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another csi investigation but great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game was creepy not scary but creepy, the effects were great the storyline was great. This was a mystirious game cause what if the underground is lurked with strange disfigured people and people that crawl i already no that bums live underground but what if everthing in this game is true, but otherwise this was a great fun game. It starts of with a detective to solve a murder from the hands of a phyco path but then 2 police officers got shot and killed by the phyco path murder'er, then the other police officers acused the detective of killing the 2 police office'rs but then things got worst, the detective and that other women had to solve crimes by not only the murder'er someone else was behind it all to, so as i continued the story the game started to get very interesting and very great it was like watching a horror movie and playing at the sametime, so back to what i was saying the there was'nt only one murder'er there was two causeing deaths, as the detective was solveing the murder case'es he was'nt alone there were creepy looking people that he had to fight over to succead his mission, through the game the detective was solveing pure evil and unsolved case'es quite sad to but this was a great game.

Not So Fast!!!!!!!!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: June 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I read several of the reviews about this game and got suckered into shelling out sixty bucks for it. It is ten levels long -- six bucks a level. It takes only a day to beat it. The graphics are excellent, but game play is too slow and boring. They at least could have given us another serial killer to hunt down after you catch Serial Killer X to make another ten levels or so. But then again this game is so slow and boring it wouldn't hold your attention for twenty levels -- you'd be selling it on Amazon just like I'm going to do after I write this. This game just doesn't have much going for it other than being pretty.

The Scariest Game Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a game that deserves the title of scariest game ever. You are Ethan Thomas an FBI agent who is suppose to find the Match Maker a man who kills his victims by making them into manniquenns. Around 10-15 minutes you will be framed for the murder of two policemen. This is where the game gets interesting because you battle people that are on this strange drug as they say and its gone rampant throughout the city.

You then have to prove that you're still a good guy by finding the criminal who killed the two policemen. You'll then face different varieties of enemies, but there aren't many though. Then you will be tasked to gather lots of evidence and try to find the Match Maker, but there is another criminal the one criminal who stole your gun and killed the two policemen, his name is Serial Killler X and trust me he is very smart making you put your brain to the test.

This game will make you go to places you really wouldn't want go to, for example you go to the appleseed orchard which is probably the scariest place in the game. The game doesn't get very scary until you get to the 5th chapter then things will get scarier. The game uses very amazing graphics. The enviroments and atmosphere is incredibly scary and realistic, but the character designs aren't incredible they're kind of rubbery but they're still good. The whole game is extremely dark and if you didn't that very very handy flashlight then well....... this game would get one star. you also get a very handy taser (the reason they put it in here is probably because sometimes you might not be good at blocking so you can taser some criminal butt.) This game is extremly awesome and scary and gives me hope for FPS and other first person games for the Xbox 360.

Not for the faint of heart....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The most impressive thing Sega has done was to turn a dull CSI type game into a horror themed freaking scary game. It's not that the characters are scary, but it's the music and sounds that make it frightning. Beware of several jumpy parts that will make your heart beat faster than Nascar. It would be a great game to play by youself in the basement in the dark...if you dare. Having surround sound adds to the suspence..and keeps you right on the edge.

The gameplay is okay. The first person view point makes the game that more scarier. There are numerous weapon variety from, wooden 2x4's, pipes, axes, sledgehammers, and more. It would of been great if there were more guns and ammos to use through out the game. I would rather be blasting creeps with a sawed off shotgun than banging their head with a pipe. Overall, this game is a great Xbox 360 launch game..by far the most frightening game out so far...a must play for those who want to "spook" up their gaming console!

Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game scared the hell out of me but I loved every minute of it. Awesome game and concept.

A decent game marred by strange, unsatisfying plot...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

"Condemned" is basically about Serial Crimes Unit Officer, Ethan Thomas, and his quest to track down a serial killer, the likes of which the world has never seen. He's like a "super serial killer", you see.

But Ethan has got his work cut out for him, because it just so happens that the answers he seeks are all found in the stinkiest, slimiest, most urine-soaked locales in all the land. To top it off, these places are all inhabited by morally-bankrupt drug addicts (plus the occasional mutant) who wield an array of blunt objects. Needless to say, they would like nothing better than to tenderize Ethan's beefy mug with the objects in question.

Admittedly, the gameplay in this title is mostly enjoyable. You creep around in the dark, largely unaware of where the next assault may be coming from. Every noise puts you on edge, and you will be pulling plenty of 180 degree turns to make sure a foe isn't about to get the drop on you. The fact that you use melee weapons most of the time definitely adds to the tension. Plus, vanquishing your enemies is quite satisfying in this game. There's lots of meaty thuds and bloody chicklets spewing forth, which is pretty much videogame paydirt.

The part of gameplay that gets old fast is searching for clues with Ethan's trick bag of hi-tech gizmos. Imagine using a black-lite to find organic matter in a room and not being able to fight while doing so. Next thing you know, a rather agitated chap comes out of the woodwork trying to bust your face in, and you are left fumbling with buttons, trying to put your black-lite away so you can exchange blows with your new pal. Irritating? You bet.

The cut-sequences are also off-putting, but not in a desirable way. Ethan and the rest of the characters all resemble ruddy, ungainly sacks of meat whose eyes squint and strain from under folds of fleshy flaps. I suppose this is in keeping with the rest of the gritty motif which the game pursues, but it just seems weird and unnecessary. Their appearences sort of remind you of a stinky, unemployed, middle-aged uncle who has been drinking far too hard and long and still never gets your name right at family gatherings.

However, what really dampens this game is the plot that's so surreal that it's silly. The very title of this game seems to be a parody of itself, because everywhere you go is, well, condemned. Ethan has no trouble finding a condemned variant of every possible location you could think of. Ethan goes to a condemned neighborhood. A condemned sewer. A condemned farm house. A condemned high school. A condemned shopping mall (that's right, a condemned mall in America. No joke). It's all silly enough to detract from the feelings of horror that the game attempts to evoke.

Beyond the unlikely settings, the storyline is also vague and unsatisfying. I'm sure the surrealism is meant to creep you out, but it ultimately ends up leaving you with more questions than answers and pissing you off. For instance, there's Ethan's mysterious past. Without spoiling anything, we slowly learn that there's something unusual about Ethan, but we never really learn what that "something" is. Also, I get the sense that the game tries to make a tawdry statement about "the evil that lurks in us all", but it is all done in such a murky, ill-defined way that it avoids being psychologically gratifying on any level.

In general, it's a passable piece of dreck that may be worthy of a few of your unoccupied nights. It's kind of like an 8oz can of Mountain Dew; short and sweet, and you'll soon forget you even had it.

Scared the pants off of me...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This isn't my cup of tea, but for the record this game scared the pants off of me... it still sends shivers down my spine. Very atmospheric lighting and sound, and has the suspense of a horror flick right on the money. Don't expect a hack and slash. More like a CSI episode written by M. Knight Shyamalan.

Awesome - all games should be this well done!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: August 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I sat down to play this game one night after dinner. I ended up playing it all the way through until 3 AM - IT IS AWESOME! What a great mix of good graphics, great combination of a FPS, CSI type game, with horror, suspense and high production values to boot. This game was a real pleasure to play! I highly recommend playing it as others suggest - lights off, dark room and if you have 5.1 sound, you are in for a treat. Really, I couldn't recommend it any higher.

Great story but unfortunately average

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It's pretty much destiny that video games don't translate well to movies or television. Apparently the same is true in reverse. Condemned has a fantastic story. The voice acting is spot on. This would have made a great movie or television miniseries. Unfortunately, the gameplay kind of stinks. The only thing that kep me going was the engrossing story. The annoying fighting interface was sad. The "investigative" tools and situations felt forced and contrived. I get that the idea was to have a great story that you could interact in and drive as the main character. I just don't think they pulled it off very well. Apparently they are making a sequel. Let's hope it's an improvement.

good game but bad reflection of our society

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: May 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First off I realize these reviews should focus on the game not a persons personal opinions of larger moral issues. I have never been a big fan of slasher type movies and find it a little disturbing how many such movies one sees on the shelves of a place like blockbuster video. I just wonder why so many people find such things pleasant to watch.

I do, however, like to play survival horror games because the environments are so tense and being in the center of action in such a game can be very entertaining. This game certainly has that. The environments are outstanding and the combat is pretty fun. It also has an interesting story line and the character development is good. The music also fits the mood just right. I have played quite a few games of this type and don't think I am overly squimish. However, there is some stuff in this game that is just over the top in terms of human suffering and torture. Perhaps I am being a hypocrite by critisizing it in such a way when I bought it and will probably finish it, but it does make me wonder what people really value in our society?

If you like these type of games this is one of the best you will find but please don't play it around children.

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