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Old Mar 1, 2006, 06:37 PM   #1
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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."



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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.
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I sort of get reminded of the game painkiller when i look at the screen shots
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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.
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Old Mar 1, 2006, 06:51 PM   #5
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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.......
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Old Mar 1, 2006, 06:56 PM   #6
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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!
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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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Old Mar 1, 2006, 06:59 PM   #8
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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
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i didnt actually read the review, but i like the way the new reviews look and work.
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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..........
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Now if only i had a 360..........
They should be THAT hard to get a hold of right now, right?
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i dont have the money to drop for a coke, much less a 360..
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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
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Great review mate and Zardon, love the flash it works out really well and the non following menu seems great Job well done
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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)
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Old Mar 2, 2006, 04:56 AM   #16
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you will like this game then, the atmosphere is great. I just hope they do a decent PC port.
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Great review, now i want a 360..
And not needing any codecs to view the videos are genious!
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