Dead Space Wii - Ground Up Prequel

EA have expanded on the original announcement of Dead Space for Wii, as an all new chapter.

When the publisher made the reveal earlier this month, it was uncertain whether it would be an all-new game or a port of the high-definition original. Today the game has received a subtitle "Extraction" and details on the story.

The game will be a prequel revealing the events leading up to Isaac Clarke’s mission on the USG Ishimura, introducing an exclusive new heroine, characters, weaponry and co-operative multiplayer gameplay. Extraction marries the "innovative motion controls of the Wii Remote with a frenetic first person perspective" to create an all new side to the story, and a completely ground-up title for Wii.

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. 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.

Glen Schofield, VP and General Manager of EA Redwood Shores studio

Dead Space Extraction is an EA Redwood Shores title, and is due for release in Autumn 2009.