The Plasma Cutter is a hitscan weapon with perfect accuracy, but unlike the Seeker Rifle, it hits a line rather than just a tiny spot the size of a bullet. Many weapons in Dead Space 2 fire exactly where you aim them without any spread, but they can miss due to small hit areas or projectile speed.

However, the weapon's function hasn't changed much since its debut.ĭespite being similar to a pistol in layout, the Plasma Cutter has perfect accuracy.

The change in apperance is owed to the original Plasma Cutter being a tool used to excavate rock, while this one is meant to be used for surgery, repurposed for surgical limb removal by Isaac.

This handheld little death device returns from Dead Space 1 with a vengeance and an all new appearance, ready to shred through the hordes. I will share my personal experiences about the aspects of each weapon in the game and how each can come in handy.Ĭredit to the Dead Space Wiki for the pictures. In this guide, I'm not going to show upgrade trees, tell you where you can find each weapon (if you have the free DLCs, you start with free versions of every weapon available in the bank anyway), suggest certain upgrades (damage/duration is pretty much the most important one for every case, as it conserves ammo), or tell you how to play the game. Some tools are just better at severing limbs than others, so naturally they would make better weapons against Necromorphs. The reasoning behind this is that weapons are traditionally designed to kill by blood loss or destruction of internal organs, which Necromorphs are not susceptible to.

Most of the 'weapons' in Dead Space are actually mining or engineering tools which are clearly not OSHA compliant. Before you complain about the various aspects of this guide, keep note that it will contain a lot of personal opinions formed from experience in addition to the premise of the weapons themselves.

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