The dialogue might be less of an issue if the art wasn't quite so ugly. The final scene, which I won't spoil here, is a nice lead-in to Dead Space 2, but otherwise it's disappointingly light on the lore.
It's regrettable that a perfect opportunity to expand upon some of the interesting subplots of the Dead Space universe (wherefore art thou, Markerheads?) has been all but wasted. The two leads have zero chemistry and precious little character, and the plot seems to tie itself in knots trying to fit in excuses for the mini-games. Despite the involvement of Antony Johnston, who scripted the comic-book prequel as well as contributing to both Dead Space and the terrific on-rails spin-off Extraction, Ignition's story is astoundingly dull. Whether you'll be particularly bothered about that is another matter. These hacks are harder than the rest, and as such are more satisfying to complete, though if you're not very good at light puzzles you won't be able to move on with the story hacks need to be finished if you want the plot to progress.Įach individual hacking game has its own leaderboard, though curiously your times in the story mode don't count. Colour-blind gamers will no doubt be delighted to learn that the two main colours are red and green, though yellow receptors are soon introduced, as well as a few new tricks like the ability to remove pieces which may be blocking one beam's path, and mirrors which rotate 90 degrees every three seconds. Last but least worst is Hardware Crack, a light-reflecting puzzle where you place mirrors to guide beams into similarly-hued receivers. With four different types of virus having different effects – one type is only recognised by a specific antiviral defence, another forces the countermeasures to briefly attack one another – there should, in theory, be some strategy to this, but it tends to devolve into mindless button-mashing as you press A repeatedly with the odd B and X thrown in for good measure, overwhelming them with sheer numbers rather than any kind of tactical plan. You can send out as many red spinning icons as you like as long as the slowly-refilling meter isn't entirely depleted.
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