A game that has a malevolent feel, and with a horrific atmosphere makes it ideal to play at night alone...
Sound is one of many key-roles in horror games, adding more suspense in the entire plot, condemned is no exception... in surround sound, stereo maybe ideal, but to most hard-core gamers surround sound is makes everything around you seem alive and making you think quickly throughout a situation...
Condemned also made use to the weaponry throughout the levels, majority of the weapons are 2x4's, pipes, and conduits. But there are weapons that help you get through most obstacles ( ex: crowbars open safes, fire-axes breaks down door). But because of this, you'll have to backtrack the level in order to find that sledgehammer in order to break the lock...
Gameplay is simple, fun, and intriguing. Timing your blocks is essential in order to survive, and the mini-games where you have to take pictures, find fingerprints, and examine victims of serial killers makes it feel like an episode in CSI ...
Condemned however is really easy, the AI is really lacking any intelligence at all, graphics isn't next-gen comparing it to Oblivion, and the ending to the game wasn't really satisfying to conclude such a good game, regardless the game itself has terror written all over and should be played by those who treasure survival horror... l,l...