8 Best Hackers In Gaming History

By Kenneth Cummings /

5. Isaac Clarke

For the uninitiated, Isaac Clarke is basically space MacGuyver. Part of what makes him so cool is that he's just a super-nerd turned alien zombie-slaying badass. An engineer for the CEC mining corporation, Isaac is the go-to tech guy, which is a spot normally reserved for a side character. During his exploits on The Sprawl and Tau Volantis, Isaac will need to rewire some machinery in a manner that might be considered illegal, if not for an infestation of undead horrors. This involves a quick rotation puzzle in which the player must find the "sweet spot" a few times without running out of time or getting their face eaten off by a Necromorph. To make the process go a little faster, console players can also equip the Hacker RIG which, aside from looking really cool, gives the added bonus of being able to complete the game in one less stage - a nice little perk for players who actually bought Dead Space: Ignition, which featured an arguably more diverse series of mini-games (and not much else) in a far worse game.