An incredible gaming experience.
The graphics, if you have the pc rig to take advantage of them, are incredibly detailed & realistic, right up there with such recent graphical standouts as Half Life 2, Doom 3 & Far Cry. The shadow & lighting effects are superbly handled, as are attention to detail throughout the different levels. You actually feel as if you are Ethan Thomas of the FBI, tracking down crazed seial killers through some of the grittiest, squalid, blighted & generally creepy looking environments ever created for a video game. The overall effect achieved is one of IMMERSION...something all games nowadays try to create, but very few realistically accomplish to the degree CCO has.
I was continually amazed while playing this game. It seems a lot of lackluster or less than glowing comments have been written about the gameplay, voice-acting, pacing & length. After playing through the entire game (took me about 15 hours, more or less, while on Normal mode) I can only say it is well worth the time if you are any sort of fan of this type of game. CCO contains elements from a number of my favorite games from recent years: The Suffering, Chronicles of Riddick, and the Max Payne games come most immediately to mind. It has however, it's own unique style and atmosphere, coupled with some of the most down & dirty melee brawling ever presented in any game. Numerous weapons lay about for the grabbing in every level, some of which will deal out considerably more damage than others. Get the game, & see for yourself which ones are your favorites. I liked just about all of them at one point or another, & was always dropping & picking up new "tools" to defeat my enemies with.
If you like maddog virtual fighting & great creepy atmosphere tied together with great graphics & outstanding sound, get this game...you won't be sorry. Oh, & give my regards to the Lunch Lady !