PRODUCT DESCRIPTION A deep space mining crew is on the surface of a planet where they are proceeding with the extraction of a mysterious monolithic planet marker, a job which makes the miners uneasy. Suddenly, the main ship experiences a power outage, cutting them off from the miners down below as the miners are attacked by an inhuman enemy which kills anyone in sight and then turns their corpses into lifeless murde AMAZON.COM Dead Space: Downfall serves as a prelude to the popular Electronic Arts video game. In the distant future, the crew of the ship Ishimura discovers a mysterious artifact on a barren planet "several million light years" from Earth. Members of the Unitologist Church believe it's a holy object that will help humans overcome death. Hidden within it are monsters who take over the crew's bodies, mutate into grotesque beasts, and attack everything in sight. Although tough-as-press-on-nails security chief Alissa Vincent leads a bloody battle against the aliens, the entire crew is transmogrified and/or devoured: The stage is set for Isaac Clarke to board the remains of the Ishihara and kick some alien butt. As a film Dead Space: Downfall makes little sense. What did the aliens live on before the humans arrived? Why is their body chemistery perfectly attuned to homo sapiens? Why do church members regard the artifact as holy when no one's seen it before? Fans of the game may be willing to overlook the incoherent story, stolid direction, and uninspired animation that apes anime. Uninitiated viewers should look elsewhere for entertainment. (Unrated: Suitable for age 16 and older: extensive profanity, gore, grotesque imagery, nudity, graphic violence, including violence against women) --Charles Solomon Stills from Dead Space: Downfall (click for larger image) Beyond Dead Space: Downfall On Blu-ray Dead Space , the Xbox 360 game More from Anchor Bay- Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
