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SEGA Announce Condemned News
Chris Leyton
17/02/2005
SEGA officially lifts the wraps from Monolith’s psychological next-gen horror...
Weâve already taken a look at Monolithâs next-gen horror, Condemned, as today SEGA lifted the wraps surrounding the title.
Billed as a suspense-filled, first-person psychological thriller, the game allows players to experience an unnatural level of tension as they use their instincts, forensic tools and melee combat to track serial killers and bring them to justice. Obviously influenced by the likes of The Silence of the Lambs, players take the role of Ethan Thomas, an FBI Agent in the Serial Crimes Unit (SCU), whose pursuit takes him on a relentless journey through detailed urban environments filled with deadly sociopaths.
"SEGA expects Condemned to engage the game player with visceral, in-your-face, urban combat and an unparalleled level of unpredictability," said Scott A. Steinberg, vice president of entertainment marketing, SEGA of America. "The atmospheric tension and cinematic qualities of Condemned offer consumers the rich experience of a psychological thriller; something that has not been accomplished on previous hardware platforms."
"To become a leading independent game publisher, we must reinvigorate the SEGA brand by publishing great content that boosts revenue across all western territories," said Simon Jeffery, president and COO, SEGA of America. "Condemned represents an aggressive product acquisition strategy created to compliment SEGA IP with market-appropriate next-generation games."
"New leaps in technology are allowing our teams to create immersive game environments that are incredibly realistic," said Samantha Ryan, CEO of Monolith Productions. "Monolith's goal with Condemned, is to combine a disturbing atmosphere with realistic physics, devious AI, and a sophisticated combat system."
Currently in development for the Xbox2, Playstation3 and PC, Condemned is slated for release towards the end of the year â“ which should tie in nicely as an Xbox2 launch title.
