I still don't agree being a rail shooter was the problem with Dead Space. It was trying to pretend it was, well, the guided first person experience. You can get away with it if there is enough of a game (like the first Dead Space), but not in a genre noted for action.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs








