Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
by Capcom
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Product Summary
Brand: CapcomRelease Date: 2007-01-12
Platform: Xbox 360
Model: 13388330027
Publisher: Capcom
Product features:
- Alien Encounters- Face off with an array of Akrid, from massive rolling behemoths and long-legged ground-dwellers to fast-flying swarms overhead!
- Xbox Live Enabled- Download additional maps, compete in 16 player cooperative and versus battles!
- On-Foot and In-Vehicle Modes- Command heavily armed bipedal vehicles or switch to more stealthy exploration on-foot.
- Vast and Vivid Environments- Snowstorms, arctic winds, towering buildings, and mountains of ice create cinematic, stunning visuals and breathtaking landscapes!
- Next-Gen Realism- Immerse yourself in the brutal chilling world of Lost Planet as you labor through waist-deep snow, hear the crunch of ice with each step, and fly backward from explosive force during battle!
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature Series) (Bradygames Signature Series) (Bradygames Signature Series)
- The Official Xbox Magazine [1-year]
- Electronic Gaming Monthly
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Video Game Reviews of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Customer Review: An Original, Creative, and Amazing Experience
Summary: 4 Stars
The best thing to say about this game is that it is really something else. I wanted it to be good before I got it, however when I bought it and played the first level I didn't like it at all. This was mostly due to the control scheme, which I thought was un-customizable. However after a while I came back to it and after looking for a while I discovered several adjustments that can be made. By default, the crosshair moves in a way that makes it slow and thus makes your character turn ridiculously slowly (something that throws off a LOT of people) however this can be turned completely off, by adjusting the controls you can the crosshair in the center of the screen, making the aiming feel more like a FPS and much more accurate. Once I fixed the controls to my liking, I got past the first level, and wow - the game really took off! What people need to realize is that there's a learning curve to the controls and gameplay mechanics and once they're mastered they really pay off and then some! It makes for some of the most fun and unique gameplay I've experienced in a very long time (and I play a ton of games).
The gameplay is as fun as you make it out to be. It when combined with another aspect of this game that makes it REALLY stand out is the Acrid (alien bugs found on the lost planet) makes for some of the most fun gameplay around - fighting them is more fun than anyone could expect, especially the larger ones that tower over you. Let me give you an example: there's a four-legged beast with skinny legs that will just pop out from under the snow (which is really a cool presentation, the snow effects are amazing! - but I'll get to that later), and one it's out of the snow you hear its roar/cry and it imeadately starts to swipe at you with its enormous legs an you're like "Oh s***!" Now, you could be lame and just run away from it and shoot (it will come after you but you can get away if you run long enough, it will take a lot longer to kill though) or you could fight it the fun way - utilizing all of your abilities like the grappling hook (think Link's Hookshot from the Zelda franchise). This gadget hooks onto just about any surface within range, even your larger enemies, including the Acrid I'm talking about now! When it's about to attack, you have the opportunity to roll-dodge out of the way right before it jams its enormous leg into the ground (at which point the leg will actually get stuck into the ground, and you even see the Acrid struggling to get itself free, which is really neat to watch), and while it's struggling, you can grapple onto its back and your character will hold onto it for a couple seconds, here you've got yet another range of options to do: if you have a machine gun equipped, you can unload on it, or if you're using a shotgun, fire a couple powerful blasts at close range, or (my favorite) if you happen to have sticky-grenades (which attach to whatever they hit) you can tag it with one, jump off and watch it explode.
Another great aspect of the enemies (and environment) in this game is how destructible they are, going back to that same long-legged Acrid, if you focus fire on one of its legs, you will eventually shoot it completely off! The leg will fall of the beast (with a huge splatter of yellow blood which is very satisfying), it will let off a siren-like cry and lose it's balance! All of which is amazing to watch. If you shoot off the leg parallel to that one, the giant Acrid will fall forward and with the last of its strength, push its beaten body through the snow in order to bite you with its triple-jawed mouth. It's fights like these which are truly amazing and awe-inspiring. The boss fights are INCREDIBLE, you haven't seen "big" until you've fought Lost Planet's bosses (well, maybe if you've played Shadow of the Colossus).
As I mentioned earlier, the environmental effects are outstanding. Every movement made will cause snow to flutter about and when you're inside a cave you'll witness eerie reflective lighting and stellar effects. There's also a point at which the setting of this game takes a drastic change and you get a completely different ecosystem to battle in, along with a new breed of Acrid to fight.
There really are just too many good things about this game to mention in my already too long review. It does have some flaws, however. For instance when your character gets knocked down, you lose complete control for too long, even once you're back up you still have a bit of delay before you can move out of the way. This means that if you happen to be surrounded by tons of enemies, you may get knocked on your butt continuously before you can even get out of the way, which can be frustration. But this doesn't hurt the game too much.
The multiplayer is particularly well thought out and all the innovative manners of combat from the single-player game make for remarkable multiplayer mechanics since you can use VR suits (giant mech-suits, you've seen 'em before), and you've got your grapple as well, so you can think of all sorts of ways to take out your enemy.
This game, in my book, is one of the most underrated games of all time. I don't usually write such enthusiastic reviews, but this is an exception. Just remember, this game is a as fun as you let it be, if you're lazing and prefer the easy-way-out when it comes to games, this may not be for you. But if you're a creative person and enjoy a challenge, set the game on hard (which is harder than most games on "hard") or expert (which I can't do personally) and have a blast killing aliens in your own inventive ways! I can't say everything that is great about this game, go out and play the game for yourself!
Description of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
In Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, you're a snow pirate - battling for control of the precious thermal energy needed for humans to survive. Navigate your VS (Vital Suits) through hostile ice-covered environments, fighting against the indigenous Akrid creatures for the precious thermal energy they need to survive. For one such pilot named Wayne, death almost seemed imminent until he was fortunately rescued. However, he can only remember a few fragments of his past including the slaying of his father by the monstrous beings. Yet under the veil of ice, a devious plot has been set into motion by NEVEC. What really happened to Wayne and how will his destiny become intertwined with NEVEC's plans? Xbox Live enabled - Enjoy online multiplayer cooperative and versus battles; Download content like additional maps, missions, and weaponsAll Games
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