I definitely didn't expect that the sequel to the great Condemned: Criminal Origins goes this way.
Some missions WERE FRUSTRATING as the combo-system is just too slow for some enemies. Some boss fights sucked immensely (looking at you Harley Quinn-wannabe in the doll factory with exploding baby dolls) but some sequences were so damn crazy, that it was fun as hell (the bear in the lodge). I wasn't expecting so much shooting, too but it was pretty satisfying. Yeah the story cranks the insanity up to 11 but did I hate it? Nah... I was just a bit sad that the sequel was turning the crime investigation part lower and lower as the game is nearing the finale.

Gotta say. I love both games. <3

WHY WEREN'T THESE IDEAS IN THE MAIN GAME? WHY?

That was much much more interesting than everything the main game offered and well... the ending was a huge middle finger to the franchise and probably even to EA.

They tried to improve the game, but did they succeed? Not really to be honest...

This is a fascinating approach to a portable Spider-Man game, as this one is pretty much Spider-Man 1.5.

It takes the gameplay from the first game and puts it in the environment of the second film, which pretty much works. :D

I dig these odd ports!

I have an odd relation to the first Kane & Lynch. When I first played it on the PS3, I absolutely HATED this game. Everything felt so clunky and not precise. I couldn't hit ANYTHING with these damn weapons and wasted a lot of ammo, but the PC-version is miles better. Writing wise, IO Interactive tried hard to catch the vibes of Reservoir Dogs or Heat, but it falls mostly flat. But I really need to say, that I dig the downward spiral this game goes... even though the ending is pretty shit. A tale of two detesting human beings, who just fuck up all the time and even jump into a Guerilla War, which reminded me from the mechanics a lot of their previous game "Freedom Fighters".

Max Payne 3 is still a good game but some decisions by Rockstar were odd. Especially the retcons from the events in Max Payne 2. Dunno... it feels odd to me how they tried to brush the events from the 2nd game as unimportant.

It feels like a Rockstar Game from its writing, details, style and dialogue. I never heard Max in such an aggressive way but maybe he became just cynical after all the shit he's been through with alcohol and substance abuse. It has its problems but it's still a very good game in my eyes as the game mechanics and the cover system are damn satisfying and every move Max makes feels heavy and weighty.

It's basically Quick time Events-The Game but for an interactive documentary... it's far from bad but it's also far from good. Legends of Wrestlemania lets you play some matches from Wrestlemania 1 to 15. Kinda cool to see how the showcase mode as a concept came to life here before establishing itself in WWE 13. The roster is also pretty good although some wrestlers like Roddy Piper look weird.

All in all... I had a bit fun with it but it fades in comparison to the SvR-Series, which is actually a totally different game with a different system.