Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1130 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sega
• Released on: 2008-04-04
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Platform: Xbox 360

Manufacturer's Description

The next chapter in the terrifying series. With an all new combat mechanic and online multiplayer feature. Prepare to be immersed in a world of psychological terror.

Summary - Condemned 2 is the next chapter in the terrifying series that began with the award-winning and critically-acclaimed Condemned. Featuring an all-new fighting mechanic and online multiplayer functionality, Condemned 2 is a first-person action thriller which immerses players in a world of psychological terror. Following a string of gruesome murders, players must use their deductive skills and brute force to track down a sadistic serial killer. Players will assume the identity of Ethan Thomas, the former Serial Crimes Unit investigator, who has been called back to duty to track down his missing partner. As Ethan, players will engage in visceral combat using a variety of firearms, blunt instruments and an all-new fighting system complete with defensive and offensive combo chains. To help track the killer and solve the mysteries behind Condemned 2, players will crack open an all-new set of high-tech forensic tools.

Customer Reviews

Great game but not the best FPS
I must admit when i first started playing this game i loved it. As time passed i began to lose interest in the game. Not because of graphical or gameplay issues, just because of the storyline and limitations of weapons you can use in this.

I do recommend this to all those horror nuts out there who are looking for a scare but to all others i suggest you think before you buy.

Overall this isn't a MUST BUY, but is a worthy addition to your 360 collection.

If you're a fan of the first don't get your hopes up...
Condemned : Criminal Origins has become something of a cult classic since its release in 2005 and I for one was greedily awaiting the follow up, Bloodshot, this year. Sadly, it wasn't worth the wait.

What made the original special was the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere which took it's lead from movies like Seven, Silence of the Lambs and Saw. Sure it had it's flaws. The combat system, especially the blocking, was very temperamental and the forensic investigation sections where little more than point and click exercises. Nevertheless, playing this game with the light off was a bone chilling and memorable experience. Who could forget the department store level when the mannequins silently surround you or having to take the close-up picture of the victim in the school locker only for him to return to life. It makes me wonder then why the developers chose such a different tact for the sequel.

Condemned 2 play much more like a traditional FPS and two of the levels in particular where assault rifles can be found every few minutes turn the game in to a poor mans Call of Duty. There are still some levels where hand-to-hand combat prevails but they are now so many options the whole process feels diluted. Ironically the poor combat system in the first game probably added to the experience as every foe you took on was a challenge.

The storyline for the second outing is, to be blunt, an absolute mess. Forget hunting down a serial killer this time. Now we are off to the sci-fi land of secret organisations and plots for world domination. Yawn. Is it just me or has the whole conspiracy theory that goes all the way to the president idea been done to death in recent years? And in the case of Condemned 2 it has been done much, much better. Oh, and why has Rosa from the original gone from being a squat, bespectacled women in her forties to a skinny model come actress?? I liked the original Rosa!

Don't get me wrong. This isn't a terrible game but with expectations being so high it has fallen some way short. I really do hope that the team behind the game see their folly and start Condemned 3 with Ethan Thomas waking up to discover that Condemned 2 was just a dream and he is back working the beat as an SCU agent tracking down another psychopath.

Very Very Average...
Condemmed 2 looked as if it was going to be one of the best games on the 360, so I pre-ordered it and spent £45 on it, but I would advise you to spend no more than £20 on this game. It is fun and it certainly looks good, the fact that you get to beat the s*** out of people with prosthetic arms and barbies (wooden 2'4 with barbed wire wrapped round it)gives you a good feeling. It is fun for the first 10 minutes, but eventually all the looking for doors that lead to nothing catches it up and it gets boring.

The game is good for someone with patience and a good sense of bloodthirst but the game should have been 10 times better. I was sadly bored after one day of playing it and traded it in.