We head deeper into the USG Ishimura in our latest hands-on look at EA’s Wii-exclusive sci-fi horror game.

The bad news only gets worse for the USG Ishimura in the upcoming Wii-exclusive Dead Space Extraction from EA’s Visceral Games development studio. This platform-exclusive survival horror game functions as both a prequel and side story to the acclaimed Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 original. We’ve seen the game a number of times so far (most recently, at GamesCom 2009), and yesterday, EA dropped by with an updated build of the game to show off a new level and give GameSpot an exclusive peek at the first boss in the game.

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Deep Silver is searching for gold with its upcoming survival horror game set in the Himalayas. We’ve got an updated look.

SAN FRANCISCO–Climbing mountains is hard enough work but what if, in between forging a path up a mountainous range in the Himalayas, you were beset upon by evil spirits intent on doing you all sorts of bodily harm? That’s the compelling question that’s poised in Deep Silver’s upcoming survival horror game, Cursed Mountain for the Nintendo Wii. At a GDC 2009 press event in San Francisco tonight, we had a chance to check out the game again; our first look at the game since November of last year.

It’s billed as “survival horror” but Cursed Mountain, despite its title, seems more like a action game to us. Sure, there’s plenty of creepy atmosphere as you make your way through the Himalayan setting, trekking up a mountain and making your way through spooky Buddhist villages, as you search for your lost brother. Still, despite the occasional fight with an angered spirit, this looks like a pretty straight-ahead adventure game, with occasional combat, puzzle solving, and action sequences.

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