Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

[Black Mage]

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition - Xbox 360

Storyline - 9/10
Sound - 8/10
Gameplay - 8/10
Replay Value - 5/10
Graphics - 9/10

Storyline: The storyline to Lost Planet can suck you in pretty quick. I love how the story starts you off. You are on a new planet that is terribly cold. Humans have figured out a way to live on it, but there are these alien bugs called the Akrid who attack and kill quite often. The Akrid ran humans off the planet, but soon after the humans build the VS (vital suits) a mech pretty much to battle with the Akrid. The Akrid live off thermal energy in their bodies. The humans figure out that with the Vital Suits they can fight back and come back to the planet, as well as harness the powerful thermal energy.

Sound: The sound is quite good with explosions and Akrid screams. The gunfire is pretty dead on as well.

Gameplay: The gameplay is unlike any shooter ive ever played. Its more of a puzzle/platformer/shooter. The style is sorta over the shoulder like resident evil 4, but with a much different aiming system. At certain points in the game if enemies get to shooting you one after another with grenades and rockets its almost impossible to get back to standing. The game can be really cheap at times in terms of fair fighting, but hey its a great game.

Replay Value: The Replay is quite low unless you just want to go back and unlock all of the achievements for your gamescore. Otherwise once you finish the game there no reason for going back. If you are into the play every difficulty then have at it you unlock one for beating the game.

Graphics: The graphics are amazing and really use the power of the 360 to its advantage. The smoke effects in the game are unique and differnet. The snow on the planet is really well done. Any enemy you defeat and get their thermal energy from will freeze to death and shatter.

[Pacman]

Nice review. I played this game on PC, only the Demo, through Steam and I liked it too *reps+*

[Yoherz]

Sounds good. *Rep +*