead Space Extraction will marry the unique motion controls of the Wii Remote with a frenetic first person perspective to recreate the survival horror feel of the Xbox 360 and PS3 version.

Dead Space Extraction tells the story of a handful of space colonists desperately struggling to escape from a horrific infection on the Aegis VII mining colony deep in the furthest regions of space. The Wii game introduces a new heroine to the fiction and as the crew fall victim to a mysterious contagion aboard the ship, it becomes clear that protecting her may be their only hope for survival. Dead Space Extraction also introduces new characters, weapons, enemies, puzzles and co-operative multiplayer gameplay.

“We could not be more excited to extend Dead Space into an experience exclusive to the Wii. Nintendo has a wonderful history in the horror genre and we are thrilled to build on that tradition with Dead Space Extraction,” said Glen Schofield, VP and General Manager of EA Redwood Shores studio. “As we were developing Dead Space, we realized that there was so much of the story going untold. Dead Space Extraction tells that story with all of the intensity, blood and gore that fans would expect.”

Dead Space Extraction is an EA Redwood Shores title and is scheduled to ship in Autumn 2009.