Dead Space Extraction pre-order instantly unlocks 'challenge rooms'

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 2nd 2009 at 10:15AM }

Dead Space Extraction has gone gold and is ready for its on-rails debut on September 29. Those who pre-order the game from participating retailers will receive four challenge rooms. Of course, that does away with the actual challenge of unlocking them, since you normally gain access simply by playing through the game's chapters.

Perhaps that explains Dead Space Girl's terrified expression on the cover -- she didn't pre-order and now has to play the game she just bought.

Gallery: Dead Space: Extraction

Tags: dead-space, dead-space-extraction, dead-space-girl, ea, electronic-arts, pre-order

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

guttertalk @ Sep 2nd 2009 11:10AM

One day, will the pre-order bonus be that you will have a completed game?

krunkster @ Sep 2nd 2009 11:49AM

uh oh, here we go again?

CBAkiba25 @ Sep 2nd 2009 3:49PM

heck yeah!

dark_inchworm (stronger than never, ever before) @ Sep 2nd 2009 11:58AM

This is an extremely stupid trend in pre-order bonuses. But at the very least, it makes it easier to decide whether I should pre-order this or not.

Hardy @ Sep 2nd 2009 12:37PM

These preoder bonuses are there to entice you to buy the game right away and not later or used.

I think it's fair if preorders get things in games right away, but as long as everyone else can have access to them too, just getting them is much much much harder.

MRLN the Amazing @ Sep 2nd 2009 12:39PM

Oh look, they're putting Dead Space Girl back in all the pictures.

I really hate in-game bonuses for pre-orders. A little bobblehead Dead Space Girl would at least be novel. But giving us an extra that we technically already own? Naw, I'll pass. I'd rather unlock them on my own.

THRILLHO @ Sep 2nd 2009 12:55PM

I've always hated pre-order items like this. Most of the time its a universal code that just takes one person to post it online for all to have.

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