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User Rating: 7 | Condemned 2 X360
last summer i wanted to catch up on the best games of the first generation of games for 360 so naturally i rented condemned: criminal origins. great game, real visceral action and creepy atmosphere. i didn't have many complaints about that game aside from the fact that i got lost a little too often. since i was a fan of the first i was pretty excited when 2 came out so i went out and rented it as well. unfortunately i didn't have quite as much fun with this iteration (though it looks like we're looking at a trilogy). of course this game's graphics and audio are superb and the action is a violent as ever which are really the best parts. unfortunately in this condemned they shifted from fighting crazy hobos and mannequin look-a-likes to fighting monsters more or less. which is a shame because monsters don't really have that "real world" creepiness to them like hobos. during my playthrough i jumped maybe once (whereas during the original i was jumping around almost every corner). in terms of content there's little to no replay value and the multiplayer is a joke. a typical game consists of a bunch of people in a corner hitting each other with random weapons and occasionally someone will break loose of the scrum and get chased by someone else like something out of a benny hill movie, sans the music unfortunately. despite my complaints condemned 2 is still a pretty solid game with an interesting, albeit confusing, story.
moral of the story: if it's friday the 13 and you have nothing better to do, rent this game 
