It's a good game for the most part, but there's something missing.
User Rating: 7.5 | Condemned: Criminal Origins X360
The game was fun while it lasted, but it didn't last very long. It reminds me a lot of Riddick, but a little lacking. The melee combat was done well. You had to judge the distance of your weapon vs. the distance of your attacker and also take into account the speed of your weapon. You could try to block your attackers attack by a well timed block or try to stay out of reach of their weapon. Or if you didn't want to mess with all that you could just use you tazer and then wack the crap out of them. Sometimes the tazer felt a little over powering (mostly after you get the upgraded one), it would even kill some of the weaker foes. The graphics were well done for the most part, but the character models were a little funny looking at times. At the end of the game you character looked really shinny, and don't look like a human anymore. The game was very short, but if it was much longer it might have gotten old. They could have used some other elements to help mix things up a bit. There was a very short ride in a dumpster (think mine cart ride) that could have helped mix things up a bit if it had been a little longer. There isn't much point playing the game over unless you didn't get all the dead birds, metal pieces, and hidden TVs which will unlock all the achievements (and a really sorry alternative ending). I played the game through twice and couldn't do it a third time due to lack of intrest (the only reason I got through the second was becasue I was looking for all the hiddne stuff).