Condemned 2 Bloodshot
Condemned 2 Bloodshot is a Xbox 360 shooter game released in 2008 developed by Monolith Productions. It centers on combat encounters, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management, with controls and information arranged around the Xbox 360 wired or wireless controller's twin sticks, analog triggers, directional pad, and face buttons.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.9 / 10
About this game
Condemned 2 Bloodshot is a Xbox 360 shooter game centered on combat encounters, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management. Missions pace progress through enemy waves, routes, objectives, and weapon opportunities, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Aiming feedback, projectiles, hits, and danger zones need to remain readable, while HD video, DVD streaming, surround audio, HDD installs, and television-distance interfaces need to keep action, state, and text readable. The genre-specific limitation is that camera turning, aiming methods, dense encounters, and peripheral support can increase control pressure. Platform conditions also include disc and HDD installation, storage devices, controller batteries, video connections, resolution and frame rate, Kinect space and calibration, and retired online services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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A forceful melee-horror campaign occasionally interrupted by awkward emergency pickups.
The Xbox 360 version of Condemned 2 builds tension around immediate physical danger. Weapons break, making defence, counters and unarmed attacks practical parts of survival. Investigation scenes demand a different kind of attention and connect evidence answers to progression rewards. The contrast gives the campaign more texture than uninterrupted fighting would provide. Graphic reactions and detailed impact sounds make attacks feel threatening, but weapon collection is less elegant: looking precisely at a replacement can interfere with defending yourself at the moment it matters most. Additional combat challenges offer practice without replacing the campaign as the main attraction. The result is distinctive and forceful, with some input friction that becomes more noticeable under pressure. Choose it for solo horror and melee encounters rather than an assumption of active online competition.
Strengths
- Combat and investigation complement each other
- Powerful audiovisual pressure
Weaknesses
- Precise targeting needed for pickups
- Limited variety in supplementary modes
Who it is for: Horror players comfortable with graphic close-quarters violence.
Play notes: Strong gore and shocks; current online play is unverified.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Practice challenges support mastery, though the campaign carries most of the variety. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Close combat and investigation make a distinctive loop with meaningful decisions. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Visceral audiovisual feedback makes threats immediate and the horror unusually tangible. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combat feedback is clear, but precise pickup targeting creates avoidable friction under pressure. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Monolith Productions
- Publisher
- SEGA
- Release date
- 2008
- Platforms
- Xbox 360
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Linear LevelsPlayer versus EnvironmentReplayableThird PersonSolo-friendlyFast-pacedDodge3D GraphicsMain Story Under 10 HoursReal-time CombatShooting
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- Xbox 360Worldwide2008
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2008
Game gallery
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