The Pulse Rifle's alt-fire mode is now a proximity grenade launcher, the Line Gun lays down laser traps, and the Contact Beam fires a supercharged single shot called the Asteroid Cutter. Many of the weapons from Dead Space have had their alt-fire modes tweaked to be more effective for obliterating Necromorphs.

The Soldier Rig kits Isaac out like one of the Valor's marines (Image credit: Motive) Better weapon upgrades and alt-fire modes

There are also twelve Marker Fragments hidden throughout the Ishimura that unlock access to an additional secret ending when you complete the game, though good luck finding them. The true challenge of new game plus is the Phantom Enemies which are tougher variants of your run-of-the-mill Necromorphs. While you won't keep your kinesis and stasis modules, you can collect your old weapons from storage, and purchase the special level six Soldier Rig, which unlocks extra suit upgrades.

New game plus and an alternate endingĪfter you finish Dead Space for the first time, you can now load into new game plus for an even tougher challenge. The final quest, You Are Not Authorised, has you searching the Ishimura for its senior Crew Rigs so you can get Master Override clearance and open crates containing some fancy loot. The second, Premeditated Malpractice, is all about Brant Harris- effectively patient zero for the Necromorph outbreak on the Ishimura. The first, Scientific Methods, focuses on Isaac tracking his partner, Nicole, and her activities onboard the ship. There are three new side quests to undertake on the USG Ishimura this time around. Isaac actually talks now (Image credit: Motive) Three new side quests

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