Condemned: Criminal Origins

This game is scary, violent and extremely stylish. Ultra-slick visuals, awesome hand to hand combat and enemy AI to as close to real as possible, this game is most definitely one to pick up. The fully interactive elements are good and the actually playability of the game is very easy to pick up. The back drops are detailed and varied, characters look human and smooth and the plot is intriguing. A game to really get the Xenix 360 off the ground. Original and most of all, genuinely frightening. Every time an enemy jumps at you from around the corner your heart will skip a beat and seeing them running past in the background will most definitely send a shiver down your neck.

But it's the little attentions to detail that really make this game stand out, the use of lighting, awesome sound effects and the lack of music to create atmosphere are very good.

The cut scenes telling the story are well animated and voice acted. The plot itself is exceptionally intriguing, you actually want to know what has happened and how it's resolved.

Over all this is most definitely a must own title for the 360, one of many to come I hope.

One of the best, if not the best, horror game I have played. Despite the very dated graphics, the game has plenty of good scares and tense moments. The story dragged a bit in the middle but picks up again in the end chapters. The melee focused combat is unique and pushes you into the enemy more, creating even more tense moments and adding some decent amount of skill as well. Overall, this game is a must for every horror game fan. Highly recommended.

PS: I originally wanted to post this on Steam, but then I forgot that the game is banned in Germany, so this review goes here instead. Just keep that in mind of you are in Germany and want to get this game.

I keep in mind that IMDb is a website dedicated for movies. I love Horror movies specially so it's my mission to recommend this Video Game to everyone else who is into Horror Movies.

"Condemned" is not the typical Survival Horror because it's a first person experience where you don't necessary use common weapons such as guns; instead you are forced to attack possessed junkies and other dark characters with objects such as pipes, tubes, tools, and everything you find in deserted buildings, the subway, and even an abandoned furniture store.

Believe me, this game is not for the weak because it involves extreme violence that not many people can handle. But that's what makes this experience more terrifying: this is a game that could easily happen in real life so you can go figure how well done it was made.

The atmospheric music and sounds are extremely terrifying and will scare the crap out of you alone.

The f/x are also extremely well done and look very real. Expect plenty of gore, smashed heads, decapitations, body smashing, etc.

Overall, this was until 2005 the best Horror game produced for 360. Please buy it and give it the recognition it deserves.

I think this game is simply amazing. It mixes the action and horror genres beautifully in one, including gore, moments that will make you jump and disturbing images and implications as well as melee and firearm combat. There is a whole aresenal of weapons out there, mostly melee, but truth be told, in a game such as this, I believe it is more fun using fire axes, sledgehammers and crowbars as weapons other then a measly pistol or shotgun. Plus, the ability to search for evidence at the crime scenes adds a little extra spice in the game. The storyline as well is very interesting and keeps you on the edge. Although I did run into a few technicalities, the game is definitely a buy for Xbox 360. 9/10.

I enjoyed this game the first person fighting has made it so enjoyable that I returned to this game every once in a while. I think this is my fifth playthrough.

At the sense into madness and killing so many hobos in one night that no other person have done you are a bigger hobo killer than winder itself.

There's something so satisfying about the combat. It's so basic, but just in the correct way you feel the great, the teeth the hit all the sound effects just go into making it feels so effective to hit the enemies and the story and dark themes. Just makes it feel like you're slowly walking into Hell it's a very enjoyable and thrilling game.

My biggest problem with the game is the sprint button because it feels like you just want to sprint all the time but the game is not letting you do it and level the sign can get very tedious when you're looking for the white item to open doors.

The game is very enjoyable and getting chased by hobo's can really make your feel tins.