11) Condemned: Criminal Origins

Condemned Gameplay Trailer

You are Ethan Thomas, CSI agent with the FBI. You’ve been framed for murder by the infamous Serial Killer X and your job is to figure out who that is. Throughout the gameplay you must use your intuition and technology to fight off the violent and psychotic citizens of Metro City. They seem to have been driven mad by a mysterious outside force.

Condemned is a first-person survival horror game published by SEGA. Despite being from the first-person perspective, this most definitely isn’t an FPS. There are very few weapons and once they run out of bullets its only purpose is to beat your enemies with the butt end. Instead, the focus is on improvised melee. Things like pipes, wooden boards, and even shovels are provided within the city to arm yourself with.

Overall Condemned focuses on puzzle solving and story progression and less on the combat. The atmosphere sets this game apart.  Playing from the first-person perspective, this means that occasionally you won’t even see your attacker until long after the damage has been done. When you’re hit, your screen distorts and blood splatters across the screen rendering you near helpless momentarily.

Overall, Condemned: Criminal Origins is a dirty trip through the back alleys of Metro City to clear your name and catch a killer.

Each attack you are encouraged to improvise a weapon as guns and ammo are slim.

The only time a gun is really useful. Long distance attack