<s>
Condemned	B-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
Condemned	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
in	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Criminal	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
program	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
playable	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monolith	O
also	O
released	O
an	O
online	O
episodic	O
flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
prequel	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
film	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
Condemned	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
additional	O
games	O
already	O
mapped	O
out	O
by	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
was	O
never	O
made	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodshot	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aesthetically	O
influenced	O
by	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Silence	O
of	O
the	O
Lambs	O
and	O
Seven	O
,	O
Condemneds	B-Application
designers	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
focused	O
on	O
either	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
mechanic	O
or	O
an	O
existing	O
mechanic	O
with	O
a	O
fresh	O
spin	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
apply	O
their	O
experience	O
with	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
focused	O
primarily	O
on	O
something	O
not	O
usually	O
seen	O
in	O
first-person	O
games	O
–	O
melee	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
a	O
simple	O
but	O
robust	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
designers	O
utilised	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
to	O
create	O
a	O
realistic	O
and	O
unsettling	O
environment	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
heavy	O
focus	O
on	O
visceral	O
and	O
violent	O
close-quarters	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Condemned	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
,	O
especially	O
,	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
well	O
upon	O
its	O
initial	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
selling	O
launch	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Condemned	B-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
with	O
action	B-Application
,	O
and	O
detective	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
main	O
components	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
–	O
combat	O
and	O
investigating	O
crime	B-Application
scenes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
primary	O
game	O
mechanic	O
is	O
forensic	O
crime	B-Application
scene	I-Application
investigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilises	O
a	O
context-sensitive	B-Application
button	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
call	O
upon	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
tools	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
record	O
evidence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detection	O
tools	O
include	O
a	O
UV	B-Application
light	I-Application
,	O
a	O
laser	O
light	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spectrometer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collection	O
tools	O
include	O
a	O
sampler	O
,	O
a	O
portable	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scanner	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
evidence	O
include	O
fingerprints	B-Algorithm
,	O
footprints	O
,	O
fibers	O
,	O
residues	O
,	O
particles	O
,	O
and	O
blood	O
splatter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
city	O
library	O
,	O
Rosa	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
found	O
several	O
anomalies	O
in	O
Thomas	O
's	O
personnel	O
file	O
-	O
his	O
bone	O
density	O
is	O
abnormally	O
high	O
;	O
he	O
has	O
an	O
overactive	O
serotonergic	O
system	O
;	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
chest	O
x-ray	B-Library
in	O
which	O
the	O
vocal	O
cords	O
have	O
been	O
redacted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Condemned	B-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
in	O
February	O
2005	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
as	O
yet	O
unspecified	O
next	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
goal	O
with	O
Condemned	B-Application
is	O
to	O
combine	O
a	O
disturbing	O
atmosphere	O
with	O
realistic	O
physics	O
,	O
devious	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
combat	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
X05	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
,	O
releasing	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basing	O
Metro	O
very	O
loosely	O
on	O
Seattle	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
hired	O
surveyors	O
to	O
search	O
out	O
abandoned	O
and	O
condemned	B-Application
buildings	O
,	O
empty	O
warehouses	O
,	O
and	O
neglected	O
and	O
forgotten	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
give	O
them	O
a	O
template	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
producer	O
David	O
Hasle	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
horror	O
:	O
shock	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
jump	O
scares	O
)	O
,	O
tension	O
(	O
using	O
player	O
anticipation	O
to	O
build	O
dread	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
psychology	O
(	O
"	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
will	O
find	O
bizarre	O
hallucinations	B-General_Concept
,	O
strange	O
visions	O
occurring	O
and	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
real	O
or	O
just	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
head	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
important	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
with	O
different	O
enemies	O
reacting	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
to	O
being	O
attacked	O
;	O
some	O
will	O
become	O
more	O
aggressive	O
,	O
some	O
will	O
try	O
to	O
flee	O
,	O
some	O
will	O
hide	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
a	O
surprise	O
attack	O
,	O
some	O
will	O
look	O
for	O
a	O
stronger	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
technology	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
per-pixel	O
lighting	O
,	O
volumetric	B-General_Concept
lighting	I-General_Concept
,	O
shaders	O
,	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
,	O
normal	B-Application
mapping	I-Application
,	O
color	B-Algorithm
mapping	I-Algorithm
,	O
specular	O
mapping	O
,	O
and	O
shadow	O
mapping	O
,	O
with	O
especial	O
emphasis	O
on	O
realistic	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lighting	O
,	O
Hasle	O
explains	O
,	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
absolutely	O
no	O
static	O
lighting	O
in	O
Condemned	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Condemned	B-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
creating	O
natural	O
light	O
and	O
shadow	O
movement	O
is	O
important	O
to	O
creating	O
and	O
maintaining	O
a	O
frightening	O
and	O
tense	O
mood.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
forensic	O
tools	O
used	O
by	O
Cross	O
also	O
differed	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
detection	O
and	O
collection	O
tools	O
were	O
one	O
individual	O
item	O
–	O
the	O
UV	B-Application
light	I-Application
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
could	O
illuminate	O
clues	O
and	O
then	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
physically	O
take	O
samples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Condemned	B-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
holding	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
81	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
72	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
holding	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
24	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpys	O
Will	O
Tuttle	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
4-and-a-half	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
highly	O
atmospheric	O
,	O
downright	O
disturbing	O
environments	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
brutally	O
visceral	O
combat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Osborne	O
,	O
also	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
scored	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
startlingly	O
powerful	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
for	O
creating	O
"	O
an	O
unparalleled	O
level	O
of	O
visceral	O
violence	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
also	O
lauded	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
lighting	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
forensic	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Jeremy	O
Loss	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Charles	O
Onyett	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praising	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
(	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
most	O
frightening	O
aspect	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
linearity	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
forensic	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Zone	O
scored	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
brutal	O
,	O
visceral	O
and	O
hard-hitting	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
of	O
nerve-jangling	O
tension.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Praising	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
their	O
main	O
criticisms	O
were	O
the	O
linearity	O
,	O
length	O
,	O
and	O
convoluted	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
,	O
Francesca	O
Reyes	O
scored	O
it	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
was	O
especially	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UK	O
edition	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
scored	O
it	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
masterful	O
sound	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
awesome	O
sense	O
of	O
dread.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
8.1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
visceral	O
,	O
highly	O
atmospheric	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
scary	O
,	O
vicious	O
,	O
visually	O
progressive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Jeff	O
Green	O
scored	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
survival	O
horror	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2013	O
retrospective	O
,	O
Eurogamers	O
Rick	O
Lane	O
called	O
Condemned	B-Application
"	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
perhaps	O
only	O
game	O
to	O
really	O
get	O
to	O
grips	O
with	O
first-person	O
melee	O
combat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
melee	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Condemned	B-Application
is	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
beaten	O
for	O
both	O
its	O
originality	O
and	O
creating	O
an	O
authentic	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
limited	O
tools	O
available.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
,	O
selling	O
considerably	O
more	O
units	O
than	O
had	O
been	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2005	O
awards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
won	O
Best	O
Sound	O
Effects	O
and	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Upset	O
Disheveled	O
Men	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner	O
up	O
in	O
both	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
and	O
a	O
readers	O
 '	O
poll	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2005	O
awards	O
,	O
it	O
won	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner	O
up	O
in	O
Best	O
Artistic	O
Design	O
and	O
Best	O
Story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
ranked	O
it	O
at	O
#9	O
in	O
their	O
best	O
horror	O
games	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2008	O
all	O
copies	O
of	O
Condemned	B-Application
were	O
confiscated	O
in	O
Germany	O
because	O
of	O
§	O
131	O
StGB	O
,	O
which	O
outlaws	O
the	O
dissemination	O
or	O
public	O
display	O
of	O
media	O
"	O
which	O
describe	O
cruel	O
or	O
otherwise	O
inhuman	O
acts	O
of	O
violence	O
against	O
human	O
beings	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
which	O
expresses	O
a	O
glorification	O
or	O
rendering	O
harmless	O
of	O
such	O
acts	O
of	O
violence	O
or	O
which	O
represents	O
the	O
cruel	O
or	O
inhuman	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
which	O
injures	O
human	O
dignity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Debuting	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
September	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
weekly	O
instalments	O
,	O
Condemned	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Prequel	O
Story	O
is	O
a	O
six-part	O
episodic	O
flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
set	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
fingerprints	B-Algorithm
on	O
the	O
murdered	O
man	O
's	O
body	O
are	O
those	O
of	O
Vine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2005	O
,	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
film	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
then	O
upcoming	O
Condemned	B-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plan	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
universe	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
an	O
adaptation	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
Condemned	B-Application
universe	O
would	O
gradually	O
expand	O
across	O
multiple	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hall	O
,	O
former	O
Monolith	O
CEO	O
and	O
current	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
said	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
something	O
specifically	O
designed	O
to	O
use	O
multiple	O
mediums	O
to	O
tell	O
stories	O
that	O
had	O
some	O
continuity	O
and	O
connective	O
thread	O
 [ ... ] 	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
universe	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
was	O
big	O
enough	O
where	O
different	O
stories	O
could	O
exist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indeed	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
film	O
,	O
Hall	O
had	O
mapped	O
out	O
a	O
storyline	O
that	O
would	O
encompass	O
three	O
additional	O
games	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
Condemned	B-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Criminal	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodshot	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
post	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Hall	O
(	O
by	O
now	O
the	O
sole	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Condemned	B-Application
IP	O
)	O
,	O
addressed	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
frequently	O
asked	O
about	O
a	O
Condemned	B-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
that	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
Condemned	B-Application
games	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
am	O
contemplating	O
finding	O
an	O
interested	O
and	O
proven	O
Indie	O
development	O
team	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
move	O
it	O
forward.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
would	O
n't	O
even	O
mandate	O
that	O
it	O
be	O
a	O
full	O
Condemned	B-Application
game	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
that	O
the	O
Condemned	B-Application
game	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
expanded	O
universe	O
that	O
was	O
never	O
brought	O
to	O
fruition	O
,	O
he	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
potential	O
for	O
different	O
mediums	O
is	O
still	O
there	O
;	O
"	O
perhaps	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
sense	O
for	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
developer	O
to	O
make	O
one	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Condemned	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
an	O
entirely	O
different	O
developer	O
create	O
a	O
console	B-Device
game	O
that	O
is	O
Condemned	B-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
