Via the official PlayStation Blog, Dead Space 2 Producer Scott Probst revealed the multiplayer mode will feature objective-based, four-vs.-four gameplay across five maps.
"Not only will players have the chance to play as the Sprawl Security Team, but they will have a chance to see the other side of the coin and play as the evil Necromorph forces," Probst stated. "Players will be able to play as four different Necromorph characters, each with its own unique gameplay style: The Pack, The Lurker, The Spitter, and the newly famous Puker."
The Sprawl Security Team will have specific objectives on each map and be given the overall task of eradicating the Necromorph forces and restoring safety. Necromorphs will do their best to make the Security Team dinner.
In addition, the Dead Space 2 multiplayer will feature its own unique level progression metagame. Players will be able to unlock new weapons, suit skins, and weapon upgrades for Security Team members as well as new abilities and characteristics for each class of Necromorph.
Dead Space 2 is being designed for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PCs. The game is set to ship on January 25.
Sharkey says: I'm a big Left 4 Dead fan, so I think Visceral is at least on the right path with its multiplayer, even if it isn't exactly original. Still, this is one of those games where I could care less if they include multiplayer or not. Like the original BioShock, Dead Space's horror worked, in large part, because you were all alone. No matter how it's pitched, multiplayer in Dead Space seems like an out-of-place extra appendage. Then again, I felt the same way about an Assassin's Creed multiplayer, and critics have been raving about Brotherhood since they went hands-on at E3.
