SchizoidFreud Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Published by: SEGA Developed by: Monolith Productions Genre: First-Person Action Release Date: US: TBA Also Available on: PS3 Much anticipated sequel officially announced. The follow up to the well received Condemned: Criminal Origins has finally been officially announced by SEGA. Condemned 2: Bloodshot continues the first-person, hand-to-hand combat horror experience in early 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. Once again, Monolith will be responsible for developing the title, ensuring that the same level of creepiness will make it into the sequel. Condemned 2: Bloodshot puts players in the identity of Ethan Thomas, a former Serial Crimes Unit investigator. His former partner has gone missing, forcing him to be called back to duty. Ethan's disturbing past has left him a shell of his former self, described by SEGA as a "desperate burnout" who is forced to fight inner demons throughout his investigation. The sequel will feature a new fighting system that adds defensive and offensive combos along with grapples and holds to the already present arsenal of firearms and blunt tools. New forensic tools are also being promised that allow murders to be solved in a number of different ways. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the announcement is that Condemned 2: Bloodshot will include several online multiplayer modes, including a deathmatch variant. Get your arms ready to swing pipes online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Condemned 2 teases us with new trailer From Xbox360 Fanboy http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/10/31/vi...th-new-trailer/ ____________________________________________________________ [gt]27292[/gt] Yesterday, we highlighted a mini 1UP discussion video on Condemned 2: Bloodshot and our only complaint was the fact that the video didn't showcase more in-game goodness. Talking about the game, its features and what we can expect is good and all, but we like to see skulls bashed in first hand. So, late last night we called in a favor to SEGA (on our super special red phone) and demanded more Bloodshot footage. We went a step further and said we wouldn't settle for anything less than a new teaser trailer. And, as you can see above, they caved in to our fanboy wishes ... no questions asked. So go ahead and enjoy the bloody good Bloodshot trailer (mannequin included). ____________________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Hell yeah!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 CVG previews Condemned 2 : Bloodshot From CVG ___________________________________________________ Are you a no-good hobo? you are? Better look away now... Good news, gore fans. There are two things that Condemned sequel Bloodshot properly nails and it's this: tension and entrails. It's nothing less than you'd expect from coders Monolith, of course, as we take another foray onto the mean streets of Metro City for a second round of tramp baiting. Our first mission? Following former Special Crimes Unit Investigator-turned-hobo Ethan Thomas as he accompanies an FBI SWAT team into the depths of a ruined tenement in search of an elusive contact from the original game, Vanhorn. As our lapsed hero makes his way down a ladder into a squalid lift shaft, the rungs SUDDENLY SNAP and Thomas hurtles towards terra painful. Then, as if the situation couldn't get any worse, you're forced to hit your D-pad sharpish as a lift suddenly careers down the shaft on a collision course with Ethan's face. A perfectly choreographed example of Monolith's flair for first-person theatricals, it's incredibly cinematic, utterly immersive and bloody terrifying. Wheezer Turns out that our close-encounter of the steel kind is only the very beginning of the horror show, and the creepy sounds of wheezy breathing give us just enough time to duck out of the way as a demented down-and-out assails Thomas from behind. Beating the living brown stuff out of this freakazoid provides the perfect opportunity to test out Bloodshot's pumped-up melée combat engine, and despite being able to now thwack away with both fists (proper meaty sound effects help the whole thing), kick, execute some arm-snappingly satisfying holds (there are upwards of forty 'execution' moves) and enter a rage mode where Thomas really loses it, we must confess that we came away feeling underwhelmed. And yet... while, for our money, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay still pwns in the first-person scrapping department - possessing just that bit more guile than this slap-fest - there's something truly satisfying about wrenching a pipe from the wall before laying some serious smack down with it - or, even better, clobbering some poor mug across the bonce with a brick. Vagrant Story Anyway, one downed tramp later, we busted out of the claustro-phobic flats only for the sound of shouting and gunfire to set our already shredded nerves further a-jangle. Turns out we've stumbled straight into the midst of a local gang ruckus, and failing to lay our hands on a pistol hidden in a nearby dumpster results in us getting our bearded faces blown clean off in double quick time. One reload later and we're back in the thick of it, taking names and busting kneecaps with a shottie. One caveat though: being able to fire away with a side arm in Condemned 2 is a rarity indeed; Monolith are well aware it's the focus on brutal, confusing close-quarters combat that lends Bloodshot a truly menacing air. So, while the combat's perhaps not quite as perfect as Riddick's, Condemned 2 is neverthless a sharp and visceral scare sim. The foreboding lightning, the pitch black shadows, the dingy enviro-nments, the lurking horrors - if you likes your scares thick and fast and your plasma thick and gloopy you won't go wrong. After the Manhunt 2 furore, we'd get prepared for the Bloodshot shatstorm. Whisper it, though: this is shaping up to be one of the scariest games of '08 and a great sequel to an underrated gem. _________________________________________________________ I'm really looking forward to this game. @Vinit: Could I please borrwo Condemned 1 again so that I can complete it? --MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I dunno but I thought the first person melee combat in Condemned was far more satisfying than Riddick, although that was pretty good too. Also, these guys probably have never played Dark Messiah of Might & Magic... above average game but awesome first person combat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Official Box Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Hell yeah!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man In The Box Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I just loved Condemned : Criminal Origins. That game was just amazing and it was very unique. Most probably I will buy this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizoidFreud Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 the boxart is friggin kick a*s! theres no way im not buying this game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man In The Box Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 New trailer of Condemned 2 is out. This game is gonna be SCARRY !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Loved the first game but this looks awful! The monologue especially is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 GameSpot: Multiplayer Hands-on Looks like a lot of fun. Can't wait to hit people with toilet seats on XBL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICK3Rboy Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 IGN's Hands-on Preview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 New Vids including opening movie and finishing moves. [gt]30573[/gt] [gt]30653[/gt] [gt]30646.[/gt] [gt]30662[/gt] [gt]30662[/gt] [gt]30672[/gt] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Crazy fkin Condemned 2 trailer http://www.gametrailers.com/player/31629.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Condemned 2 delayed Bad news for fans of survival horror, which will have to wait a little longer before they can taste 2 Condemned: Bloodshot. SEGA indeed came to announce a further postponement of the game, even though the title had already been recently postponed by two weeks. It is therefore necessary to wait until April 4 to find the friend Ethan Thomas in action. Via Play France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizoidFreud Posted March 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 damn it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man In The Box Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Condemned 2 delayed Bad news for fans of survival horror, which will have to wait a little longer before they can taste 2 Condemned: Bloodshot. SEGA indeed came to announce a further postponement of the game, even though the title had already been recently postponed by two weeks. It is therefore necessary to wait until April 4 to find the friend Ethan Thomas in action. Via Play France Thank God! Got too many games to finish. Glad it got delayed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackhammer06 Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 IGN Condemned 2: Bloodshot Review 8.0 Presentation The story isn't too satisfying, but the atmosphere is excellent. 8.0 Graphics The artistic direction and clever use of filters keep this game appealing from start to finish. 9.0 Sound Turn up the volume and play the game alone for maximum effect. 8.0 Gameplay The improvements are exactly what was expected out of a sequel. The core concept feels a bit diluted by the end. 6.5 Lasting Appeal Most of the new features outside of the main game are throw aways. Overall-8/10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Sounds just like the first one with some gameplay improvements. Even the story in the first game was quite open-ended and not entirely explained. But that how it was supposed to be. Definitely buying it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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