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The sequel to the Xbox 360's most underrated launch title, Condemned: Criminal Origins, will be upon is in a little more than a month. There hasn't been a whole lot of media for the game up to this point, but GameSpot recently got a trailer for Condemned 2: Bloodshot that you'll want to watch.

For those of you who played Condemned, the first thing you'll notice is how incredibly different the game's protagonist Ethan Thomas looks and speaks. Other than that, there doesn't appear to be too many departures from the original game. The melee combat, crime scene investigations, and angry hobos we've come to love are in no short supply.

While Condemned wasn't necessarily a scary game, the ambient sound combined with the fact that random mutant-like freaks could jump out at you from the most inconvenient hiding places provided for a truly awesome atmosphere.

Here's hoping that Bloodshot will follow in its predecessor's footsteps in that regard. Also, while I'm definitely not complaining, what's with the exploding babies?

[Thanks, godkow and Gorelord


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Jonathan Kerr's Avatar
Jonathan Kerr at 01/12/2008 15:14
Apparently somebody born on 12/12/1212 is not old enough to watch the video. Fucking GameSpot.

The first condemned scared the crap out of me so I'll probably get this one.
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Y0j1mb0 at 01/12/2008 15:15
Babies in horror games creep me out. Anybody remember those damn babies in Doom 3??
Gangles's Avatar
Gangles at 01/12/2008 15:17
Too sensitive for 90 year olds apparently :(
SLiFE's Avatar
SLiFE at 01/12/2008 15:21
Glad to see I'm not the only one who's getting fucked by the age gate.

Whatever, I never played the 1st Condemned anyways.
godkow's Avatar
godkow at 01/12/2008 15:22
Baby chucking ftw.
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Deathsaw at 01/12/2008 15:22
It seems to me they're taking the insanity route with this one. He's drinking because he went insane by what he saw. I bet the whole thing is in his head and the game ends with him in an insane asylum.
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ShadowXOR at 01/12/2008 15:28
Looks crazy as shit, I'm looking forward to it.
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Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 15:31
I didn't see any babies popping! I'll have to watch it again.

As for the game, it looks fun, but the "grizzled, seen too much, might be insane, scratchy voiced anti-hero" thing is way too early 90's for me.

Too early 90's, too ManHunt 1 and 2, too The Darkness, too Indigo Prophecy, too Dark Sector, too "generic American video game targeted towards teenage males" in general.
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Hamsizzla at 01/12/2008 15:32
looks like bioshock, which also sucked
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 01/12/2008 15:35
Here's the same video but without an age gate (I would've used this in the post but the trailer is exclusive to GS bla bla bla)

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/158596.html?playlist=featured
Sam Spectre's Avatar
Sam Spectre at 01/12/2008 15:35
I never played the first one. I probably wont play the second either.

Does anyone else think the character models looked a bit sub-par?
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shadowcast at 01/12/2008 15:35
Well I'll certainly be getting this, I loved the first Condemned and I'm not really big on 'scary' games... I am really beginning to really like the work Monolith does though.

Yeah the new direction for Ethan Thomas is kind of generic, but I'll cope as long as I get to whack a hobo over the head with a lead pipe... and those mannequins come back.
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 01/12/2008 15:38
Oh man, I had heard about the mannequins before I got the game, so on that level I was careful to beat the shit out of everything before it attacked me.
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Conrad Zimmerman at 01/12/2008 15:38
I kinda wish they'd kept Greg Grunberg to voice Ethan. Rumor was that he sounded too much like a "nice guy".
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Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 15:39
Watched it again, and saw the baby. Good stuff.

And anyone else think that the guys attacking Ethan on top of the roof look like the Prototype guy?
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dethrock at 01/12/2008 15:50
The first Condemned was the first game I played on 360. I actually jumped at a few spots. Hopefully this one is good too.
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Neonie at 01/12/2008 15:58
It looks so incredibly epic. I can't freaking WAIT to play this thing man.
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Spartacus at 01/12/2008 15:59
I actually made a side-scroller in some amateur program which had a health pack that was guarded by a gunslinging mushroom. Upon defeating the fungi and approaching the health pack, it turned into an infant that exploded immediately, killing you.

The point is, I did exploding babies way before them.
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PrinceofCannedPeaches at 01/12/2008 16:00
What's with "badass"? Who wants "badass"? Monolith, please tell me why you're trying to turn your games into B-movie adaptations, and then kindly hand your protagonist a Schick Quattro and stand back as we actually sympathize for once.

Exploding baby? Coathangers unite!
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JJ Rage at 01/12/2008 16:01
I HATE the new voice over for Ethan Thomas. The original voice actor was Greg Grunberg, better known as Matt Parkman on the TV show Heroes.

This new voice is just a stereotypical gravelly-voiced hardass cop.

If the gameplay and narrative stay intact, then the game will be solid enough. But that new voice... ugh, it's distracting.
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xdaytime at 01/12/2008 16:06
Lol, I didn't read the title until after I watched the video, that baby got pwnt. LULZ!!!!!
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wardenrant at 01/12/2008 16:06
BAD FUCKING ASS
Boolean's Avatar
Boolean at 01/12/2008 16:09
We're linking to Gamespot now?
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Rainbowblack at 01/12/2008 16:44
i bought the first condemmed used for 20$ a few months ago and loved it, the mannequins scared the shit out of me. and the last level swallowed me up at 3 in the morning. i though i was really there
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Cheeburga at 01/12/2008 16:46
Fuckin age gate.
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topgeargorilla at 01/12/2008 16:47
Beardy Beard has a beard.

Oh, and I agree with Jonathan. Looks like Indigo Prophecy.
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Usedtabe at 01/12/2008 16:48
@jonathan Holmes: And yet, still a million times better than generic Japanese game 1,423,045.
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B-Radicate at 01/12/2008 16:57
The original Condemned was the second game I bought for my 360 (after Oblivion) and LOVED it. It was one of the few games that actually freaked me the hell out. Haven't been to a high school or swimming pool since.
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DarkTravesty at 01/12/2008 17:06
the original scared the crap out of me in some parts *lights off headphones on* so i will most likely pick this up.
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OpTiMaL at 01/12/2008 17:17
I'll probably get this since I enjoyed the first so much, but I really don't like the new voice.
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Eschatos at 01/12/2008 17:20
Everybody loves the exploding baby.
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Bus at 01/12/2008 17:27
The exploding baby sent me into gales of laughter. That's really going to ruin any sense of horror for me. Not necessarily a bad thing though.
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The_Psychopsilocybin at 01/12/2008 17:29
The first condemned was great. I'll probably at least rent the second one.
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falinter at 01/12/2008 18:03
bum fight!
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Capn Birdseye at 01/12/2008 18:21
People that have actually finished the first one will know that the new Ethan fits in perfectly with how it ended.

Certain events at the end of the first one are obviously taking their toll, and hopefully we can see these effects getting worse and worse as it goes on.

Stop complaining that he is gruff and violent, its actually part of the story. If you have a problem with it, there are plenty of androgynous emo japanese protagonists or cutesy mascots in games that you might prefer to play.

I suggest picking up a PS3 or Wii.
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Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 18:22
@ Usedtobe-

Care to debate me on that point?
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ankjevel at 01/12/2008 18:22
I wrote 01/01/90, it worked
JamesSorensen's Avatar
JamesSorensen at 01/12/2008 18:24
ill pass
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Variable Gear at 01/12/2008 18:26
Wow. This guy doesn't look like emo Fisher at all...

SLiFE's Avatar
SLiFE at 01/12/2008 18:45
Exploding babies are the new exploding barrels.
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ttaylor at 01/12/2008 18:53
The original rocked and I am looking forward to this one.. It was a creepy ass game to play alone at night and I hope this one has the same feeling, if not more. Looks awesome
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brainderailment at 01/12/2008 19:09
"Stop complaining that he is gruff and violent, its actually part of the story. If you have a problem with it, there are plenty of androgynous emo japanese protagonists or cutesy mascots in games that you might prefer to play.

I suggest picking up a PS3 or Wii."

Troll of the day.

Too bad for your dumbass statement this game is coming to the ps3, and the wii, well, you know why it's not going there.
Flakor's Avatar
Flakor at 01/12/2008 19:42
Now I have to go and play the first one...that should be fun.
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Wedge at 01/12/2008 19:49
He's taking scruffy white people pills at the start. That's how they explain him transforming into a totally different person.

And this game looks like it will be full of exploding babies and killing demons. I only really liked the few detective work bits from the first game, especially the house at the end. I'm sure they've removed any of that now.
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free touch at 01/12/2008 20:18
I would've bought this game, if he would've snorted those pills in the beginning.
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Churchhills Dog at 01/12/2008 20:55
Exploding babies = win
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Aziel13 at 01/12/2008 21:04
must have
KaL YoshiKa's Avatar
KaL YoshiKa at 01/12/2008 22:59
It kind of looks like you might lose some of the vunerablity of the first title..right till the end you were some guy who was in a screwed up situation. Now you're a screwed up guy..in the same situation..probably won't be as awesome storywise..though I wonder if they'll work in any of the supposed power he's meant to have that's alluded to in the first title.
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wtfblakegtfo at 01/12/2008 23:49
woo fuck yes, i beat the first condemned 3 times and loved it. idk though it seems like they might be adding a little TOO much?
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happyorangeman at 01/13/2008 00:10
It does have the indigo prophecy thing going on but it still looks good. I would give it a try but I have to play the original first.
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