Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for Xbox 360 Reviews

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

Xbox 360

Capcom

Release Date: January 12, 2007

Also On: PC, PlayStation 3

Metascore

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76 Critics

User Score

7.2

Based on

173 Ratings

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In Lost Planet, human snow pirates navigate 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 plan has been set into motion forIn Lost Planet, human snow pirates navigate 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 plan has been set into motion for the termination of all Akrid and snow pirates alike. What really happened to Wayne? Who is plotting the destructive scheme? Encounter valuable allies and dangerous enemies on Wayne's search for the truth. [Capcom]… Expand

Starring: Keiji Inafune, Takahiro Kawano, Takahiro Kawano

Developer: Capcom

Genre(s): Other Shooters

# of players: 16 Online

Cheats: On GameFAQs

Rating: T

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GameBrink

From the well planned and executed single player campaign to the never-ending online battles, it’s one of those rare games where you feel like you got every penny’s worth and then some. [JPN Import]

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Games Master UK

It's beautiful and refreshingly simple but at the same time relentlessly retro and samey. [Feb 2007, p.58]

TeamXbox

While the game's definitely not perfect, it introduces some interesting gameplay mechanics to keep the action steady from start to finish, and it sports some truly excellent graphics. It's not going to win any awards for its storyline (I still don't know who some of the characters are), but when viewed as a series of standalone missions, it's a blast.

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GamerNode

It's the charm and pacing of this title that keeps you engaged, excited and almost constantly fighting.

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Armchair Empire

As an action game, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition delivers in spades – even if it can be finished in under 8 hours total playtime.

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Extreme Gamer

Lost Planet isn't a bad game, but it's seems a few areas like the voice acting, game flow, and enemy A.I. really put a damper on the its overall potential.

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GamePro

At the end of the day, playing Lost Planet is like dating a supermodel with personality problems: it's great looking and has the potential for good times, but ultimately, it's just not worth the trouble. [Feb. 2007, p.64]

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MichaelL.

Jan 13, 2007

This game has a great story and the fire FXs are amazing. and its great because how many Akrid you have to kill AWESOME!!!.

Rol

Jan 13, 2007

Beautiful and fun in an arcade not realistic way. Games this good are rare. My new favourite 360 game. And why do some of the reviews Beautiful and fun in an arcade not realistic way. Games this good are rare. My new favourite 360 game. And why do some of the reviews undervalue the multiplayer. It's great. Maps are interesting and you can change the layouts of each map. Also the free CE map is very good as well. Plenty of life in the multiplayer maybe more than Gow's to be truthful.… Expand

DominicK.

Jun 25, 2007

Great Game! Single Player is like going through a Sci FI Movie and Xbox Live MP is the best!! This game as already added three map packs with Great Game! Single Player is like going through a Sci FI Movie and Xbox Live MP is the best!! This game as already added three map packs with three new maps in each one and has also put out one free map for download from Xbox Live.… Expand

Matticus

Jan 18, 2007

What I've found most difficult to believe is that after playing the demo from E3, reviewers were surprised that the game didn't What I've found most difficult to believe is that after playing the demo from E3, reviewers were surprised that the game didn't have more to it. I played the demo, thoroughly enjoyed it, and the final product inspired the same feelings. The pacing is reminiscent of Panzer Dragoon Orta, where simple arcade-style gameplay rushes you through a fairly short quest (which is a good thing if you've ever played the aforementioned). The story is not what I would call generic, but the storytelling certainly isn't up to par with games like, oh, God of War. But I wasn't expecting this to be the next God of War or RE4. The demo showed everything to the game. Great graphics and presentation, an arcade style shooting mechanic, and mechanical suit battles. All consistute a shallow but very enjoyable game. May not be worth 60 dollars but it's sure as hell worth renting.… Expand

Hawkemann

Feb 12, 2007

The Good: Great graphics, incredible explosions, good multilayer, unique "life" meter The Bad: Each level is about fighting a different boss. The Good: Great graphics, incredible explosions, good multilayer, unique "life" meter The Bad: Each level is about fighting a different boss. The bosses are great but if your not into fighting bosses don't buy it.… Expand

twos

Dec 24, 2013

Game play was repetitive and story sparse, the aiming was nice a tight and the ability to traverse the environment was a nice thought butGame play was repetitive and story sparse, the aiming was nice a tight and the ability to traverse the environment was a nice thought but quite choppy. The best different little thing this game did was with it's cold heat source dynamic and life/time limit, these, whilst interesting ideas were pretty poor and similar concepts were dealt with much better in the game metro 2033. A stock standard 3rd person shooter.… Expand

BenG.

Mar 28, 2007

Lost Planet is more drab, slow, mundane, and shallow than any other shooter I've played. The graphics are very nice, but don't dare Lost Planet is more drab, slow, mundane, and shallow than any other shooter I've played. The graphics are very nice, but don't dare make the mistake of believing that Lost Planet is worthy of a comparison to games like Gears of War.… Expand

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