Video Games : Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PS3)

Rating: - It looks good...and that's about it.
I think a lot of people bought this game because from the outside it looks like a good game. Trust me it's not. It's very average, boring and online play sucks.
You play in third person which I can get used to, but not in this case. The whole game I felt like I was repeating myself. I have played it on both 360 and PS3 and would not reccomend it to anyone.
Although it is from Capcom this game is not up to it's usual standards. It must be an aquired taste but I think this game is rated on the makers - not gameplay.
Lost Planet did at one point feel like it was getting better when your travelling through snowy mountains dodging boulders, but this soon wears of and before you know it your in another boring cut-scene and fighting in a similar setting to which you just left.
I didn't like it, but there are worse games out there.
Not reccomended.

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Rating: - Cant go wrong for the money!
This is the second review I have written for this game, the first wasnt loaded up most probably because I had a massive pop at people reviewing this game port on PS3 based on their Xbox version. please people stop!

PS3 version review only is as follows..

Bought new at full price, I was expecting something pretty basic since how many new games are half price when released? A friend (with xbox) said it was decent and you know what - it is. I can only assume it was so cheap on PS3 release because it had been through the xbox marketing machine once already. So - Lost Planet on PS3...

Is actually quite good. You play Wayne in 3rd person. Wayne has been awoken from deep freeze to help rid the planet of the Akrid, a race of alien bug like creatures much like those in Starship Troopers. Wayne uses a vast array of weapons, gadgets, bombs and VS mech robot suits to get about and destroy pretty much everything that moves, and some stuff that does not.

Graphically the game is very good, with good music and realistic sound effects. Much of the outdoor areas are covered in deep powder snow, and the developers remembered that people tend to walk through snow, rather than on it. A small but nice touch on their part. The indoor areas are varied enough and overall the level's layouts are well thought out and present a small but optional ways of getting from A - B.

In addition to said bug like aliens, you have snow pirates and the Nevec soldiers to contend with (they get their own VS suits and heavy fire power also) so generally there is a wide selection of enemies to battle and a number of different tactics to suit each type of enemy. The bosses of this game tend to by on the harder side of hard, albeit easier when you know how.

In addition, there are a set number of coin / glyphs to find in each mission. Now these must be pretty hard to find as I finished the game having 'explored' and I only found say 30%. This in itself would provide replay value if you can be bothered searching.

Behind the gameplay, is a reasonably engaging story (and back story) behind Wayne and Nevec. This is dealt with by way of silky smooth cutscenes that are on par with any recent Manga release.

Overall I had alot of fun playing this. There are so many different VS suits, and so many weapons to attach to them, as well as the small arms that Wayne carries; that it would be difficult to get bored. The arcade feel of the game is supported by the shear number of enemies to seek out and destroy (and some of them are pretty huge), the music, sound and image quality are easily worth the full price of this, let alone its second hand value.

Like I said, for the money - you really cant go wrong.

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Rating: - Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions
The initial reason I bought Lost Planet was simply because of its budget price. I'd heard a few good things so I figured, for £22 it's worth a shot. What I got for that money was a pretty enjoyable game with some of the most badass boss fights to my memory.

So the story, basically, humans are trying to tereform a planet so that everyone can live there, and are constantly fighting off the planets inhabitants, the Akrid. Your character, Wayne, joins a group trying to help rid the world of these Akrid, with the help of some big guns and `VR's', big robots with more big guns.

The game is extremely arcade, both in feel and level setup. You'll start a mission with your `thermal energy' counting down and get more by killing enemies. When your thermal energy is gone, your life will deplete, and then you'll die! You'll also be constantly spraying bullets, but there's also tons of ammo so you'll never really run out, and this really adds to the arcade feel. Then, at the end of each stage, you'll fight a boss. This is Lost Planets strong point, as these bosses will have you sweating and cursing by the end, and when the `Mission Complete' text appears across your screen, there's a real feeling of achievement.

There is an online mode, which a lot of people seem to enjoy, but for me it just seemed much too slow, wandering around bland landscapes looking for someone to shoot.

So Lost Planet is definitely good, like a modern day arcade epic, but lacks any real replay value, though trying to get through just the first level on the extreme difficulty setting is a game all in itself. If you've got some spare cash, this is a good bit of gaming experience, but a little too much repetition and a lack of that extra little something prevents this from being a must buy.

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Rating: - Slightly Dodgy Port of a Decent Game
As ever, i expected the worst when i was told by someone that "This is the best game i have ever played!" It might have been a year and a half ago, not anymore. But, for the price of Lost Planet there's very little to complain about. It's a very competant game.

360 to PS3 ports don't have a habbit of being great, and right off the bat in the cutscenes the frame-rate was shocking to point where it wouldn't have been playable. After a while though it seemed to bed itself in and it was smooth sailing after the first few shaky minutes. Every now again it will slow up a bit, nothing to drastic though.

The game plays like any other third person shooter with a few features tacked on. There's a grappling hook to get you to ledges and climb stuff, and Vital Suits you can pilot. The VS's are a cool addition as i'm a big fan of mechs, just dont expect anything like Gundams or Orbital Frames, more like Armoured Core mechs.

The bad guys vary from soldiers to huge Starship Trooper bug-like things. Also smaller bug-like things. This is where a little bit of skill comes into the game, as you'll have to hit a specific weak spot on the larger bad guys to do more damage to them. You'll have to keep your bad guy killing pretty frequent too as a major part of this game is collecting Thermal Enegry to survive, though if this gets on your nerves you can play it in the easiest difficulty where collecting Thermal Energy becomes far less of an issue.

One quirky little thing i did like it digging things out of the snow on the battle field, means you have to keep your eyes open for places to look to dig or spotting a half covered VS you can pilot.

I have to say, for a game that came out in the relatively early stages of the "next-gen" era, the graphics stand up pretty well. I know 18 months or so hardly that long, but in this day and age of gaming i think Capcom did pretty well.

Overall for the price this is a decent game and i would recommend buying it

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Rating: - Good fun at a good price
Yeah the graphics don't utilise the power of the PS3, but ultimately you're getting a game which is good fun, looks OK, and is a great price.
Worth a punt.