I just played Condemned for the first time yesterday. I work midnights so I have really nothing to do on the weekends. I started at about 3AM and didn't stop until I beat it at about 12PM. I have to say it is one of the coolest games I've played in a while. I will definitely be looking for this awesome sequel.

A few days ago, about 15 months after my original post (lol), I finally picked up the Condemned 2: Bloodshot for PS3 and once again I was instantly hooked. The controls took a few minutes to get used to and I didn't really like them at first, but once I got used to it there were no real problems. Just as I did with the first game I ended up beating this one in a one night gaming marathon. These games are very simple and straight forward, which is probably why I get so hooked. I feel like I know its going to be a short game before I'm even a 10th of the way into it. My favorite part in the first game was when you're in the trashed shopping mall with the distorted christmas music playing. Although there weren't any areas in this game that satisfied me as much as that, I did love the brief part where you were in the bowling alley. Seriously, whats scarier than being in a pitch black, deserted bowling alley with nothing but a flashlight? I can't wait to go back through now that I've unlocked FPS mode. That should make getting all the achievements I missed cake. Anyways, get this game!