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Condemned: Criminal Origins Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Nov 16, 2005
  • Also On: PC
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81 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 72 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 62 Ratings

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  • Summary: Condemned: Criminal Origins allows players to experience a heightened level of psychological tension as they use their instincts, forensic tools, and melee combat to hunt serial killers and bring them to justice. Agent Thomas, an FBI investigator in the Serial Crimes Unit (SCU), pursues relentless serial killer through detailed urban environments filled with deadly sociopaths lurking on the periphery of humanity. Presented in a first-person view for maximum visceral effect, Condemned: Criminal Origins is best played with the surround-sound up and the lights off. Given the power of next-generation hardware, this atmospheric thriller features photo-realistic backdrops, life-like physics, and highly sophisticated artificial intelligence. [Sega]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 72
  3. Negative: 0 out of 72
  1. Detroit Free Press
    100
    Though the game could be longer and could stand more diversity, the cold shivers that run down your spine while playing it are an undeniable rush.
  2. Gamezilla!
    92
    One of the most nicely immersive titles I've seen.
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    72
    The combat is startlingly visceral if a bit tricky to master, but your thumb may ache after hours of pressing in the analog stick to sprint. It's not a survival-horror revolution, but it's an adventure worth experiencing.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
  1. TTW107
    8
    The best 360 game that hardly anyone has played. Others are complaining about it being boring because you just walk around with a pipe and hit people but seriously that's what this game is. You have to use your environment to your advantage, they aren't going to through you a AK47 so you can just blow through the game. Take the game for what it is and enjoy it. The atmosphere is the best part about it and it was very rewarding to play all the through to the end. Amazing.… Expand
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  2. Alex
    5
    i'm not quite sure what everyone sees in Condmned. i played it for a little while, and walked away happy that i had rented it first, rather than buying it. the graphics and sound are good, but the game has too many flaws to be fun. first: why can't i crouch or jump? it makes it a little hard to take cover from gun fire if i can't crouch. second: the fighting controls feel WAY too unresponsive. blocking is just not possible without hours of practice. third: your character walks way too slow, and the default sprint button is in completely the wrong place. on top of that, the other two control schemes are way too confusing to use. Fourth: this game just isn't that scary. sure there are a couple jumpy moments, but it just didn't feel that scary. i was more scared playing Half-Life 2, in the Ravenholm chapter. if you want a scary FPS, get Doom 3. Condemned is barely worth a weekend rental.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Karl
    4
    Ugly graphics, Dull combat, so so storyline. Basically, wander down an ugly brick hallway, beat a guy with a pipe, and then get stopped in your tracks by a small chair maybe a pile of cardboard boxes blocking the hall, and spend the next 10 minutes going the long way around. Come on Monolith, Give us another one of your creative FPS's, Another Blood, Shogo or N.O.L.F.… Expand
    • 0 of 3 users said yes

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