Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

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  1. Asp_klg40
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    В свое время мне эта игра понравилась, хоть и была не выдающейся, но что то в ней есть такое.
  2. Jhawk525
    Jun 23, 2019
    9
    Pros:
    • No frills pure action.
    • Mech battles are so fun. • Sprawling landscapes. • Good variety/design of weapons, enemies, and bosses. • PC Graphics look like current gen at 1080p 60fps. Cons: • Game pace would've been better if Wayne/Mechs had a sprint mechanic. • Ammo/Weapons are pretty much infinite. Grenades aren't a viable choice most of the time because you have so much    Pros:
    • No frills pure action.
    • Mech battles are so fun.
    • Sprawling landscapes.
    • Good variety/design of weapons, enemies, and bosses.
    • PC Graphics look like current gen at 1080p 60fps.

    Cons:
    • Game pace would've been better if Wayne/Mechs had a sprint mechanic.
    • Ammo/Weapons are pretty much infinite. Grenades aren't a viable choice most of the time because you have so much ammo. Would've been better if ammo/weapon conservation and grenades were a bigger factor like in RE2 remake.
    • Every mission is pretty much get from Point A to Point B to fight boss, would've been cool if you had to collect key items or solve puzzles along the way.
    • Some sections are a little too easy to bypass.
    • Kinda short. Needs 2 or 3 more missions.    … Expand
  3. majinkai
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    This action game will fool you into thinking it's a cake walk but brace yourself, it gets really intense. The monster baddies and walking mechs are awesome!
  4. TitaniumDragon
    Apr 30, 2018
    0
    Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions is a game that very much shows its age. Dating from late 2006/early 2007, this third person shooter was praised on its release for its graphical fidelity; today, however, all of the clunkiness of the game is on full display.

    You play as Wayne, a man who fights aliens that live on a snow-covered planet, but which have thermal energy buried in their bodies.    Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions is a game that very much shows its age. Dating from late 2006/early 2007, this third person shooter was praised on its release for its graphical fidelity; today, however, all of the clunkiness of the game is on full display.

    You play as Wayne, a man who fights aliens that live on a snow-covered planet, but which have thermal energy buried in their bodies. Killing them allows you to collect that energy, which serves as both a backup health bar as well as gradually depleting over time as you freeze in the cold environment. Run out, and you die. However, given the number of enemies you fight, that’s very, very unlikely – I regularly ended levels with close to 10,000 energy, which depletes only slowly.

    From a mechanical point of view, this game really shows how bad some old third-person shooters’ controls were. You can’t run while on foot in this game, instead moving around at a constant, quite slow pace. You can jump a short distance. You can fire a grappling hook, sort of Ocarina of Time hookshot-like, but you can only target the walls, so you can’t use it to travel around more quickly on foot, and it doesn’t control very smoothly. You can shoot, and the shooting is… vaguely competent, but not very satisfying, and feels kind of clunky, in part due to your low walking speed. You’ve got grenades, which are not terribly satisfying to throw, but get the job done. There are a few mecha-type vehicles you can climb into, but none of them really spice up the game all that much.

    All in all, then, this game is kind of hard to love. The aliens are theoretically interesting but in practice ended up feeling kind of samey, as you fought many of the same types over and over again, and while they’ve got some “shoot the weak spot” mechanics which should make them more interesting to fight, in the end, they actually didn’t feel all that fun to combat. The human enemies are pretty standard, and weren’t terribly exciting either. And all of this is overshadowed by an overarching “this game feels so clunky” feeling that is hard to shake.

    The actual plot is pretty mediocre as well – you are an amnesiac hero with a special power (namely, absorbing thermal energy), but there’s nothing to really love there. The characters are okay but nothing to write home about, and while the humans have not aged as badly as the terrain has graphically, they clearly are a product of the early Xbox 360 era.

    Perhaps the worst thing about this game is its use of Games for Windows Live, a now-dead service which requires a workaround to make function with this game on Windows 10 – and indeed, even on Windows 7 and 8. It took me close to an hour to find a way to make this game work, and it really wasn’t worth it.

    All in all, this is something that should be relegated to the dustbin of history – while the core concept of fighting aliens for their heat energy seems kind of neat, in practice it is a bog-standard third person shooter with nothing really remarkable about it save for how poorly it has aged.    … Expand
  5. iddqd4
    Feb 13, 2018
    6
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  6. dandalis
    Oct 25, 2017
    7
    Quite a hidden action shooter gem on PC these days, but not without issues. The PC port is not done that well, fps can tank when lots of smoke and explosions happen, but overall frame rate stays stable and playable, DX10 is broken and makes the game crash in menu without even getting a chance to play meaning missing out on DX10 eye candy, thankfully DX9 works fine. Audio levels get allQuite a hidden action shooter gem on PC these days, but not without issues. The PC port is not done that well, fps can tank when lots of smoke and explosions happen, but overall frame rate stays stable and playable, DX10 is broken and makes the game crash in menu without even getting a chance to play meaning missing out on DX10 eye candy, thankfully DX9 works fine. Audio levels get all messed up and overly loud when lots of action happens on screen. Not a very friendly game to mouse/keyboard users, while controlling the game isnt an issue in that way, they feel alright, problem is when you get to pilot a new vehicle game only shows Xbox 360 controls, not the keyboard inputs.

    With that out of the way all i can say the more i played the more i enjoyed Lost Planet, it has that cheeky japanese story telling and characters, but somehow they just work out. Story itself isnt gonna win awards but action game wise i did enjoy it either way. Levels at times are quite open so you explore if you like. Shooting feels good, guns themselves have a meaty and impactful sound to them. Enemy AI rarely poses much challenge, usualy they just stand there waiting to get shot up, theyre only a problem in a VS when youre on foot. While most boss fights are fair and entertaining, Mission 3 end boss is just so stupidly done, its very OP with its special attacks once you get his health down to 50 % or lower, even on Normal difficulty its a very frustrating boss battle, i gotta say i almost gave up and rage quit the whole game cuz of it, but after some time of dying, repeating, trying different strategies i beat him. Also the earth worm akrid in early game can be a pain the butt too if you dont know how to dodge on mouse and keyboard, somehow in the game controls options game doesnt tell you can dodge. At start i also was bummed that theres no classic sprint option, you just have one default running speed which isnt that fast at which you move in game world, even then i kinda got used to it the more i played.

    The whole VS mech thing and even the gundam stuff also help the game big time to be as fun as it is, tho kinda disappointingly you get to use the whole gundam capability only in last boss battle. Just really fun with all the different weapons to kill akrid and destroy Nevec in the VS rigs.

    Overall its one of those games i didnt expect to like that much, initial impressions were pretty mixed given all the issues, but in the end im glad the game delivered.    … Expand
  7. Wereboar
    Sep 3, 2016
    3
    The game plays like a tech demo of what was possible with the sets of consoles that were in vogue in 2007. There is so much motion-blurr that you have to change it via input, a lot of the FoV is hidden in thick snow, yes, it is an ice world - but this is terribly overdone. Controller and Keyboard is laggy, and there is more that is making the gameplay something to resent. The story inThe game plays like a tech demo of what was possible with the sets of consoles that were in vogue in 2007. There is so much motion-blurr that you have to change it via input, a lot of the FoV is hidden in thick snow, yes, it is an ice world - but this is terribly overdone. Controller and Keyboard is laggy, and there is more that is making the gameplay something to resent. The story in itself plays a naive tone, the characters are extreme, too extreme in some cases, either in idealism, in slyness or other personality traits, making them most of the time one dimensional.

    Boss fights can be fun, sometimes. But the fights in between can get really annoying or even bothersome, the TE stuff isn't well executed and hinders fluid game-play. The VS (kind of Mechs) are also something that has an ambivalent value. After all, it's a console port - and you would expect they cleaned out some of the bugs, but no - they are still in there.

    It's not the fault of the controller, or the fault of the GPU, it's the game if your Avatar in this game is reacting slowly on given commands. The main protagonist is another reason to have some resentment for this game... He is a highly unpleasant Anti-Hero or even "Tragic-Hero".    … Expand
  8. FGM
    Jun 22, 2016
    8
    I love Lost Planet EC, it's a linear. arcade shooter with a cool story and nice graphics and I love it for it. Graphics were really amazing at the time of release and they are still pretty good looking. People complain that it's just snow, but hey, I think they made it clear enough before you bought the game. Shame that the sequels feel sort of a downgrade when it comes to graphics, storyI love Lost Planet EC, it's a linear. arcade shooter with a cool story and nice graphics and I love it for it. Graphics were really amazing at the time of release and they are still pretty good looking. People complain that it's just snow, but hey, I think they made it clear enough before you bought the game. Shame that the sequels feel sort of a downgrade when it comes to graphics, story and gameplay.… Expand
  9. HiP0L
    Jun 1, 2013
    9
    This is the best game i`ve ever played. It`s difficult, its fun, its challenging, it has great multiplayer (even better in Colonies Edition), awesome mechs, weapons, animations, mechanics, battlefield balance, sound, music everything is just perfect. I didn`t give it 10 due broken connection system. You need some luck to join multiplayer matches. Thanks God they improved it in Colonies.This is the best game i`ve ever played. It`s difficult, its fun, its challenging, it has great multiplayer (even better in Colonies Edition), awesome mechs, weapons, animations, mechanics, battlefield balance, sound, music everything is just perfect. I didn`t give it 10 due broken connection system. You need some luck to join multiplayer matches. Thanks God they improved it in Colonies. In Extreme Difficulty mode this game is real challenge even for hardcore players.… Expand
  10. gobofwar
    Dec 11, 2011
    4
    I should have read the reviews of this game before I plunked down $20 for it. On the plus side: great graphics and animations, creative creature design. On the down side, everything else. Controls are very clunky ie aiming is woefully inaccurate and clunky, and the game is basically a shooting gallery which so easy, I never once died and had to restart, as the damage given is so small fromI should have read the reviews of this game before I plunked down $20 for it. On the plus side: great graphics and animations, creative creature design. On the down side, everything else. Controls are very clunky ie aiming is woefully inaccurate and clunky, and the game is basically a shooting gallery which so easy, I never once died and had to restart, as the damage given is so small from most enemy attacks. Great game for kids, but if you're above mid teens, pass this one up.… Expand
  11. goirdin
    Oct 11, 2010
    8
    I'd give this a 10/10 except for the IMPOSSIBLE boss battles. It's like they decided to make a perfect game, and then piss off all the fans with boss battles that will make you want to rip your hair out.
  12. homersimpson
    Jan 4, 2010
    10
    It´s an awesome game. This game is pure action and it´s an exciting challenge to master it.
  13. TylerB
    Dec 29, 2009
    0
    Why would a crappy port like this ever be allowed to be sold? I got it free as a present and still want to uninstall it. Crappy controls and the engine lags on a quad-core PC on lowest settings, it's just designed to NEVER RUN RIGHT. Controls as mentioned already are not good, very hard to aim or steer a VS. Guns are unrealistically balanced out and overall the idea of the game is Why would a crappy port like this ever be allowed to be sold? I got it free as a present and still want to uninstall it. Crappy controls and the engine lags on a quad-core PC on lowest settings, it's just designed to NEVER RUN RIGHT. Controls as mentioned already are not good, very hard to aim or steer a VS. Guns are unrealistically balanced out and overall the idea of the game is stupid with the thermal energy, you're always on the clock. If a planet is that cold there would be ways to live extended amounts of time without extract of alien monsters. Lastly story, typical Japanese 'long-haired hero goes through trials to find out he is a man after all' kind of story. He even holds a grudge against a monster that got his dad. A grudge on an animal is a pre-juvenile sort of thing. Overall the game itself is not the best, mounted on top of a super ineffecient engine that will never run fast and you got the makings of a crappy game no one should buy. EVER.… Expand
  14. Mike
    Dec 22, 2009
    8
    Not an amazing game but a good shooter none the less. Capcom have done a good job of porting it over from console, unlike alot of other companies. Its a shame that you have to buy the newer version to emjoy multi platform multiplayer. Would have been nice if current owners could just patch to latest version.
  15. ChrisH
    Nov 13, 2009
    10
    OMG. This game is crazy. Giant monsters on every level. The story is excellent. Pirates, monsters with orange thingy's, having to stay alive by collecting those orange thingy's. C'mon everyone. it's a really good game.
  16. EricB
    Jul 3, 2009
    8
    It's a great, challenging shooter with some interesting mechanics, and when people are online, pretty damn great multiplayer. Sure, the story is a bit strange and "out there", but you will have a lot of fun with this game while it lasts. The graphics are freaking excellent, even though the lip syncing in cutscenes is a bit off, but that's just nitpicking. If you catch this game It's a great, challenging shooter with some interesting mechanics, and when people are online, pretty damn great multiplayer. Sure, the story is a bit strange and "out there", but you will have a lot of fun with this game while it lasts. The graphics are freaking excellent, even though the lip syncing in cutscenes is a bit off, but that's just nitpicking. If you catch this game on sale, buy it. I might just be giving it some slack because I got it for $5 on steam, but oh well.… Expand
  17. JoshS.
    Jun 28, 2009
    4
    It's a good game in its core, but thats it. I got it free from a friend, but i wouldn't recommended buying it unless it was on sale for less than $10. The engine is laggy, controls are shaky, and the storyline is off. I think the aspect that makes me go back to this game maybe once every two months is the fact that its a 3rd-person shooter. Just mediocre in every aspect. Plus, It's a good game in its core, but thats it. I got it free from a friend, but i wouldn't recommended buying it unless it was on sale for less than $10. The engine is laggy, controls are shaky, and the storyline is off. I think the aspect that makes me go back to this game maybe once every two months is the fact that its a 3rd-person shooter. Just mediocre in every aspect. Plus, the online experience isn't even worth trying.… Expand
  18. AnonymousMC
    May 9, 2009
    8
    Fun mecha game. The interchangeable weapons are a cool touch. Its even cooler that you can use the big mech weapons without the mech. Multiplayer is interesting. Nice animation and visuals as well.

    However the game is quite linear, and quite short. The story is pretty uninteresting.

    I feel the game is a bit underrated.
  19. MattN
    Mar 25, 2009
    6
    This game is like Marmite, you either love it, or you hate it. There are many reasons to love it, fantastic graphics, exceptional effects, diverse range of weaponry, intense boss fights. But there are many reasons to hate it. Very short missions, story not being explained properly, etc etc. The game is very much a console game, you could configure the controls to PC, but it would really This game is like Marmite, you either love it, or you hate it. There are many reasons to love it, fantastic graphics, exceptional effects, diverse range of weaponry, intense boss fights. But there are many reasons to hate it. Very short missions, story not being explained properly, etc etc. The game is very much a console game, you could configure the controls to PC, but it would really be better off not being released on the PC, the missions are rather short, although the boss fights at the end of the missions can be very exciting. If you do buy this game for PC, make sure you have a PC that can run high specification games at a reasonable level, otherwise you'll be stuck with low settings and a very small resolution. The story is rather predictable, and you always seem to know what's coming next, the game play is mediocre at best, but can be very entertaining. If you're a fan of graphics and like using heavy duty weaponry, fighting Aliens 10stories high, then this game is for you, if you want a game with an in depth story, as well as exceptional game play, then get the Half Life 2 series. Overall 6/10 as the graphics are above par and the actions is top dog.… Expand
  20. Dalek
    Mar 20, 2009
    2
    Great, another game with a crap engine. I have 2.50Ghz 2GB of ram and 2 8600 GeForce's. And this engine lags even on lowest settings, well I didn't lower the res otherwise it would suck but my pc isn't crap because it can run pretty good games. The engine sucks its laggy especially with a billion light fx, the controls are hard since it is based on an Xbox 360 game. ITS 7GB Great, another game with a crap engine. I have 2.50Ghz 2GB of ram and 2 8600 GeForce's. And this engine lags even on lowest settings, well I didn't lower the res otherwise it would suck but my pc isn't crap because it can run pretty good games. The engine sucks its laggy especially with a billion light fx, the controls are hard since it is based on an Xbox 360 game. ITS 7GB AND THAT IS ALOT.. I spent most of the time finding out where the hell to go since it is so confusing and I uninstalled the game on the 2nd part since it sucked so much, waste of time and space.… Expand
  21. ChristopherN
    Mar 16, 2009
    9
    This may not be the best shooter out there, but if you're looking for a classic arcade style 3rd person shooter with DirectX10 graphics, this is a pretty good choice! If you're a fan of starship troopers you'll love this game, if not get Unreal 3 and download the titan pack.
  22. robotechm
    Mar 3, 2009
    3
    So I payed 5 dollars for this game because it was on sale... I'm considering asking for my money back. This is a classic console monkey very inline with your gaylo and other ripe off/dumbed down version of PC games. The plus side is it has good graphics and a decent story line. On the downside its very badly ported to PC. The only way to really picture how badly is your basically So I payed 5 dollars for this game because it was on sale... I'm considering asking for my money back. This is a classic console monkey very inline with your gaylo and other ripe off/dumbed down version of PC games. The plus side is it has good graphics and a decent story line. On the downside its very badly ported to PC. The only way to really picture how badly is your basically running in debug mode. The coding in classic console monkey fashion is sloping. It requires a very powerful PC in order to run on max setting. If they had ported it correctly and coded it correctly they could have easily reduced the requirements by 1/3 maybe as much as 1/2. The control are clunky and their is no tech support as far as I know at the time of this review. The AI is impressive...impressively stupid. If your a hardcore console monkey who likes gaylo and must have your console games on PC go for it. If your a PC gamers dig through your old games whip out DOOM2. Yeah the graphics aren't as pretty but the AI is a lot smarter.… Expand
  23. Gerard
    Mar 1, 2009
    5
    I just bought this game for $5 and I'm contemplating if it's worth it. It's a horrible port from xbox with xbox control instructions popping up, horrible AI that stand around and don't respond until you shoot, Random spawning and re-spawning, and the cheesiest and most illogical storyline you could possibly make. What is sad is that the storyline completely kills theI just bought this game for $5 and I'm contemplating if it's worth it. It's a horrible port from xbox with xbox control instructions popping up, horrible AI that stand around and don't respond until you shoot, Random spawning and re-spawning, and the cheesiest and most illogical storyline you could possibly make. What is sad is that the storyline completely kills the game. I've written better in elementary school.… Expand
  24. DanO'D
    Feb 28, 2009
    1
    I bought this on Steam on the PC for $5. It was $4 too much! If you are tempted to buy this steaming pile of gameplay think twice. If you want to play a game that feels like playing arcade Virtua Cop 1 on your PC, then this is the game for you. It feels lifeless and disconnected.

    You have been warned! Save your money!
  25. guytune
    Feb 28, 2009
    7
    i only paid 4.99 for this game. its still downloading but for that price how can you hate it?hell a video rental cost that much. im sure this will last longer than 2 hrs. and im sure it will be alot more fun. go steam !! I KNOW THE ONLINE CRAP SUCKS, BUT FOR 4.99 WHO CARES??
  26. alphaomega
    Dec 27, 2008
    2
    Good graphics, cool weapons, seriously let down by poor gameplay, he seems to have to pause or stop to do basic things. Why does it take forever to get into a VM and start to use it? Why does performing actions need incredible precision (i don't know how many times i removed a weapon from a VM just trying to get into it).
  27. BrianO'Connor
    Dec 13, 2008
    4
    this game is unfortunately less than mediocre it would be better if the life lasted longer but it is way too easy to die. plus capcom didnt bother to really convert the xbox 360 version to the pc making controling the character akward at best. overall, i would not recommend to a friend.
  28. voodoojedizinifzin
    Aug 2, 2008
    3
    It's obvious they made the game part first and then they made up the dumbest storyline you have ever heard what a joke. A planet where the snow is 20 feet deep but there's cars parked all over the place I can go on and on but the whole story is just ridiculous. The graphics are OK not a real difference between direct can or direct ten or nine. The Ai is a joke I think they spent It's obvious they made the game part first and then they made up the dumbest storyline you have ever heard what a joke. A planet where the snow is 20 feet deep but there's cars parked all over the place I can go on and on but the whole story is just ridiculous. The graphics are OK not a real difference between direct can or direct ten or nine. The Ai is a joke I think they spent more money on advertisement and buying reviews than they did in making the game.… Expand
  29. BetsyP.
    Jul 9, 2008
    2
    Why do I have to use Steam to play this? I would already be playing if I was just using my own computer with no internet funny-business. There is No Reason that is valid - to me - to force the owners of this game to use Steam. It lacks intellect to assume that everyone will blindly follow the dictates of pompous blackguards with dollar signs for morals. HA!
  30. AmerA.
    Jun 1, 2008
    9
    The game is nice if you have a good computer. A solution for online mouse lag is to play for about 2 matches, and it wont bother you anymore. Its also pretty challenging to defeat the Japanese pros. The gameplay is hard to get used to, because most people are used to first person shooters and small battle arenas. I'd give it a 10 only if the users hosting online matches didn't The game is nice if you have a good computer. A solution for online mouse lag is to play for about 2 matches, and it wont bother you anymore. Its also pretty challenging to defeat the Japanese pros. The gameplay is hard to get used to, because most people are used to first person shooters and small battle arenas. I'd give it a 10 only if the users hosting online matches didn't wait 10 minutes for another player to join.… Expand
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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. GamesRadar+
    80
    Shot-for-shot this is the same game console players had in January - a fantastic, hard as hell shooter that'll knock your eyes out of your head. But with no new content at all and a lack of the ultra-cool bonus multiplayer maps, we've got to dock it a bit.
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  2. 1UP
    50
    Talk about the old sound and fury saw -- you'll finish Lost Planet too soon and won't go back for seconds. That's really the definition of why not to buy something, isn't it?
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  3. GameSpot
    70
    Lost Planet's strong single-player campaign stands out, in spite of buggy online functionality and other missteps.
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