Condemned: Criminal Origins (Gamer's Choice) reviews

An impressively atmospheric game that doesn't go over the top. The macabre crime scenes you inspect as agent Thomas, the world's most thick skinned detective, show some nicely gruesome screens. Unfortunately they start imitating silent hill towards the end, where running through dark, abandoned buildings and clubbing homeless people turns to clubbing strange sewer mutants and high school gremlins.

This is one of the first games to genuinely scare me, a perfect combination of suspense, horror and shock.

Ive started the game and it seems great! these gang member or zombies (not sure what there supposed to be) pop out everywhere and when you play the game in the dark and one of them pops out it can really make you jump!
AWESOME GAME

If you have played an average horror game that makes you jump once every hour then don't waste another $25 and 3 hours of your life on this game. It is a fairly cool play tho, with a lot of interactive things and a good variety of weapons. The only thing different compared to most horror games is that you are beating up real humans instead of Zombies. A fairly good play but not worth it if you have seen it all before.
3/5

This was a great game. I got it a few days ago and have already passed it. What makes it worth a purchase then? Its got great atmosphere and its a very scary game. You will need a high end PC to run it though. The graphics are stunning, the gameplay is very unique…you get to use forensic tools to gather evidence which is a very intriguing aspect of the game especially when an enemy is coming at you with a plank of wood with nails in it. The gameplay is very brutal…in fact this is the closest thing we will ever get to Manhunt over here so buy it and enjoy. It took around 10 hours or less to complete but was worth every minute of it. This game makes you feel like you dont want the chracter to be killed because of the storyline and graphics. The finishing moves to kill your enemy are a nice touch as well. Thank goodness you can kick though coz trust me it comes in handy. All in all a fantastic and very worthwhile experience that you will not forget anytime soon.

Very enjoyable game, vicious combat and an absolutely amazing atmosphere, this game really does have you on the edge of your seat throughout. Some have complained about the story (in particular, how it ends, but I felt it was fine) and the length of time it takes to complete and lack of replayability (justified, to be honest) but that hardly matters when you have this much fun for $30!

Honestly, play it at night with the lights off… I screamed like a little girl in some parts, particularly in the school locker room… you'll see what I mean…