Condemned: Criminal Origins Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Nov 16, 2005
  • Also On: PC
Condemned: Criminal Origins Image
See the trailer
Metascore
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 80 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • 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]… Collapse

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. Xbox World Australia
    86
    Condemned: Criminal Origins is one of the finest horror games to date, managing to mix the traditional scares with action-packed, enjoyable combat. The atmosphere is palpable, the audio downright chilling, and the storyline is compelling and well executed.
  3. Gaming Illustrated
    86
    Easily the scariest game I've played since the original Suffering, and it has that beat hands down. The immersion makes you feel like you are so far into the game that you might want a friend nearby to remind you from time to time that you are not in actuality fighting for your life.
  4. 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.

See all 72 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 2 out of 27
  1. hollowfication
    10
    this game was overall most frighting game on 360 of all time i first bought my xbox 360 and i saw this game said hell why not i put it up i thought it would be crummy but i was left jumping out of my chair heart pound from being scared out of my mind but even know when it look like your safe boom something scary come running up to you. either to kill you or scary **** when u open locker i suggested everyone to buy this game.

    if you want heart raising none stopping first person horror shooter game this up ur alley.    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. DevinJ.
    7
    The graphics on this game were outstanding and gameplay was very smooth with no dips in the framerate. There are a total of 10 chapters in the game, with little to no progression in the storyline from chapter 2-4. These chapters were a little boring and amounted to you going through the motions of finishing the levels. The game leads you through the process of collecting evidence step by step taking that element of the game out of your hands completely. Overall this is a great game to rent. It only took me seven hours to beat this game and I did not see any re-playability with this title.… Expand
  4. 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

See all 27 User Reviews

Trailers

Current X360 Games

Full List »
  1. BioShock Infinite
    Metascore: 93
  2. The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series
    Metascore: 92
  3. Far Cry 3
    Metascore: 91
  4. Tomb Raider
    Metascore: 86
  5. BattleBlock Theater
    Metascore: 85
  6. Injustice: Gods Among Us
    Metascore: 81
  7. Terraria
    Metascore: 81
  8. Metro: Last Light
    Metascore: 80
  9. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
    Metascore: 80
  10. Gears of War: Judgment
    Metascore: 79
  11. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
    Metascore: 79
  12. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14
    Metascore: 77
  13. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
    Metascore: 77
  14. Resident Evil: Revelations
    Metascore: 75
  15. Defiance
    Metascore: 59
  16. Dead Island: Riptide
    Metascore: 57
  17. Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel
    Metascore: 54
  18. Star Trek The Video Game
    Metascore: 43
  19. The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
    Metascore: 32
  20. Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons
    Metascore: 18
All Current Games »