This Dead Space guide will show you all available codes, cheats, tips and achievements in the sci-fi horror surival game’s Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions.
Index of Dead Space 1 and 2 Guides:
Go to the Pause menu that serves as the cheats menu that will let you enter the codes below.
Each wanted effect is followed by its cheat code:
* To get +1,000 credits once press: X(3), Y, X. / square(3), triangle, square.
* To get +2,000 credits once press: X(3), Y(2). / square(3), triangle(2).
* To get +5,000 credits once press: X(3), Y, X, Y. / square(3), triangle, square, triangle.
* To get +10,000 credits once press: X, Y(3), X(2), Y. / square, triangle(3), square(2), triangle.
* To get +2 Power Nodes once press: Y, X(3), Y. / triangle, square(3), triangle.
* To get +5 Power Nodes press: Y, X, Y, X(2), Y, X(2), Y, X(2), Y. / triangle, square, triangle, square(2), triangle, square(2), triangle, square(2), triangle.
* To refill your Oxygen press: X(2), Y(3). / square(2), triangle(3).
* To refill your Stasis and Kinesis Energy press: X, Y(2), X, Y. / triangle, square, triangle(2), square, triangle.
Tips on how to unlock the following.
* Backstory Logs: Beat the game on any difficulty level.
* Impossible Difficulty Setting: Finish the game once on any (some say Medium) difficulty level, save your game, and start a new game. Choose Impossible Mode, then play until you save your game at a kiosk (in a new slot if you like). Always save that game you’re playing in Impossible Mode to keep it unlocked.
* Find the Peng: Peng is a treasure found in the Hangar in between the two sidewalks. As you leave the Kellion for the first time, look over the railing to your left. There is a small statue lying on the ground. You need Kinesis to get it, so you can’t grab it until Chapter 11.
* 10 Power Nodes: Beat the game on any difficulty level. Then load your cleared game save and start a new game on the difficulty which you previously beat the game with all you items and upgraded equipment.
* 50,000 credits: Beat the game on any difficulty level. Then load your cleared game save and start a new game on the difficulty which you previously beat the game with all you items and upgraded equipment.
* Military Suit: Finish the game once on any (some say Medium) difficulty level. It’s a level 6 suit that costs 99,000 credits. After you finish the game, load your cleared game save and start a new game on the difficulty which you previously beat the game with all you items and upgraded equipment.
You can unlock achievements in the Xbox 360 version of the game to get a total of 1,000 Gamerscore points. Here’s the full list of them all.
Achievement (Gamerscore points) — How to unlock it.
A Cut Above (10) — Kill 30 enemies with the Ripper
Air Alert (10) — Zero-G Jump over 100 times
All Systems Go (20) — Complete Chapter 3 on any difficulty setting
Armstrong (10) — Shoot 50 objects using Kinesis
Autofire (10) — Kill 30 enemies with the Pulse Rifle
Betrayed (20) — Complete Chapter 11 on any difficulty setting
Big Spender (10) — Spend 300,000 credits at the store
Brawler (10) — Kill at least 30 enemies with a melee attack
Butcher (40) — Dismember 1000 Limbs
Cannon Fodder (20) — Complete Chapter 4 on any difficulty setting
Crackshot (5) — Achieve a perfect score in the Shooting Gallery
Dead On Arrival (20) — Complete Chapter 1 on any difficulty setting
Don’t Get Cocky Kid (10) — Survive the ADS Cannon with over 50% shield strength remaining
Epic Tier 3 Engineer (150) — Complete the game on the hardest difficulty setting
Eviscerator (10) — Kill 30 enemies with the Line Gun
Exodus (20) — Complete Chapter 12 on any difficulty setting
Freeze (15) — Use Stasis on 50 enemies
Full Arsenal (30) — Own every Weapon in the game
Full Contact (10) — Kill 30 enemies with the Contact Beam
Get off my ship! (15) — Kill the Slug Boss
Greenhouse Effect (20) — Complete Chapter 6 on any difficulty setting
Keeper of the Faith (20) — Complete Chapter 10 on any difficulty setting
Kickin It (10) — Escape from a Lurker’s grab attack 10 times
Lab Rat (20) — Complete Chapter 2 on any difficulty setting
Legend Teller (40) — Collect 150 Logs
Live With The Hot Ones (10) — Kill 30 enemies with the Flamethrower
Marksman (5) — Dismember 20 Limbs
Maxed Out (75) — Upgrade all weapons and equipment
Merchant (10) — Collect 8 schematics
Mindless Prey (30) — Kill the Hive Mind
One Gun (40) — Beat the game using only the Plasma Cutter
Pack Rat (10) — Store 25 Items in the Safe
Playing Catch (10) — Catch a Brute or Leviathan Pod using Kinesis
Pusher (10) — Kill 30 enemies with the Force Gun
Ragdoll Check (5) — Force an enemy into a Gravity Panel 5 times
S.O.S. (20) — Complete Chapter 7 on any difficulty setting
Secret Achievement – Brute Force (15) — Kill a Brute
Secret Achievement – Exterminator (15) — Kill the Leviathan
Slugger (10) — Kill the Slug Boss with more than 50% shield strength remaining
Story Teller (20) — Collect 75 Logs
Strange Transmissions (20) — Complete Chapter 8 on any difficulty setting
Surgeon (20) — Dismember 500 Limbs
Survivor (50) — Complete the game on any difficulty setting
There’s Always Peng! (15) — Find the Peng Treasure
Tool Time (10) — Kill 30 enemies with the Plasma Cutter
True Believer (20) — Complete Chapter 5 on any difficulty setting
Wreckage (20) — Complete Chapter 9 on any difficulty setting
Z-Baller (5) — Complete Level 6 in Zero-G Basketball
You can also unlock achievements in the PlayStation 3 version of the game to get 41 Bronze Trophies, 4 Silver Trophies, 3 Gold Trophies, and 1 Platinum Trophy. Here’s the full list of them all.
Achievement (Trophy type) — How to unlock it.
A Cut Above (Bronze) — Kill 30 enemies with the Ripper
Air Alert (Bronze) — Zero-G Jump over 100 times
All Systems Go (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 3 on any difficulty setting
Armstrong (Bronze) — Shoot 50 objects using Kinesis
Autofire (Bronze) — Kill 30 enemies with the Pulse Rifle
Betrayed (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 11 on any difficulty setting
Big Spender (Bronze) — Spend 200,000 credits at the store
Brawler (Bronze) — Kill at least 30 enemies with a melee attack
Brute Force (Bronze) — Kill a Brute
Butcher (Silver) — Dismember 1000 Limbs
Cannon Fodder (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 4 on any difficulty setting
Concodrance Officer (Platinum) — Collect all Trophies
Crackshot (Bronze) — Achieve a perfect score in the Shooting Gallery
Dead on Arrival (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 1 on any difficulty setting
Don’t get cocky, kid (Bronze) — Survive the ADS Canon with over 50% Shield strength remaining
Epic Tier 3 Engineer (Gold) — Complete the game on the hardest difficulty setting
Eviscerator (Bronze) — Kill 30 enemies with the Line Gun
Exodus (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 12 on any difficulty setting
Exterminator (Bronze) — Kill the Leviathan
Freeze (Bronze) — Use Stasis on 50 Enemies
Full Arsenal (Silver) — Own every Weapon in the game
Full Contact (Bronze) — Kill 30 enemies with the Contact Beam
Get off my ship! (Bronze) — Kill the Slug Boss
Greenhouse Effect (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 6 on any difficulty setting
Keeper of the Faith (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 10 on any difficulty setting
Kickin it (Bronze) — Escape from a Lurker’s grab attack 10 times
Lab Rat (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 2 on any difficulty setting
Legend Teller (Silver) — Collect 150 Logs
Live With The Hot Ones (Bronze) — Kill 30 enemies with the Flamethrower
Marksman (Bronze) — Dismember 20 Limbs
Maxed Out (Gold) — Upgrade all weapons and equipment
Merchant (Bronze) — Collect 8 schematics
Mindless Prey (Bronze) — Kill the Hive Mind
One Gun (Gold) — Beat the game using only the Plasma Cutter
Pack Rat (Bronze) — Store 25 Items in Safe
Playing Catch (Bronze) — Catch a Brute or Leviathan Pod using Kinesis
Pusher (Bronze) — Kill 30 enemies with the Force Gun
Ragdoll Check (Bronze) — Force an enemy into a Gravity Panel 5 times
S.O.S. (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 7 on any difficulty setting
Slugger (Bronze) — Kill the Slug Boss with more than 50% Shield strength remaining
Story Teller (Bronze) — Collect 75 Logs
Strange Transmissions (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 8 on any difficulty setting
Surgeon (Bronze) — Dismember 500 Limbs
Survivor (Silver) — Complete the game on any difficulty setting
There’s Always Peng (Bronze) — Find the Peng Treasure
Tool Time (Bronze) — Kill 30 enemies with the Plasma Cutter
True Believer (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 5 on any difficulty setting
Wreckage (Bronze) — Complete Chapter 9 on any difficulty setting
Z-Baller (Bronze) — Complete Level 6 in Zero-G Basketball
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