Dead Space 2: Unlock Plasma Cutter Weapon from Dead Space 1

You can unlock the Plasma Cutter weapon from Dead Space 1 in Dead Space 2 for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

All you have to do is have a saved game from Dead Space 1 on your hard drive when you load Dead Space 2 and it will be unlocked automatically. Any upgrades you made to it however in Dead Space 1 will be lost.