So close to perfection of the horror FPS...
Ok, first off, if you haven't played the first Condemned, then go play and beat that first to get caught up on the story...wait, maybe you shouldn't play it....because that would mean you would be listening to the better voice cast. That is truly the only downfall for C2; the voice cast. The orignal VC had unquie voices that truly matched the character they were playing however, in C2, its gone from grade A++ to B-. They voices sound stereotypetypical; Ethan sounds like a "i'm a hardass cuz I wanna be, not cuz of my f**** up past." Rosa sounds like she belongs in a b rated horror slasher flim. Malcom Vanhorn sounds just plain goofy and SKX sounds dorky. The only good voices are that of La'rue (it just sounds badass when your popping a guys head with the shotty and he yells out "yeah, get that mother f*****!" and the Director of SCU (its Colonel from Metal Gear Solid Series! So, that just equals badassness)
Aside from the negative voice acting, EVERYTHING has been improved from the 1st, which is what makes this a 9.5 game. Hand-to-to combat vastly improved with many combos and Enviromental kills rule. Firearm combat could have use a reload button (espeicaly after unlocking unlimted ammo for FPS mode), but otherwise very solid. The ablitly to check your progress with achivements vastly helps with finding TV's and other things. Mulitplayer could have used a little more fleshing out, but other wise, quite enjoyable and unquie. Overall, extremely great game, not for anyone under 17, better than the 1st...almost. IF ONLY the had the same guy voice Ethan, I would give it a ten for that, but no Ethan, gets you just a 9.5! Can't wait for the 3rd! p.s-Please get the orignal voice cast back please Sega! =]