Con2 MP Pre-Review.
By Grymm
Posted on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 07:51:13 PM EST

Now, I wouldn't call this my actual 'Review,' but I'm just gonna fill everyone in on the Basics of MP and just the game in General. On to MP first:

Game Modes
-Deathmatch: Obviously Every-Man-For-Themself. You can get a game of a max of 8 players and each player is allowed to change their in-game Model in the Pre-Game lobby, that's it. You would be able to select your weapon, however, you go find them in whichever map you play at. As plain and simple as that.

-Team Deathmatch: Same exact thing as above, just with an SUV [SCU] Team and an Influenced Team.

-Bum Rush: Ugh, my least fayvorit... But the concept of this Gametype is 2 SUV's against 6 Influenced (or Bums as I call 'em). That's only the case however whenever you make it a full game. It can also range from 2-SUV against 2-Influenced, and also 2-SUV vs 4-Influenced, but no matter what, whenever the game's full, you can only have 1 or 2 SUV's at once. Anyway, onto the Gametype. The point of this game is another simple one; the SUV's need to survive whatever the Time Limit is set for. How do they do that? Well, at first, the SUV's have guns, while the Bums have either a Brick, Pipe, and some others that can't come to mind now. As for the SUV's the only guns I've seen them use is an Assault Rifle. And after that ammo is used up, SUV's have to run around and scavenge for Weapons to fight the Bum Horde back for the remaining time. Now here is my pet-peave with this gametype - the SUV's are SUPER strong. While the Bums are... you know... normal. And all I've really experienced with that gametype was the SUV's camping in a corner, one-shotting each and every one of the 6 Bums and then grabbing a Shovel and one-hitting each and every one of us. I still have yet to be on the SUV's team for a Bum Rush game, but I'm sure once I am, I'll give back some of the frustrations that I've had to go through. The SUV's only have one life while the Bums have an infinite number of lives.

-Crime Scene: And now for my most fayv gametype that what MAKES MP for this game. Ok, the concept for this game is theirs two teams [SUV / Influ]. The SUV's are on the 'Attacking' side while the Influ are on 'Defense.' Now the point of this is the SUV's need to use their Spectrometer to find the Location of two 'coolers.' What's inside the coolers? Heads. "Human" Heads. And if you get a decent amount through the SP, you'll recognize the Heads ;) Anyways, while the SUV's are trying to use their Spectrometers to 'SCAN' the Evidence in the Coolers, the Influ need to place the Coolers wherever they can and Defend them with their life. Oh yea, forgot to mention this, everyone has one life. So once you're Dead, you done for the Round. Now, in this gametype, in the Pre-Game Lobby the SUV's can choose between a Pistol, with 18 Rounds, or a Shotgun, with 8 Shells (but you only have 4 Shells in the gun at one time so you get one reload out of it), while the Influ can choose between a Drive Shaft, Brick, Molotov Cocktail, Sledgehammer, or an Emitter. If you don't know what the Emitter used for, you can stick it to a wall to Jam the SUV's Spectrometers, and the only way it stops is when the SUV's find it and destroy it by whacking it or throwing something at it. The great thing about this gametype is that it's a blast no matter which team you're on. I prefer the Influ only because you literally can scare the Bajeebus out of people by staying in the shadows near your Cooler. For example, on the map Underground, I was on the Influ and we had one Cooler in the corner of this big room. Thing is though, the room only had light in the center while it was pitch black on all the corners. So my teammates and myself waited in the corners and there was a Single SUV that came into the room. Next thing you know, three Influ, one was a Pig, another a Clown, and a guy in a Skull Mask, all Sprint at the guy at once and simultaneously smack him with their respective weapons. It was THEE funniest thing I've seen in that game yet. And what makes it better, we did it to two other SUV's in the same Round. Thing is though, if you don't have an organized team, you'll fall almost instantly. This gametype is about teamwork, not Ramboism.

-MP Models:
--SUV's

  1. SWAT member with just the Face Cover that covers everything but the eyes.
  2. A Jason (Friday the 13th) rip-off with a Metal Ski Mask.
  3. Gas Mask (my fayve)
  4. Standard SWAT member (helmet, Goggles, and face cover)
--Influenced
  1. "Mr. Goggler" A character with black spiked hair with Goggles and a 'ninja-like' covering over the mouth and nose.
  2. "Little Miss Piggy" A simple Pig Mask, but the best to see Sprint at you from the Darkness... Robbins ;)
  3. Skull Mask
  4. Clown Mask

For whoever actually READS all of that, I thank you and hope that this Epic Novel actually helps people who don't have the game out on what they want to know about Con2's MP.


Display:

uh

whats Con 2

PSN GamerTag : Gaming_Colt

by GamingColt on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 07:58:18 PM EST


Condemned 2: Bloodshot

Second GT: extrateresticle

by captain crunk27 on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 08:10:08 PM EST
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I read it Grymm!

I'm gonna drop one now, youdown for some COD with me and Goggs? he got his xbox back!

Dylan's Favourite Gearhead.

by BoxinLeprechaun on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 08:24:31 PM EST


What!?

How'd He get it back so fast? I yet to get mine and it's been 18 days. :(

Playoffs?!? You talking about... playoffs?!

by ajABE on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 12:10:44 AM EST
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'cause

we're Canadian

Dylan's Favourite Gearhead.

by BoxinLeprechaun on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 07:47:05 AM EST
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True

Very true.

Playoffs?!? You talking about... playoffs?!

by ajABE on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 11:39:49 AM EST
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from now on...

whenever we play that map on Crime Scene (forgot what the name is)..I'm definitely keeping my flashlight on :P I still think about how scary that was........

by RoBBins0096 on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 09:46:30 PM EST


That was

Slaughterhouse.



Spell IHOP then say "ness"

by Grymm on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 09:49:53 PM EST
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Good summary

but you never mentioned whether the entire game is worth a buy. How is the single player?

by Noobpancake on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 09:52:54 AM EST
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That wasn't a negative critique

I am just not sure if I should buy the game or not

by Noobpancake on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 09:53:38 AM EST
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Yea,

I just made this to tell everyone some stuff about the MP. Hopefully later today I'll try and get a Review of the SP up.



Spell IHOP then say "ness"

by Grymm on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 12:30:23 PM EST
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Party System

I'm a little surprised you didn't mention the awful party system. It's basically the same as gears, but less user friendly.

by X David Ellis X on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 03:55:23 PM EST


I've only

played Ranked Matches, so I'm not too familiar with the "...awful party system."



Spell IHOP then say "ness"

by Grymm on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 04:05:13 PM EST
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Thanks

Debbie Downer ;)

by MacheteMan7 on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 04:48:48 PM EST
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Not quite...

If you've read my review, you'd know that I like the game a lot. I just think the multiplayer is shit, and the resources would've been spent better on the somewhat flawed singleplayer.

by X David Ellis X on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 12:44:35 AM EST
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the trend of

tacked on MP games really sucks. I mean, the fact that BIOSHOCK didn't have MP was a good thing. If more developers took this to heart, we would be getting more quality campaigns.

That being said, i have barely played MP for Condemned 2 based on the fact that it boots me constantly from all the games, with NAT open.

The campaign is VERY good though. I love it.

Eat A Peach

by Zoso Fan on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 11:17:56 AM EST
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also

gives you a higher appreciation for developers like Infinite Ward and Bungie who put out both steller campaigns and incredible MP.

Maybe it has to do with teamsize more than anything? More resources to use probably.

Eat A Peach

by Zoso Fan on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 11:19:23 AM EST
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Yeah

I actually agree about the multiplayer, which is why the ;) was inserted. It really feels completely tacked on.

by MacheteMan7 on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 01:19:45 PM EST
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