DH Review: Condemned - Xbox 360

***Zardon*** · Mar 1, 2006, 06:37 PM

Well Andy has put together another corker of a review on what I would class as a great title that came out on the Xbox 360 launch, a very underated game. I can honestly say this game made me jump of my chair more than once and that is rare. However does Andy like it as much as I did?

"Condemned is a first person horror shooter set in an urban city. From the start, we’re introduced to our beloved FBI agent on a seemingly routine assignment. Unfortunately for him, a crafty murderer manages to turn everyone against Thomas so he needs to clear his name. Thomas will travel through the downright ugliest parts of the city as he mercilessly beats down drug addicts and crazed civilians. With only a trusty lab analyst to help him interpret data, you need to overcome the grimiest of situations in order to solve this horrific mystery."

Read the review here

Review style updates: Unfortunately due to other design work and things I needed to take care of this review has been delayed a little, however it gave me time to work out some review ideas I wanted to try. This review eliminates the need for video and audio codecs as the video files are running via flash, I also recently introduced a new floating DHTML navbar (which some like and some don't) and tweaked it this time so it doesnt automatically follow you but you can now "pull it with you" as you move around (or leave it stationary), lastly we are stll using the javascript routines to automatically display and resize images and this is the first design based around our new "tech heaven" theme.

Chaos · Mar 1, 2006, 06:43 PM

Z this has to be your best work yet. Your dark side shines through your content design

Chaos · Mar 1, 2006, 06:45 PM

I sort of get reminded of the game painkiller when i look at the screen shots

SSXeon · Mar 1, 2006, 06:46 PM

Skimmed through it, and you guys did a great job. I would like to add, i beat the game in about 2 weeks, and it was a fantastic game.

***Zardon*** · Mar 1, 2006, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SSXeon

Skimmed through it, and you guys did a great job. I would like to add, i beat the game in about 2 weeks, and it was a fantastic game.

yeah same here, beat it in a few weeks and it was probably one of my favourite horror games ever.......

SSXeon · Mar 1, 2006, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

yeah same here, beat it in a few weeks and it was probably one of my favourite horror games ever.......

Half the time i needed someone there with me or had to drink like 8 shots of whiskey just to proceed again.

Jesus the freaken manikins FREAKED me out!

redsolar · Mar 1, 2006, 06:57 PM

Excellent review - game seems decent, though gameplay is way short to bother, even though many games are even shorter these days

. And I don't have an x360 to play it on too

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***Zardon*** · Mar 1, 2006, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by redsolar

Excellent review - game seems decent, though gameplay is way short to bother, even though many games are even shorter these days

. And I don't have an x360 to play it on too :0.

true, actually I thought 2 weeks on and off was pretty decent. it really worked at night in a room with headphones on......... either that or im getting older and a bi of a girl

Dark Lord · Mar 1, 2006, 07:44 PM

i didnt actually read the review, but i like the way the new reviews look and work.

Razgriz · Mar 1, 2006, 08:31 PM

Nice, i've been waiting for someone to review this game. Again, excellent work Z, the review layouts are amazing, you nailed this one perfectly!

Now if only i had a 360..........

SSXeon · Mar 1, 2006, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Razgriz

Now if only i had a 360..........

They should be THAT hard to get a hold of right now, right?

Razgriz · Mar 1, 2006, 09:17 PM

i dont have the money to drop for a coke, much less a 360..

Vesper · Mar 1, 2006, 09:43 PM

Yeah it only took me a little over a week to beat it. I finished the game off by doing the last 3 chapters at 2 in the morning and let's just say I was a little on edge after that

Sandok · Mar 2, 2006, 12:17 AM

Great review mate and Zardon, love the flash it works out really well and the non following menu seems great

Job well done

Pluvious · Mar 2, 2006, 02:59 AM

The PC version is coming out soon and I've been chomping at the bit to play this game. I'm a huge fan of atmospheric games that really put you in the game with cool sounds and creepy places. Great flash work on the review and thanks for not spoiling too much for the people that are holding out for the PC version. (I knew of it when they announced it for the 360)

***Zardon*** · Mar 2, 2006, 04:56 AM

you will like this game then, the atmosphere is great. I just hope they do a decent PC port.

Asmoday · Mar 2, 2006, 09:33 AM

Great review, now i want a 360..

And not needing any codecs to view the videos are genious!

Mar 1, 2006, 06:37 PM	#1
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,267 Rep Power: 3150	DH Review: Condemned - Xbox 360 Well Andy has put together another corker of a review on what I would class as a great title that came out on the Xbox 360 launch, a very underated game. I can honestly say this game made me jump of my chair more than once and that is rare. However does Andy like it as much as I did? "Condemned is a first person horror shooter set in an urban city. From the start, we’re introduced to our beloved FBI agent on a seemingly routine assignment. Unfortunately for him, a crafty murderer manages to turn everyone against Thomas so he needs to clear his name. Thomas will travel through the downright ugliest parts of the city as he mercilessly beats down drug addicts and crazed civilians. With only a trusty lab analyst to help him interpret data, you need to overcome the grimiest of situations in order to solve this horrific mystery." Read the review here Review style updates: Unfortunately due to other design work and things I needed to take care of this review has been delayed a little, however it gave me time to work out some review ideas I wanted to try. This review eliminates the need for video and audio codecs as the video files are running via flash, I also recently introduced a new floating DHTML navbar (which some like and some don't) and tweaked it this time so it doesnt automatically follow you but you can now "pull it with you" as you move around (or leave it stationary), lastly we are stll using the javascript routines to automatically display and resize images and this is the first design based around our new "tech heaven" theme.

Mar 1, 2006, 06:43 PM	#2
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,176 Rep Power: 94 System Specs	Z this has to be your best work yet. Your dark side shines through your content design __________________

Mar 1, 2006, 06:45 PM	#3
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,176 Rep Power: 94 System Specs	I sort of get reminded of the game painkiller when i look at the screen shots __________________

Mar 1, 2006, 06:46 PM	#4
SSXeon ATi Freak!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Virginia, US Posts: 645 Rep Power: 0	Skimmed through it, and you guys did a great job. I would like to add, i beat the game in about 2 weeks, and it was a fantastic game. __________________ XFX HD4890 1024MB @ 950/4400Mhz Have issues with your Catalyst driver? Please report it to ATi

Mar 1, 2006, 06:57 PM	#7
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 1,252 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Excellent review - game seems decent, though gameplay is way short to bother, even though many games are even shorter these days . And I don't have an x360 to play it on too . __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6 GHz (Zerotherm Nirvana NV120) \| 2x2GB Mushkin + 2x2GB Corsair DDR2-800 5-5-5-18 \| Abit IP35 Pro \| XFX 8800GTS 512 800/1100 \| 2x160GB Seagate 7200.9 RAID1 + Hitachi 1TB 32MB \| NEC SATA DVD+RW + Xbox 360 USB HD DVD Drive \| Antec TruePower Quattro 850W PSU \| Antec Nine Hundred Case \| 3x 24" LCD (Dell 2407WFP + 2x StarLogic) \| Logitech Z-5500 \| Vista Business x64 Laptop: Dell Vostro 1500 \| Core 2 Duo T7500 \| 2.5 GB RAM \| nVidia GeForce 8600M GT \| 200GB 7200 RPM \| DVDRW \| 15.4" 1680x1050 LCD \| XP Pro

Mar 1, 2006, 07:44 PM	#9
Dark Lord DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,584 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	i didnt actually read the review, but i like the way the new reviews look and work. __________________

Mar 1, 2006, 08:31 PM	#10
Razgriz Intelligence? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the edge of insanity Posts: 1,184 Rep Power: 40	Nice, i've been waiting for someone to review this game. Again, excellent work Z, the review layouts are amazing, you nailed this one perfectly! Now if only i had a 360..........

Mar 1, 2006, 09:17 PM	#12
Razgriz Intelligence? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the edge of insanity Posts: 1,184 Rep Power: 40	i dont have the money to drop for a coke, much less a 360..

Mar 1, 2006, 09:43 PM	#13
Vesper Ex-Review Monkey Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 113 Rep Power: 33	Yeah it only took me a little over a week to beat it. I finished the game off by doing the last 3 chapters at 2 in the morning and let's just say I was a little on edge after that

Mar 2, 2006, 12:17 AM	#14
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,501 Rep Power: 53	Great review mate and Zardon, love the flash it works out really well and the non following menu seems great Job well done

Mar 2, 2006, 02:59 AM	#15
Pluvious Elisha = hottie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA CA. SF Bay Area Posts: 1,328 Rep Power: 42	The PC version is coming out soon and I've been chomping at the bit to play this game. I'm a huge fan of atmospheric games that really put you in the game with cool sounds and creepy places. Great flash work on the review and thanks for not spoiling too much for the people that are holding out for the PC version. (I knew of it when they announced it for the 360) __________________

Mar 2, 2006, 04:56 AM	#16
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,267 Rep Power: 3150	you will like this game then, the atmosphere is great. I just hope they do a decent PC port.

Mar 2, 2006, 09:33 AM	#17
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,184 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	Great review, now i want a 360.. And not needing any codecs to view the videos are genious! __________________ How You can help Driverheaven by using Digg