Condemned /PC

If you liked F.E.A.R, you will love this, it uses the same engine, but a little tweaked. My only dislike of the game, is the secenery! same old building, walking through same old building... All you really end up doing is waiting to jump out your seat... adn after the 20th one of those.. it gets old... the ghx, sound, plot are very well done, i just think they could have maybe given you some office time @ the police station, or a walk in the city... just a little too repatitive.!!

First off, I will say that I have not been as genuinely frightened since playing F.E.A.R. Condemned's atmosphere provides enough fear, it doesn't need to rely on the "Boo!" tactics of games such as Doom 3. The storyline is captivating, although the end leaves a bit to be desired. Some things go unexplained; I'm hoping that means a sequel is in store. The gameplay is very nice, and the rough melee action leaves you a twisted satisfaction - nothing quite like slashing someone with a meat cleaver :). Some of the complaints people had were 'the enemies look the same' and 'it was too short.' The first of these complaints I would not agree with. Some enemies are recycled late in the game, but it certainly didn't make it any less fun. The length of the game, however, was slightly disappointing. Although, I suppose I would rather have a very fun 10 hour game than a mediocre 15 hour game. All in all, a VERY underrated game. I strongly recommend this for all gamers.

OK, I struggled through this game. Each time I thought something was about to happen, nothing happened. I must admit that is was the spookiest game I've personally played (I have over 100 titles, mostly FPS/RPG). But the action was frustrating, and the controls klunky. The melee style of game is not really my thing, but this is not pure melee, there are guns scattered about, but they are not that effective. The characters are pretty good actually, as are the voice actors and story. The "gear" that you get to use at the crime scenes is somewhat hard to use sometimes, but it does help move the story along. Personally, I could have lived without playing this game, but it was not that bad, just not my style. If the control of the melee action was more precise, and you could actually feel like progress was being made, I might have liked it even more. I presume that it is set up for a sequel, but I'll have to wait and see on that one. Really a 3.5 star score from me.

This is possibly the greatest game I ever played. When I went up to college, I didn't bring my Xbox 360 for security reasons, so I bought the PC version of Condemned so I could play through it a third time. This game is so scary that even on the third play through, I jumped and screamed from time to time. The detective work in this game is creative and fun, and despite what the other reviews say, the tools are not hard to work with. It's simply a matter of following the arrows that are on the screen. This game is different than all first-person shooter games out there, so it's not worth comparing. All I can say is try this game by buying it or trying the PC demo. Believe me, it's worth it.

Here is a girl who knows when she likes a game ! I have played quite a few shooter games and found this one to be very unique. Watch your back ! You just never know who may be there. This game continued to make me jump out of my seat all the way through. Yes, it is dark but that is what makes it so creepy good. The different things you find to use as weapons are what makes it so different from all the other shooter games. Someone else mentioned in their review that the controls are klunky , and I agree somewhat . It seems that you could swing them alittle faster but they get the job done. the story is ok but I think the scare factor was the winning factor. I think it is a good buy.