<s>
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodshot	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
psychological	O
thriller	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2005	O
game	O
Condemned	B-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
eleven	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
former	O
FBI	O
agent	O
Ethan	O
Thomas	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
violence-prone	O
alcoholic	O
plagued	O
by	O
hallucinations	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
that	O
Leland	O
Vanhorn	O
(	O
aka	O
Serial	O
Killer	O
X	O
)	O
may	O
still	O
be	O
alive	O
,	O
Thomas	O
soon	O
finds	O
himself	O
at	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
a	O
vast	O
conspiracy	B-Application
and	O
must	O
do	O
all	O
he	O
can	O
to	O
evade	O
the	O
powerful	O
cult	O
who	O
want	O
him	O
dead	O
at	O
any	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
making	O
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Monolith	O
looked	O
closely	O
at	O
the	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
focussing	O
on	O
what	O
was	O
popular	O
amongst	O
fans	O
and	O
critics	O
and	O
what	O
was	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
attempted	O
to	O
enhance	O
or	O
expand	O
upon	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
;	O
from	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
to	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
the	O
overall	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Condemned	B-Application
,	O
and	O
,	O
especially	O
,	O
the	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
combos	O
and	O
chain	O
attacks	O
without	O
betraying	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodshot	I-Application
is	O
a	O
psychological	O
thriller	O
with	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
survival	O
horror	O
,	O
and	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
is	O
built	O
primarily	O
around	O
melee	O
;	O
firearms	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
relatively	O
uncommon	O
(	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
more	O
prevalent	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
all	O
melee	O
weapons	O
will	O
eventually	O
break	O
after	O
repeated	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
context-sensitive	B-Application
"	O
environmental	O
kills	O
"	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
shoving	O
an	O
enemy	O
's	O
head	O
into	O
a	O
TV	O
or	O
a	O
spiked	O
wall	O
,	O
setting	O
them	O
on	O
fire	O
,	O
impaling	O
them	O
,	O
or	O
throwing	O
them	O
off	O
a	O
balcony	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
a	O
firearm	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
each	O
firearm	O
lasts	O
only	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
there	O
are	O
bullets	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
now	O
reload	O
their	O
current	O
magazine	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
spare	O
ammo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
primary	O
game	O
mechanic	O
is	O
forensic	O
investigation	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
overhauled	O
since	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
might	O
need	O
to	O
determine	O
if	O
a	O
wound	O
is	O
an	O
entry	O
or	O
an	O
exit	O
wound	O
,	O
how	O
a	O
blood	O
splatter	O
occurred	O
,	O
whether	O
a	O
body	O
crawled	O
or	O
was	O
dragged	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
death	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
four	O
forensic	O
tools	O
available	O
to	O
them	O
;	O
a	O
GPS	O
device	O
,	O
a	O
Spectrometer	O
,	O
a	O
Digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
UV	B-Application
light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
arenas	O
available	O
:	O
"	O
Practice	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
customisable	O
fight	O
against	O
a	O
never-ending	O
wave	O
of	O
opponents	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Lockdown	O
"	O
(	O
make	O
as	O
many	O
kills	O
as	O
possible	O
in	O
five	O
minutes	O
)	O
,	O
Riot	O
Control	O
(	O
using	O
long-range	O
combat	O
only	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
defend	O
the	O
police	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Streets	O
of	O
Rage	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
four	O
AI-controlled	O
allies	O
must	O
defend	O
a	O
building	O
against	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
when	O
all	O
five	O
defenders	O
are	O
dead	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Smoke	O
'	O
Em	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
kill	O
as	O
many	O
enemies	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
they	O
can	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Deadly	O
Daycare	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
kill	O
100	O
exploding	O
dolls	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
11	O
months	O
since	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Condemned	B-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ethan	O
Thomas	O
has	O
resigned	O
from	O
the	O
FBI	O
and	O
become	O
a	O
violence-prone	O
alcoholic	O
plagued	O
by	O
hallucinations	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
phenomenon	O
causing	O
violence	O
and	O
psychosis	B-Application
amongst	O
Metro	O
's	O
vagrant	O
population	O
has	O
gotten	O
worse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
links	O
this	O
back	O
to	O
Thomas	O
's	O
chest	O
x-ray	B-Library
in	O
his	O
personnel	O
file	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
shown	O
his	O
vocal	O
chords	O
if	O
the	O
area	O
was	O
n't	O
redacted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
goal	O
involves	O
"	O
Sonic	O
Generation	O
"	O
;	O
sounds	O
that	O
cause	O
paranoia	B-Application
and	O
hallucinations	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
for	O
those	O
with	O
a	O
natural	O
tendency	O
for	O
violence	O
to	O
become	O
significantly	O
more	O
violent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
on	O
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
just	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nothing	O
more	O
was	O
heard	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
until	O
May	O
,	O
when	O
Sega	O
and	O
Monolith	O
released	O
a	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
and	O
formally	O
announced	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
projected	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
early	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
received	O
an	O
AO	O
rating	O
from	O
the	O
ERSB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
violent	O
nature	O
of	O
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wishing	O
to	O
avoid	O
such	O
a	O
rating	O
,	O
producer	O
Constantine	O
Hantzopoulos	O
stated	O
that	O
Monolith	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
board	O
and	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
remove	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
violent	O
environmental	O
kills	O
;	O
"	O
we	O
're	O
working	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
ESRB	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
everything	O
goes	O
through	O
okay	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
stuff	O
we	O
've	O
cut	O
already.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Ethan	O
was	O
just	O
discovering	O
the	O
dark	O
world	O
around	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
bit	O
broken	O
as	O
a	O
result.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
art	O
lead	O
and	O
animator	O
Richard	O
Lico	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
a	O
subject	O
of	O
disagreement	O
;	O
"	O
some	O
felt	O
that	O
Condemned	B-Application
1s	O
Ethan	O
did	O
n't	O
quite	O
hit	O
the	O
mark	O
and	O
a	O
darker	O
tone	O
was	O
desired	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Rooke	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
push	O
to	O
fill	O
in	O
the	O
narrative	O
blanks	O
and	O
resolve	O
the	O
open-ended	O
mysteries	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
environments	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
artists	O
had	O
visited	O
various	O
real-world	O
locations	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Timberline	O
Lodge	O
in	O
winter	O
,	O
a	O
disused	O
boat	O
moored	O
in	O
Ballard	O
,	O
Seattle	O
,	O
the	O
Sunny	O
Jim	O
peanut	O
butter	O
factory	O
in	O
Georgetown	O
,	O
Seattle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Satsop	O
Nuclear	O
Power	O
Plant	O
in	O
Grays	O
Harbor	O
County	O
,	O
Washington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
aesthetic	O
influences	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
cite	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
media	O
,	O
including	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Alex	O
Proyas	O
's	O
Dark	O
City	O
(	O
1998	O
)	O
and	O
Tarsem	O
Singh	O
's	O
The	O
Cell	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
2002	O
album	O
Oceanic	O
by	O
ISIS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
overall	O
design	O
ethos	O
,	O
Rooke	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
element	O
in	O
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodshot	I-Application
is	O
not	O
necessarily	O
a	O
single	O
feature	O
but	O
a	O
philosophy	O
,	O
a	O
goal	O
if	O
you	O
will	O
,	O
to	O
add	O
depth	O
and	O
variety	O
to	O
all	O
facets	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
"	O
there	O
were	O
things	O
that	O
we	O
could	O
have	O
done	O
better	O
or	O
expanded	O
upon	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
the	O
starting	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
sequel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
initial	O
task	O
was	O
to	O
seek	O
out	O
and	O
understand	O
what	O
people	O
had	O
disliked	O
about	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hasle	O
explains	O
,	O
"	O
one	O
thing	O
we	O
did	O
when	O
we	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
to	O
seek	O
out	O
every	O
piece	O
of	O
feedback	O
on	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
we	O
could	O
find	O
and	O
apply	O
that	O
to	O
Bloodshot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
that	O
one	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
almost	O
universally	O
criticised	O
was	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
forensic	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
completely	O
overhaul	O
not	O
just	O
the	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
actual	O
purpose	O
,	O
essentially	O
turning	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
forensic	O
tasks	O
into	O
optional	O
side	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hasle	O
explains	O
,	O
"	O
unlike	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
involvement	O
was	O
mostly	O
about	O
locating	O
evidence	O
rather	O
than	O
deciphering	O
and	O
using	O
deductive	O
reasoning	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
around	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
immerses	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
an	O
investigation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
major	O
gameplay	O
element	O
was	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
fan	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
largely	O
positive	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
still	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
that	O
,	O
maintaining	O
the	O
feel	O
and	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
paramount	O
;	O
"	O
we	O
knew	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
in-your-face	O
feeling	O
of	O
the	O
melee	O
combat	O
but	O
that	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
add	O
several	O
layers	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
give	O
depth	O
and	O
choice	O
to	O
the	O
player.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
it	O
then	O
quickly	O
grew	O
in	O
June	O
and	O
July	O
to	O
not	O
only	O
a	O
Practice	O
Arena	O
but	O
to	O
also	O
include	O
five	O
different	O
environments	O
with	O
five	O
unique	O
challenges	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
slew	O
of	O
unique	O
UI	B-Application
work	O
that	O
was	O
needed	O
to	O
pull	O
it	O
off.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
lead	O
artist	O
Matthew	O
Allen	O
states	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
spent	O
a	O
good	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
process	O
to	O
get	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
consistent	O
movement	O
and	O
camera	O
animation	O
,	O
all	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
animators.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
scenes	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
rendered	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
designers	O
to	O
cut	O
back	O
on	O
"	O
texture	O
resolution	O
and	O
animation	O
fidelity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
problem	O
was	O
frame	O
rate	O
;	O
"	O
since	O
all	O
of	O
our	O
lighting	O
and	O
shadows	O
are	O
dynamic	O
,	O
being	O
generated	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
,	O
our	O
frame	O
rate	O
is	O
greatly	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
lights	O
we	O
have	O
in	O
a	O
scene.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Allen	O
and	O
cinematic	O
director	O
Rocky	O
Newton	O
decided	O
to	O
pre-render	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
in	O
Maya	B-Language
using	O
Mental	B-Application
Ray	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodshot	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
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
76	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
holding	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
37	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.75	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
atmospheric	O
powerhouse	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
survival	O
horror	O
title	O
 [ of ] 	O
this	O
generation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
thick	O
,	O
dreadful	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
and	O
citing	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
decrepit	O
and	O
decayed	O
visual	O
design	O
in	O
recent	O
memory.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
score	O
,	O
weapon	O
variety	O
,	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSM3s	O
Andrew	O
Kelly	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
incredibly	O
well-designed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
by	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
on	O
PS3.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
scored	O
it	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
one-of-a-kind	O
horror	O
title	O
"	O
and	O
seeing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
improved	O
in	O
every	O
area	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
found	O
pointless	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Condemned	B-Application
2	I-Application
deserves	O
hearty	O
praise	O
for	O
improving	O
on	O
everything	O
it	O
did	O
first	O
time	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazines	O
Dan	O
Amrich	O
scored	O
it	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
in	O
almost	O
all	O
aspects	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
post	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Jace	O
Hall	O
,	O
Monolith	O
co-founder	O
and	O
co-creator	O
of	O
the	O
Condemned	B-Application
concept	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
sole	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
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
not	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>
