Condemned: Criminal Origins preview (Xbox 360)

[Everlost_MI]

TeamXbox (http://www.teamxbox.com) has posted a hands-on preview (http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox/1005/Condemned-Criminal-Origins/p1/) including in-game footage and screenshots of Condemned: Criminal Origins for the Xbox 360.

Here's a bit from the article of what the game offers in the form of combat...

Condemned is an action game at its heart, but it does take some new strides in the weapons department. Those gamers looking for a change from the bulk of first-person shooters currently available should be pleasantly surprised with what Condemned has to offer. Players can carry only one weapon at a time...the weapons include a locker door pulled off its hinges, a piece of wood, scrap metal, and an iron pipe with some cement placed at the tip. Also included were the typical handgun and shotgun style of weaponry...What was interesting about these weapons is that players will never pick up ammo, or even carry it for that matter. Thomas is limited to the number of bullets a weapon has upon picking it up. None of these weapons have a long range attack, which means the combat is up in the player’s grill.

Looks gritty and fun. Guess I'll start saving my pennies for the new system and this title.

[Kagger]

I just refuse to call it xbox 360..., it just looks wrong.

Really, I must have taken a loonnnnng nap, because im missed xbox 2-359

[aversion2k]

I just refuse to call it xbox 360..., it just looks wrong.

Really, I must have taken a loonnnnng nap, because im missed xbox 2-359

I think it'd be great if they called the ps3 the ps361
Then microsoft could call the xbox 3 the xbox infinity, then sony could call the ps4 the ps=latest xbox number + 1

Players can carry only one weapon at a time...the weapons include a locker door pulled off its hinges, a piece of wood, scrap metal, and an iron pipe with some cement placed at the tip. Also included were the typical handgun and shotgun style of weaponry...What was interesting about these weapons is that players will never pick up ammo, or even carry it for that matter. Thomas is limited to the number of bullets a weapon has upon picking it up

Sounds kinda like trespaser. But honestly. I think its a dumb idea. It will be incredibly annoying to have 2 pistols, each one with 1 bullet in each. but you cant carry both or even take the ammo out and put it in the other gun? You'll end up picking up 1 gun, throwing it in front of you, geting the other gun throwing that in front of the first one, grabbing the first one, throwing that in front of the second one etc..
Perhaps only being able to carry 1 bigish weapon, and 1 small weapon, and haveing a very limited amount of ammo to carry would be a better idea.

[Liquidize105]

Ah yes, I saw the demo.

The story has some unknown disease/crime wave sweeping the city, lotsa crazies running around in the city (a first responder's nightmare). This is one bloody game, and frankly made for the console with all its melee.

But I can't help but be reminded of how the rest of the world likes to criticize americans for being down with excessive violence; this is a good example of that. It'll be M-rated for sure, and pushing A rating IMO.

[bobbler]

This the one where the video had the guy beating some zombie up with a pipe?

Looked like a mix of FPS with Resident Evil style story.

Probably rather entertaining at the least, it doesn't seem like its going to break any new grounds though.