Condemned on the XBox 360 as some people raved about this game being so tense. I thought the game was actually quite boring and repetitive and the gameplay below par compared to previous experiences on the PC like with Half-Life 2 (excellent) or even Doom 3 (OK).
Overall although I think Gears of War is a nice game it was a huge dissapointment for me as well considering all the hype surrounding the game. The main characters were truly uninspiring for me, I expected to be wowed by some end boss battles which never actually happened, IMO the Beserker was the best effort in the game. At one point I saw a huge enemy in the background and got excited about battling the foe only to be dissapointed by a FMV cutscene when approaching. Short single player campaign with very restricted environents to wander around and some annoyingly unimpressive moments like the end game boss and light gun tank part of the game. IMO Resistance Fall of Man is a much better game with a much better story line and main characters, better vehicle sections, longer lasting fun, more impressive boss battles, less stupid enimies, better online multiplayer, better weapons, etc. IMO the cool thing about Gears is mainly some fancy graphics (good textures and lighting).
Castlevania Portait of Ruin was a little of a dissapointment for me as well considering the hype. I mostly cherry pick the games which receive good reviews, so I am sure there are much worse games out there than the ones mentioned above.
