Condemned - Criminal Origins Review

[xPlantpoTx]

this guy couldnt find his ass with both hands I bet

[MrLuigiSib]

Games need to stop copying my life.

[Ph0be]

lol that ending was hilarious,glad i watched the whole 6 minutes xD

[honeyhotsauce]

Hahahha lol

[Fenderprecision51]

it dosent look scary at all...

[asendimchev1996]

@Fenderprecision51

Play the game by yourself and might be scaryer .

[Omot1122]

0:53 this game just got 20% cooler

[zsocosmo]

I love Gamespot :]

[EUSL84]

I never thought i could laugh in a videogame review but the end is hilarious haha.

[ultrahero2115]

Thumbs up if you miss all the editors that made Gamespot great!

[th4sn0wm4n]

one of the best review commentators! Fuck Morgan Freeman, this guy is the sheeet!

[Xsopit24631]

what scary is that its looks better on xbox!

[xbox360ROCKS777]

the guy playing the game is really, really bad.

[PEAKTYMEZBLUD]

@xbox360ROCKS777 And he's playing on easy.

[SKABSten]

the game has those scenes with the investegating so it can produce the story

[MichaelLawlorRojas]

>Mostly criticize the game all the way through review

>Give 8.0

Only Gamespot.

[CessiCB]

Gamespot is terrible.

[Saladon89]

that was hilarious at the end

[tomoliverpool8]

This was 2008 you fucking dumb \/

[FatfighterXD1]

'graphics that can only be achieved on the xbox' i am pretty sure pc is better and ps3 also works with the game to.

[VonHendrixTV]

should i get this one or the second one?

[supasole72]

@VonHendrixTV both

[MO0siQ]

@VonHendrixTV i really enjoyed the first one but the second one wasn't so great for me

[kungfoolai]

Just played the game today, i know im like 3 years late lol

all i gotta say so WOW, for one of the first xbox games its has Amazing graphics, way better then some games released now!

Its so Scary also, i tried playing with the lights off but i nearly shit my pants so i played with the lights on lol

i dont know if i'll be able to complete it cos its pretty shit scary lmao!

[Megaultraawesome99]

this game *looks* SOO repetitive.

[RetardedChickenVids]

i don't really like this game....its just level after level of the same thing...just walking through a dark area until some guy jumps out and you and so forth. and the storyline? its just dumb, i mean some of its good but all this zombie stuff and monsters? haha and the ending is the worst...

[Morr1992]

@RetardedChickenVids Yeah I expected some decent psychological trailer with a bit of action, something like Heavy Rain, but I got really dissapointed... It's just you chasing your enemy and killing everything that moves... Shit game.

[clipsryan]

The one game that I had to stop playing out of getting scared too often. Playing this game alone and in the dark is pretty fucking creepy and though this game does get alittle repetative, it's a great horror game. I hope manhunt 3 (yes, it can happen) finally be on the 360 cause with these graphics and manhunts ever shocking exocutions, I know it would be amazing.

[ilovemusicd00d]

best gs reveiwer

[dannyd2424]

this guys review's do my head in

[SuperKingNova]

Man i don't have 360........... only ps3 now. Haven't play this one yet though. Not really good at first person shooters either

[TerraceArchimedes]

@SuperKingNova It't not really a shooter, melee weapons have good reach hehehe.

[MisterAAnderson]

The edning is epic. :D

[bluemanor]

This review could have been shortened to this: Get ready to shit your pants.

[BossxXxDude]

This Game makes me shit in my pants.

[Spluttergubben]

is this to pc?

[gjerbil]

@Spluttergubben yeahhhhhh

[cormack007]

i finished this game yesterday scary as fuck i feel sorry for my girlfriend having to wash 6 pairs of underpants i soiled fuck putting thm in the bin...

[asherman10]

This would make a better movie than a game I'm not really into the actual gameplay but the story kept me going

[junkiepossum]

Condemned 2 was freaking spooky as hell and was the first 1st person game that I beat..I got to check out part 1

[pabsensi]

@junkiepossum and Amnesia

[AngeTheDude]

Kasavin!

[pooly45]

what a shit review basically making it out as a combat game despite the fact its an awesome edge of the seat scare fest of a game

[returnofares]

scarier that fear 1 ever was in my opinion

[H20RockBandSH]

Is this scarier than the 2nd one?

[Jkun]

omg lol, What he says about the game, I dont know if its all bs but.... isnt this like a horror game? And "you couldnt get a game looking this good on a system other than the 360"? I do believe a pc is capable of better graphics than a console. x_X

~Jkun~

[locolops]

Scariest game I've ever played. I loved it

[Slipknot882222]

This game dosn't look so scary :/

[The1cristi]

awesome game!

[oryandymackie95]

Condemned + The Suffering + Fahrenheit = yes.

[tonezz93]

this is a horror game, with action elements in it, the action itself is in a horror style

[ChoskarChulian]

Remember 9th Chapter of this? It feels liek a Nightmare.

[fftl00]

yeah this game wasent scary to me at all,more of an action game...but yeah i love this game

[XRaPeRiToX]

ummm... honestly yes this game has some scary moments buttttt i didnt think it was OMG SCARY! that's because of the shitty graphics i think that better graphics would've done alot for this game... i don't know maybe i've been playing "the suffering" too much but i just didn't find this scary at all.... is part 2 any better??

[Dooderomadoma]

@XRaPeRiToX You say this has bad graphics, yet you play The Suffering. :\ Also, the graphics aren't bad at all. Were you alive during the early 8-bit era?

[XRaPeRiToX]

@Dooderomadoma yea dude but this shit is supose to be next-gen! i'm not a graphics whore but i think good graphics would've done alot for this 'scary" game.. and yes my first console was an atari....

[XIXNayRXIX]

@XRaPeRiToX This was a Launch Title. Of course it doesn't compare too well against Mass Effect 2 etc.

[XRaPeRiToX]

@XIXNayRXIX DUH dude i know that shit, but i still think it could have been alot better! another thing is that the physics aren't the greatest either. the bottom line is that all of this issues ruined it for me, i enjoyed the game because i still own it but is because of all this issues that i didn't find it SCARY.

[gavinsaint]

True comment. Dead Space is a great game, much better than this.

[SASUKE100117]

this game is way better then dead space

[gangstacrap]

Great Game scary at first though you get used to it

My heart skipped a beat playing this

[arbmovies]

HOW DOES THIS GUY KEEP GETTING WORK

[557011]

i hate gamespot i like gametrailer or ign!

[killa420herb]

dead space=best and scariest horror game EVARrr

[jay13thstep]

@killa420herb seriously dude thats a retarded comment...seriosuly. youre either too young or arent an experienced gamer... dead space was fun sure, but by christ it wasnt as scary as other games I could mention...

[killa420herb]

nah dude im sixteen and have been playing video games as long as i can remember really. also, i mainly play survival/horror. between the intensity spikes and the perfect music ques' this game was a fuckin survival/horror masterpiece. bluntly, youre a fucking troll, loser-ass little punk, that tries to preach some shit he obviously doesnt know a thing about. fuck you fuckin cocksucker.

[jay13thstep]

@killa420herb oh dear... well I'll leave you to it then enlightened one.

[killa420herb]

why, thank you.......unenlightened one.

[Crisdean003]

give me a break dead space wasnt scary it startled at most, probobly down to the lack of atmosphere (pun intended fuck yeah)

[lordabomity]

LOL love the ending xDDD

[DoomShroomer]

I think all in all their both great action/horror titles. If ur a horror game and or movie fan this games a must. Part 2 as well!

[Total1Chaos195]

i have got the 1st one. Its scary as shit! But the story line and graphics are incredible! However there is the last parts of the game it gets really hard! You dont get a flash light when your outside at night! Anyway this is my fav game for the xbox 360 my gamertag is:

ACIDKILLER1995

[medallish]

Well I actually like this game, but they should have focused a lot more on making forensic more advanced because that is way too simple! But the graphics and the story is still pretty great, even though I pause it every now and then because it's so scary, but still keeps me interested enough to keep playing it, it means it's working well at what it's doing, Games like Dead Space get's too much and with a crappy story you don't want to continue.

[publiclopez]

play condemned 2

[kindahottish]

@publiclopez ...got both, the first is the best

[Karakta]

You dare compare this boring game to the great Deadspace ?

[medallish]

Deadspace great? if all you want is something predictable to startle you everytime you turn around, I guess Deadspace is the choice for you, however if you are like me and enjoy a game that doesn't have to rely on cheap scares but actually scares you through it's atmosphere, yeah go Condemned, or even FEAR.

[YouSoundBored]

2nd one is way better

[LightsCameraAaron]

@YouSoundBored How so? I've never played it. I have played Criminal Origins. Is the 2nd creepier?

[BaronvonRichthofen]

It's not nearly as scary thou

[doberman22kr]

hmmm... i was wondering... HOW DOES HE KNOW THAT CROWBAR HITTING HEAD SOUNDS REALISTIC?!

[Agent47Hit]

wow....the reviewer is a psyco... lol

[Streetmastaalex]

Yeah the game's atmosphere is great. The monotonous environments he complains about are what makes the game, it makes you feel hopeless and claustrophobic. Like a scared little kid

[bojanks15]

greg knew his shit too bad he left

[lookadrunk]

should i get this game? its 7.99 at gamestop

[Remdog44]

Yes, it was one of the scariest games I've played.

[lookadrunk]

alright

[3XTR3M3R4T3D123]

@Remdog44 Whats the scariest that you've played?

[Remdog44]

@3XTR3M3R4T3D123

This game.

[gstar210gman]

@3XTR3M3R4T3D123 This game at the moment

[CHOZEN2BJUGGALO]

and as soon as u can if u dont have it get fear another monolith title it is scary and fun as well as condemned so get all the fear games 2

[richiechickennuggets]

In New Zealand:

Condemned Criminal Origins for Xbox360 is $89.99

Condemned 2 for ps3 is $104.99

[crassisdead]

I'm guessing you already got it, but if you haven't, HELL YES! This is one of my favorite games of all time.

[lookadrunk]

nope dont have it...gamestops outta em..

[crassisdead]

Oh, well you could always get it online.

[tharbk01]

this reviewer ever heard of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. yeah its simple but, the whole thing is pretty atmospheric and sucks u into the story pretty well in my opinion. its like being in a serial killer movie.

[youyouc]

I completely agree, this game was made with simplicity in mind, not some complicated gears of war style game. But ya this is like one of my favorite games ever mostly cause of the story

[Jessmo312]

i got number 2 is this one just as good and i like numba 2 more than fear

[Hectohr]

Condemned 2 is overall an improvement of Criminal Origins. It's better but part 1 is still a great game to play. I have both and the storyline is just awesome! FEAR is pretty good to and you can't really compare them 'cause that's a shooter where Condemned is more of a brawler. So if you enjoyed Bloodshot you'll enjoy Criminal Origins but it's more simplistic...

[Remdog44]

I think Condemned 2 made an improvement on the combat, but I still liked Criminal Origins better. I thought it was a lot scarier because of the environments. In 2 there were probably only one or two areas that I really felt uncomfortable(in a good way) being in. In the first on almost every level having me hoping to see outside, frantically checking behind me to make sure there was no one there, and anticipating something popping out at me. I think it's more of a preference thing.

[Remdog44]

This one is better than Bloodshot. The combat isn't quite as actioney as it is in Bloodshot, but it is way scarier.

[redxangel50]

i might get this one for the Xbox360 cause there arent mush games for the 360 that will scare you and the same time let you kick ass haha

[redxangel50]

Action game? i realy think its a action/horror cause i think its pretty scary

[pabsensi]

@redxangel50 You'll think I'm crazy for replying at a comment made a year ago, but after you've played all Penumbra games AND the recent Amnesia game, you'll think of all horror games with weapons as a calm walk down the park.

[redxangel50]

@pabsensi im thinking about trying amnesia, heard its currently one of the scariest game in the world

[pabsensi]

@redxangel50 and it probably stay there, until Frictional makes another awesome game of theirs. Try it, you'll never forget all the thrills, every single tense moment counts, and you can't advance to the next level without getting nervious or panicking in some scene. Bad thing is 1.0 version has a glitch that gets triggered only if you do a specific movement, just what I did, and now I'm stuck in a part meaning that all the progress I've done for nothing.... Hope I can do some noclip cheating...

[bunji666]

@pabsensi

Haven't checked out the amnesia yet,but you are right.Penumbra was scary.

[crassisdead]

This is one of my favorite games.

[jtgtjtgt]

i like this more than fear

[newyorkphantom]

the problem with this game is the story is never fully explained. why is everyone attacking you? what's up with the dead birds? where are the freak enemies coming from? are they just in your head as you become insane over time, and if yes, why are you becoming insane? why do you have the "special instinct"? it's just an endless sea of unanswered questions, so that kinda sucks.

[StoneTemplePilots24]

play the second every one of those things are explained lol serisley everything

[Zailian]

the whole city is liked drugged up i think, and the drugs make you crazy and violent

[slickkidd2000]

xbox 360 xbox 360 omg it can be done on the ps3 its kind of the more powerful consle this gen wow its funny how they pay you to say that shame

[5pigmans]

the ps3 wasnt out yet

[newyork1222]

loved the game

[TheMonkeysFeet]

Game was decent, and were some pretty sick parts (especially the ending... OMG lol, i wont spoil tho) Yet condemned 2 had worse and i prefered that one

[coulthard1984]

hahaha love the end ^^^ nice review I would give it 3/5

[LNTxX1101]

I completed the games yesterday, It loose steams on the way because even if I got thrilled in every chapters, the story didn't delivered me any surprise, I Guessed it and I think it missed details here and there, in the game and between the chapter, but the action take place the same night, so it's ok that every places look almost the same... but I definitely think that they should elect another mayor cause the city is coming to ruins, The Violence is Great, but the NinJa were out of place to me

[glovnhand]

how could you possibly guess creepy dudes with whistling sticks causing brain damage to hobos? i thought it was pretty good

[LNTxX1101]

Ok I didn't Guessed that detail, but it was not surpriseful ike OH I never though of it of my life but it was a good game I didn't play a horror survival since Silent Hill ! The game, when Ethan become the Hate is this make sense with the second? Or is this Just a cheap scare shot that didn't worked?

[craigybaby10101]

loved this game even if it did have me changing my pants every 15 minutes.that bit when you open a locker type thing and someone comes out was one of the most scary moments of my life(i slept under the covers that night ;))

[indzone12]

one of my fav unappreciated game ever

part 2 sorta failed, love the bear part tho!

hope they make a part 3

[JakkFu]

this is a great game but its scary as a mother fucker lol

[ace125koo]

Agreed, it is scary as fuck!!!

[SGB301]

hahaha...100% agreed! but sooo fun and addictive!

lmao! one part that made me scream outloud was the part in the store with the manequins and when you turn around their like following you! scaaaaryyy!!!!!

[liquidus740]

Same people who made

F.E.A.R

That game is pretty disturbing also.

[JakChrist]

Doupt they made Condemned as well, F.E.A.R. has better gameplay.

[nebulae87]

well check again moron.....the people who made fear, MONOLITH, made condemned

[sweatyteddy2012]

i played this game and after the 3rd person i saw pop out i just turned into gamestop. lol

[Mz767676]

So glad someone uploaded this, it doesn't work on the gamespot site and I wanted to see a review before i bought it. Nice one!

[angleisthebest]

lol @ the ending

[AashiquiTheri]

Might get this game, looks excellent. On the other hand, GameSpot sucks at reviewing. Big time.

[Karakta]

That's a good thing. I don't think anyone will argue that multiple points of view, sometimes contradictory, is a good thing when thinking about buying a 70€ new game.

[turkeysandwich11]

GameSpot just seems to be too inconsistent. I usually look through GameSpot, GameInformer, and IGN to make a decision as to whether or not I'm going to get the game.

[kobusinski96fan]

yeah. Usually I use IGN for a Positive review and GS as a negative review. and see if the good outweighs the bad. Grag Kasavin is my favorite reviewer though.

[Skwigelf100]

10 hours? lol thats gay.

[perfectperfecto]

1:25 same train interior as F.E.A..R. 2???

[OmgYayItsMatt]

Same creators =)

[KineticFrenetic]

To clear up what the subsonic telepathy does. To anyone who isn't "in tune", they go completely batshit insane (as seen in the original). If you see alot of dead birds around, it's because they can't handle the invisible airwave transmissions which turns up the rage level in humans.

Thomas can only handle so much until he starts to go a bit crazy, but he can stand more than most humans. It all sounds confusing. Ha ha. The game's plot is more complex than any season of Lost.

[DarknessDiego]

Hahahahahahahaha the end is very funny!

[xxxkiller789]

IS the game fantasy???

Or Is it Reallife because I played the first level I saw some psycho guys No monsters or zombies

[KineticFrenetic]

The "hallucinations" are part of a subsonic telepathic alien coersion that Ethan can tap into because he's part of a rare line of human/alien hybrids.

I know it sounds confusing, but you have to play the second game to find out. I was kind of disappointed with the "alien" substory. I was hoping more for an occultish type of explanation. There is a human occult, however. A human occult that works with the aliens. They're all elite political figures, though. Thomas is now trying to stop them.

[Kaotic901]

man i luv that part on 0:32

[alestercane]

I have to say, a lot of what people say makes this bad is what makes me love it. I love the cramped dreary and dark environments. as long as there's one or two really beautiful open one's like the subway station main area.

[testingDEATH]

I beat both of the games and have every achievement on the second one. The second games story was ok but i could have some improvements. The first games graphics were terribly for and Xbox 360 game and the combat was very limited, but overall it was a great game. 5 stars

[bradleyone5]

I thought the game had very diverse locations. I mean, how does a library and a farmhouse look the same? Then you've got the department store and the subway tunnels, which are really different. I give it a 9/10 for being what it is, a horror game.

[MoonIMover]

I found the enviroments to be wonderfully diverse as well. I would still have given it a lower score for other reasons, though.

[unugeorge]

I bought this game yesterday! It's awesome, I played this some time ago on my old PC, but it ran like crap.

[TimeBomb014X]

Ethan looks like shit in Condemned 2

[CitroenC407]

How can you criticise a horror game for being too dark? Actually, I thought they got the mood and the lighting of the environemnts pretty much spot on... of course Condemned 2 improves on this by a long way

[ITucker93]

The only backdraw of Condemned 2 is that the story goes bat-shit-bonkers. Condemned 1's story is better but the gameplay of the 2nd one is better.

[XIXNayRXIX]

@CitroenC407 I haven't played this game yet. I just rented it and waiting for it in the mail, but it is totally possible for a game to be too dark. Even if it is a horror game.

I'm not saying this game is, because like I said, I haven't played it, but I could visualize a horror game being too dark. It's possible.

[FreddyGlss]

I just got this game yesterday and I got to Gamestop 3 minutes before they closed and i bought the last copy.I can;t believe i went on without any interest in this game before.Though i prefer Condemned 2

[rsbot3000]

lol the end was the best.

[rsbot3000]

thanks for uploadin dis it wouldnt load on their player.

[EatingRamen247]

this game ill give a 9.75 !!

its soo good and very scary lol plays lke those horror movies and i just bought it today :)

[re4rockks]

9/10 is the highest ide give it

[abcjpd]

Greg Kasavin is great.

[jakass505]

i love this game so much i think it a deserves better score than 8.8!