Condemned 2

Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a psychological thriller with first-person shooter, survival horror, and action elements. There are two main components to the gameplay – combat and investigation.

The game's combat is built primarily around melee; firearms are available but are relatively uncommon (although they are more prevalent than in the first game). Players can acquire melee weapons from their immediate surroundings in several ways; they can be found lying out in the open, they can be forced from the environment (such as pulling a pipe from a wall or snapping off a 2x4), or they can be taken from an enemy. Enemies can also acquire and use any weapon that the player can use, including firearms. Each weapon has its own combination of damage, speed, and range stats; so, for example, an axe may have higher damage and range stats than a pipe, but the pipe may have higher speed.

It is 11 months since the events of Condemned: Criminal Origins. Ethan Thomas has resigned from the FBI and become a violence-prone alcoholic plagued by hallucinations. Meanwhile, the phenomenon causing violence and psychosis amongst Metro's vagrant population has gotten worse, causing riots to breakout throughout the city.

As the game begins, Malcolm Vanhorn is missing and Lt. Rosa convinces a reluctant Thomas to help find him. Narrowing Vanhorn's last location to a derelict hotel, Serial Crimes Unit (SCU) Director Ike Farrell dispatches Thomas, Cmdr. John Dorland, and Sgt.

Production on Condemned 2 began in February 2006, just three months after the release of the original game. com listed it on their website and began taking preorders. 99. Sega declined to comment on the authenticity of the listing.

Nothing more was heard about the game until May, when Sega and Monolith released a gameplay trailer and formally announced the title for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with a projected release date of early 2008. The game was first shown in demo form at E3 in July.

Condemned 2: Bloodshot received "generally favorable reviews", with the Xbox 360 version holding a score of 80 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 76 reviews, and the PlayStation 3 version holding a score of 82 out of 100, based on 37 reviews.

Game Informer's Ben Reeves scored the PlayStation 3 version 8.75 out of 10, calling it "an atmospheric powerhouse" and "the best survival horror title [of] this generation." He especially praised the combat mechanics and level design, citing the bear chase as one of "the most memorable gaming moments of 2008."