

It also cannot be used at will, the prompt for the saw slash only appears when an enemy is near.A Necromorph hit by the saw will flinch back, however, giving the player room for a quick counterattack or simply slash the Necromorph into submission. It is, however, relatively weak and does not deal reliable damage to anything besides a Slasher. Vandal can utilize her Plasma Saw for a quick slash at any Necromorph within range.This can, and should only be done, when the currently-equipped weapon is desperately in need of reload, as the player can reload while meleeing. While weak (and often futile), enemies struck by a melee swing will become briefly stunned, and spamming melee will stun-lock them indefinitely until they die or until the player stops attacking.


The rate of attack (Swings and Stomps both) are a lot slower in Dead Space compared to Dead Space 2, leading to using melee effectively to dispatch enemies in Dead Space fairly ineffective compared to the second game, where the swings come fast after one another.It does not need to do damage blocked attacks provide the same result. Melee can be used, if timed right, to stop a Slasher charging at you from doing harm.If ammo is scarce, then the player can kill a Pregnant by applying Stasis to it and stomping its legs until it falls, at which point Stasis is reapplied and the player can stomp it to death.In Dead Space, Necromorphs' ability to foil Isaac's punches and stomps makes meleeing Necromorphs without the aid of Stasis ill-advised.
