Chilling experience
User Rating: 9.1 | Condemned: Criminal Origins X360
I love playing horror survivor games (with a friend of course). They're usually not games that I buy, but I definitely rent them just for the sake of trying to beat them. The story is the same old thing you come to expect from these types of games, you're either a cop/ government agent, which makes sense why you're good with a gun or handy in melee combat. In Condemned you're an FBI agent or should I say Crime Scene Investigator checking out a scene. You end up tracking down a serial killer. You come across a variety of enemies but the game doesn't really explain who they are or why they're there. They're just trying to kill you. MAybe if I found more evidence I would have found out. If you looked at my gamer score I was only able to unlock 50% of the achievment. Condemned takes a different perspective to this being first person. This game can give you quite a good scare if you don't know someone is behind you then all of a sudden you turn around and they're hitting you in the face with a shovel.
Sound plays a huge role in this game. 5.1 adds to the realism but does take away a little bit of the surprise because you can tell where people are coming from. Which is a good and cool thing in my book. The sound quality in this game is awesome. Everything sounds so life like and crisp. If you want to show off your surround sound this game will do the trick.
Graphically the game is pretty decent. The surfaces don't look as high quality as the 360 is able to produce. But the game has to be credited for its amazing lighting affects. The lighting affects help make this game look amazing in some areas.
If you're into horror survivor games, you gotta give this one a shot (at least a rent or two), you shouldn't be disappointed. 
