A few of the Xbox 360 launch games were very over-hyped (the Rare titles, for instance), but Condemned: Criminal Origins (C:CO) certainly wasn't one of them. While the game isn't revolutionary in any way, I haven't played a game that just drowns you in a creepy atmosphere like this in a long time. Not only that, but it also has a great storyline, impressive visuals, and brutal first-person melee combat.
Pros: Very nice graphics; excellent presentation; amazlingly creepy atmosphere; insane first-person melee combat; lots of cool weapons to pick up; great storyline that will keep you interested & guessing until the end; enemy AI is the best I have seen in this kind of game; nice placement of checkpoints; aboslutely amazing sound effects and what little music there is here is great and timed perfectly; voice acting is top-notch; collecting evidence is a fun little change of pace; the game will scare the crap out of you at times; will leave you screaming for a sequal.
Cons: The game is too short; opening credits (while being cool) are a obvious rip-off of the movie 'Se7en'; addition of guns in the game feels kinda pointless; not much reason to play it after you beat it; enviroments get very repetitive during the middle part of the game; the lead character's head looks very strange; while the tazer is handy, the game gets overly difficult when there are multiple enemies attacking you.
As you can see by my comments, I really liked this game. I must admit that C:CO surprised me. I read reviews about it, but I didn't expect the game to be as good as it turned out. I certainly hope Monolith & Sega are teaming up to make a sequal so we get to see where the storyline takes us. Because if it's anything like this game, it would be a wonderful ride.
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