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Better in every way...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First off, let me say that I enjoyed the first game. It was scary, had interesting characters, and overall a decent story line. This game though is by far better in every way. The new fighting style (combos, finishing moves, ect.) are awesome and leave you feeling more confident to face the hordes of twisted villains that are in the game. Also the variety of bad guys in this game is awesome too. The story is compelling and the graphics are amazing. The addition of FPS after you beat the game adds a new twist to make the game replayable as well. (FPS mode gives you a firearm from the start with unlimited ammo but with tougher enemies.) I haven't tried the multiplayer, but if it's as well thought out and developed as the campaign, I'm sure it will be great. The achievements are also fun to try and get. If your on the fence, give it a go. Well worth the money. If you haven't played the first one, get this one! It's better in every way...

one of the better survival horror games for nxt gen systems

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Im a big fan of survival horror games, and for condemned 2 it's all worth it. OK if u never played the first condemned it's ok, lots of improvements were brought up in 2. Play control.. this time u can combo up with ur fists, grapple and finish off enemies directly into the background, blocking really requires some skill,(u just can't simply hold down and block thinking ur not going to recieve damage, u actually have to time enemy attacks to maximize inflicting damage to enemies). GRAFx..from deep dark street hallways, to alleyways, to inside ur head pyschosis dreams of medical tables ect. everything looks good and creepy/fearful(i just love the fact ur character is so opened to the enviroment, anyone/anything can come at u at any direction and attack u, this always brings fear and suspenseful emotions to oneself). story...story is deep and intriging it comes directly from part one but enough for first timers to "get the picture". sounds r one of the elements any SH game should have, creepy shadows lurking everywhere, footsteps, object being thrown down wow scary. overall in a simply way... if ur not a fan of SH games don't get this, but if u love SH games get condemned 2 its all the worth it. oh, the online modes r really fun to play. team up go against other group of people. I just hope in the long run if there's any plans to make condemned 3 sega should make the story mode co - op make ethan have a partner just as tough. Nuf said..."fear is facinating".. superbeast7877

Even better than the first one

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you like Condemned: Criminal Origins, then you will like this one too. Bloodshot has the same errie and unsettling environments, and spooky special effects to compliment the mood.

The story in Bloodshot is directly related to where Criminal Origins left off. Bloodshot develeops Ethan Thomas even more so, and we learn about his past, and his relationship with Malcom.

The fighting mechanics are vastly improved. now there are stage fatalities, combos, and slow motion fist fights that let you see every bone being broken. Another improvement in the mechanics is that you control each fist seperatly, and you can carry multiple items. but the last one is one of the many upgrades you can now earn, depending on how well you do in each stage.

i highly recomand this series to anyone who enjoys the horror genre games.

you will all die

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this game is hot better than the first but the first was great to but this one was better more serious envestigations more terror its like the suffering ties that bind combined with resident evil4 this game was not scary though it was great playing this game after beating part1 i new part 2 was going to come out and this is better more great effeacts great weapon use and you can use your fist you could'nt do that in part one but this game is great

Bloodshot,a lot of time shot. =

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game was just awesome, getting all of the achievements took a lot of time, but that is what I look for in a good game. This game builds on all the good things its predecessor had. Not everyone will love this game, but if Survival Horror [ie. Gears/Fear] and intriguing stories are what you crave, Bloodshot is right down your alley. ;-)

Tremendous improvements over the original Condemned

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Every complaint I had about the first Condemned has been addressed on the second release. Great controls and game play. Graphics are good and the sound is incredible, very creepy and sets a mood for the game that keeps you on edge of your seat. Definetly check this game out.

Still wailing on my fun-sense with a piece of bent rebar!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is the last title I got to play before my 360 broke down and died at the ripe old age of 9 months. (I know, pathetic, isn't it? Heck, I still have my Sega Master System from 1984 and it works GREAT! ...yeah, so I still play it sometimes.) Luckily, it was a really, really title to end on. At least for the time being. Until I fix it.

Anyway, let's get down to brass tacks. Bloodshot.

Creepy, creepy, creepy--that's the name of the game here, Bubba.

Different in subtle ways from the original Condemned. How so? A bit more depth. I loved the added element of receiving rewards based on how well you perform in each level. You can accumulate all sorts of (permanent!) goodies, such as brass knuckles to increase your punching power, a kevlar vest to halve the damage you take from gunshots, and--my absolute favorite--the holster.

In the original Condemned, you could carry one (1) weapon with you. It added tension and not a few frustrating moments when you found yourself with a single bullet and had to decide whether to toss the pistol for a 2x4 with rusty nails in it, or keep the firearm, knowing that--placed correctly--that one bullet could dispatch an enemy at range with no risk to yourself.

This time around--providing you perform well enough--you can be granted a holster. This'll let you tuck away a pistol for later, and pick up a second weapon to wield in the meantime. There's at least one level where I know I made it through because I had that backup saved.

The story, alas, alack, has become akin to Lost: rather convoluted and confusing. (For example, some people in the world have a very special ability: they can explode your body by yelling at you. Yeah, I know. I was thinking, "Huh?" too) Still, the atmosphere hasn't changed at all. I focused on that and had no problems.

There are changes to the crime scene investigations, too. Now you actually have to look at the evidence and infer what happened based what you, the gamer, see on the screen. You have to be good at this to get those rewards I was talking about. I suppose you could get by on trial and error--the inferences are multiple-choice--but where's the satisfaction in that? I enjoyed studying those vicious, creepy crime scenes. Take your time. Soak it in.

I have to admit I also enjoyed the personification of your character's inner demons. Twisted versions of yourself, they show up from time to time and represent different fears and vices--read the scenes for cues as to which demon is there at any given moment. Most screen time is devoted to Alcohol, the demon that seems to be the strongest.

And speaking of alcohol, I'd watch your young, impressionable kids around this game. Just like the questionable morality of showing plumbers eating random mushrooms in order to grow big and strong, this game causes you to sate your character's addiction by chugging bottles of liquor from time to time. Without it, your hands shake badly, and you can't aim a weapon to save your life.

Was there anything I didn't like? I'm not sure I liked the survival of an important evildoer from the original (not spoiling anything with names). I would have been much more satisfied with him having died. It just doesn't seem likely that he wouldn't have.

And there also seems to be an overabundance of firearms in this title as opposed to the original, which gave it less tension and worries over your character's health.

Still, those are very minor things, and should not in any way dissuade you from giving this title a shot. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

MAJOR Improvement

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: March 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Condemned 2: Bloodshot brings back everything I loved about the first game, and improves on what I wasn't ecstatic about. Fans of the first version will applaud the updated fighting system here. Not only can you pummel your opponents with uppercuts, hooks, and one-two combos, but you can creatively finish them off with objects in the environment once they fall to their knees (smashing their heads into a nearby T.V. set, for example).

The forensic aspect of the game has been improved as well. In "Criminal Origins", collecting evidence was essentially a no-brainer. You just walked up to a scene, pressed a few buttons, and the game did the rest. This time around, the developers have made investigations more puzzling. The player is now required to analyze a scene with his/her own eyes and answer questions on it based on the details he/she sees. In addition to this, the player now has to choose the right tool for the scene (as opposed to "Criminal Origins" where the right tool was produced automatically). This adds a much more immersive aspect to investagting, and its something that I, personally, am very excited about. I like to use my brains once in a while when playing a video game.

Perhaps the coolest, and cleverest, addition to the game is the upgrade system. In "Criminal Origins", if a player was tenacious enough to earn a gold badge from a mission, he/she was rewarded with nothing more than some artwork or a video to watch from the bonus menu. In "Bloodshot", players are rewarded with upgrades to their character that will help them progress through the game (finishing the first mission with a silver badge, for example, will earn you some brass knuckles for your left fist that stay there permanently.) This type of reward system is ingenious, and it increases the replay value of the game immensely. In fact, many players will be reluctant to continue the game until they've beaten all of the missions with gold badges! I could be wrong about how this works, though. It may be that you are given these upgrades automatically -- I haven't been back through the levels to find out. Let me know if I'm wrong about this.

Finally, "Condemned 2" wins my affections most simply by being scarier than the first. The first game was tense and creepy, and got truly frightening in the final levels. But most of the time, I felt as if I was just kicking the mess out of drunks, addicts, and crazies. Here, the game takes a darker turn almost immediately. The crazies are still here, but some really creepy supernatural enemies are introduced early-on as well (skinny, fast, tar-like creatures that can be killed quite easily, but can destroy you pretty quickly if not dealt with right away.) It's these kinds of imaginative, bizarre enemies that make a great horror game, and Condemned 2 is definitely more of a survival-HORROR game than the first.

The only reason I did not give the game five-stars overall is because the graphics, while they look great, could have been tweaked a little more before the product was released. There are times when the framerate skips or stalls -- just for a moment -- and, even though its not enough to ruin the whole experience, it does jerk the player out of his immersion with the game. I don't like to be reminded that I'm only playing a game if I'm super-absorbed in what's happening in the game.

And Condemned 2 is definitely the kind of game that I want to stay super-absorbed in.

Better then the first? In Most Ways, YES!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: March 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Condemned two is a special game. Why you ask? Because it takes the first game *Which was great* and improves it. See I'll buy a sequel with minimal upgrades but the developers didn't want minimal upgrades. No, they wanted a full on upgrade!

Story - 9 - The story is now more action packed. While i favor the first games story slightly *I love the whole series killer thing* this one had some moments that i was like "OH DAMN" or "That was crazy!" And thats what makes condemned 1 and 2 so great. From start to finish the story feels complete and action packed.

Graphics - 8.5 - Some people say there not great. I would be lying if i said these have amazing graphics but there pretty damn good. Not perfect but good enough to say "Nice models" and "Cool scene!" And you gotta love the areas and atmosphere. It's what makes this game feel creepy and scary and one i could never forget.

Gameplay - 9 - Perfect? Not quite yet. Much better then the first though and i loved the first games combat. Combat is used like a boxing game. You use the trigger to punch like right trigger is right punch and left trigger is left punch. You can then do combos which do extra damage and look different. You also have super combo where you follow a special order to finish off a enemy. Also then you have a finisher where you grab the guy by the neck and throw em into an environment piece. Some look great, like throwing a guys head into a grinder and watching it pop. Gameplay is improved big time here and you never get bored.

Enjoyment - 8.5 - With better gameplay, graphics, and story how can this game not be a must owned? Add in a fun multiplayer *Though not perfect, still fun* and a very cool feel your gonna love this game. If you liked the first I'd advise you pick this one up. Also if you like dark and scary games this one is for you! Enjoy!

Final Score - 9/10

Outshines the original

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: March 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

One upping the original in just about every department, Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a creepy and atmospheric FPS that deserves checking out. Those who played the original Condemned when the XBox 360 launched will find themselves in familiar shoes, once again taking the role of the demon haunted Ethan Thomas. Throughout your mission to uncover the truth behind a supernatural crime wave, you'll come across plenty of shocks, scares, surprises, twists, and even new gameplay mechanics; all of which will really keep you glued to the game. The frequent surprises and ever twisting storyline are the best things about Condemned 2, but the game's one big flaw is that for an FPS, the gunplay mechanics don't really work out as well as the melee mechanics do. The guns themselves aren't really anything special, but other weapons to be found are creative enough, and the evidence gathering elements of the game have been much improved this time around. Condemned 2 looks wonderfully dirty and grimy, with some great production values in terms of sound effects and graphics. It should also be noted that the violence and mature-themed tones have also been considerably upped as well, only adding to the just freaky atmosphere that Condemned 2 just manages to create. Multiplayer modes are nothing special in the least though, which is a bit of a disappointment. Flaws aside however, Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a sequel that outshines the original in nearly every way, and is a more than worthy FPS that deserves your attention.

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