REVIEW: CONDEMNED CRIMINAL ORIGINS

Hello fellow gamers,
This game was one of the reasons it was hard for me to sell my XBOX 360 but I am really glad that it came out on PC because it is a great title. Monolith have really been making some of the best games lately and have really dialed into making very creepy atmospheres. The sounds that are going on in the game really set the mood as well as the top visuals. Look at the picture on the right.. this is close to the ending of the game in which your going around a farmhouse and this lighted 2x4 is your only source of light. This just makes you feel like your really there. I got the S#@T scared out of me a couple of times that I actually yelled out loud:) In my opinion I actually liked this game better than F.E.A.R due to how original this game really is. The A.I. in this game is really awesome. The character's coming at you really come off as being insane and it really is a treat to watch them kill each other! This game is really worth the money and I hope that Monolith keep this title going with sequels!!!

Pros
1. Sound is just awesome ( wait until you hear noises when you are down in a cellar) FREAKY
2. Visuals are just as awesome as the sound
3. The melee fighting is really cool and never gets old
4. I really like how you have to free yourself from their grip if they get ya
5. The ending boss is one really cool looking "guy"
6. The taser is really cool to see it shock them loonies:)
7. Length of game was just about right, any more and it would lose the appeal
8. I really liked the action being mixed up with forensics

Cons
1. Sometimes you can easily get "lost" in areas a little map would've been nice
2. Anyone using a CRT monitor will have the black bars due to Monolith having just widescreen ratios
3. The game ends:(

until next time..

LORD NATAS