Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

 Xbox 360
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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 221 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 119 out of 221
  2. Mixed: 63 out of 221
  3. Negative: 39 out of 221
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  1. wesker2012
    May 28, 2012
    6
    This game was decent. I liked the setting and creatures but game got repetitive and story wasn't that interesting.
  2. PlayerH.
    Jan 24, 2007
    5
    Decent game. Great graphics and great third person control. I bought it for the online action and the third person view and have been disappointed with the online play. The large maps online are a mess...you run for 2 minutes to find someone to shoot, you get killed, then you spawn at the beginning and do it all over again, very boring even if you are the guy who gets the kill. On the Decent game. Great graphics and great third person control. I bought it for the online action and the third person view and have been disappointed with the online play. The large maps online are a mess...you run for 2 minutes to find someone to shoot, you get killed, then you spawn at the beginning and do it all over again, very boring even if you are the guy who gets the kill. On the small maps, there's so much smoke and other explosion effects blurring your vision you can't see who you're shooting at half the time. Also, you can't exit an online match with out exiting the game completely and restarting it. There was so much potential for this game and you can feel it at times but it's disappointing that the forementioned things really ruin the game for me. Note to developers, make smaller maps with more objectives and shorting time rounds....if this had SOCOM esk multiplayer it would have been the next biggest thing. Instead it's just another game on the long list of decent attempts at online multiplayer mayhem.… Expand
  3. RavenX301
    Jan 29, 2007
    7
    I kinda feel stuipid for buying this game. I seen the reviews and read almost all of them, but it was so good side bad side i didnt know what to think. Sense there is NO good games out for my PS3, 360, or Wii (I already got WARIO!) thenn i needed SOMETHING to feel my trigger finger. This does do that, but i dont really feel the explosive feeling in the guns that Gears of War had....NotI kinda feel stuipid for buying this game. I seen the reviews and read almost all of them, but it was so good side bad side i didnt know what to think. Sense there is NO good games out for my PS3, 360, or Wii (I already got WARIO!) thenn i needed SOMETHING to feel my trigger finger. This does do that, but i dont really feel the explosive feeling in the guns that Gears of War had....Not that this was suppose to pass GOW but it should of mustarded some kind of power..it just feels like the bullets are spraing out. I dont feeel like i am hurting the creatures at all. that was the big big big BIG dissapointment. I couldnt care about story....the Grahpics are lovely and really sold me at first sight and even now......I like the idea of being in a Winter land becasue it hasnt been really REALLY done before this buetifully. Still........i am really left wanting....and not wanting another Gears of War this soon, but i wanted a really fun and powerfully shooter which should be natural for all shooters now a days. I get the fun, but i am still cheated from an other wise unbeileveable experenice with the low impact guns. THey look grewat! but they pack no punch...I cant tell sometimes if I am actually shooting or not.........P.S I feel like a fool also for paying out hard money for PS3.....The 360 and Wii is really all iu needed and all anyone would need. The PS3 has been (Including old PS2 games) a massive dissapoinment. not becasue of the weak start it has, but i thought PS games were good! All the reviews were amazing for so many games i thought it would be great to get a PS3 and get some PS2 games for it till the real ones comes out...but other than Soul Cabliur 3 (Which isnt THAT great) i havnt had much fun at all.....Infact i think sony games are rather cheap...they feel like a second hand Xbox......I hate it and am very angrey at myself for that. Maybe this is why there is such a bad vibe between PS users and 360 users........They know that Mircosoft makes much more valued hardware games than Sony, but feel so foolish about likeing it. Althought Sony has way way more games the actually good games are very very few and far between and even those good games are not as good as the 360 or normal Xbox games.......… Expand
  4. TundraFreeze
    Aug 15, 2013
    5
    The cruelty in Japanese game design is fully explored in this game: if you die at the end of a level you often have to start again from the beginning of it, boss fights are very difficult on even the easiest setting and will require many hours of trial and error, you also cannot save the game whenever you want to. To add to this your character is extremely weak, he topples over very easilyThe cruelty in Japanese game design is fully explored in this game: if you die at the end of a level you often have to start again from the beginning of it, boss fights are very difficult on even the easiest setting and will require many hours of trial and error, you also cannot save the game whenever you want to. To add to this your character is extremely weak, he topples over very easily after being hit, and will keep toppling over after each subsequent hit...over and over again. In practicality there are only three difficulty settings for this game: hard, very hard, extremely hard. For me the game became too frustrating and consequently too boring after while. There is a limit to everyone's patience and in this game "positive frustration", the kind that ignites your desire to succeed, may very well turn into a black hole...draining your desire to complete the game.The question is whether you regard this kind game design as the blueprint of how games should be, or as an archaic monstrosity best left in the past. Personally I think the game's difficulty hinders the enjoyment of what is otherwise a good storyline and setting. It takes away from the game what I think is much more important than mere technical skill.… Expand
  5. twos
    Dec 24, 2013
    5
    Game 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 stockGame 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
  6. Macavity
    May 4, 2007
    6
    you know something?...i think its time they made ragdoll physics and havoc engine a standard with every action game. if i see animated deaths in a next-gen title...like lost planet, its just not going to do anything for me at all. capcom did the same with dead rising...you can throw things around in a havoc style but zombies just fall down and die in an animated way...how hard is it to you know something?...i think its time they made ragdoll physics and havoc engine a standard with every action game. if i see animated deaths in a next-gen title...like lost planet, its just not going to do anything for me at all. capcom did the same with dead rising...you can throw things around in a havoc style but zombies just fall down and die in an animated way...how hard is it to use ragdolls? even my syphon filter game for psp has ragdolls for cryin out loud!… Expand
  7. NickM.
    Jan 13, 2007
    6
    Great graphics, decent game play, and one bad story. Lost Planet is a pretty big letdown in the long run. Some innovative game play mechanics allow a unique experience that in the end gets beaten down with the bloody fist of redundancy.
  8. HWNDarkside
    Jan 15, 2007
    5
    A big F U to Capcom for not including southpaw control options. Who cares if everything is pretty if you can't control the action? Another waste of £40. Fill in the bin, next to FEAR, GRAW and Gears Of War.
  9. gingerman
    Jan 5, 2007
    7
    i played the demo and kind of curious what the other levels look like, but from what i understand capcom does not use rag dolls...just like dead rising, the lack of proper physics hold these titles back. if you ever played call of duty 2 and 3 you know what an immense difference true physics make. cod3 is supperior to cod2 just because it has a true physics engine. considering 360 is ai played the demo and kind of curious what the other levels look like, but from what i understand capcom does not use rag dolls...just like dead rising, the lack of proper physics hold these titles back. if you ever played call of duty 2 and 3 you know what an immense difference true physics make. cod3 is supperior to cod2 just because it has a true physics engine. considering 360 is a very powerfull machine, a.k.a next-gen...i would have hoped that lost planet raised the bar instead of just being another silly sci-fi shooter. if you dont use ragdoll physics in a shooting game, where are you gona use it?...in a game about killing things, if the killing doesnt look good...its over for me. games like these go for 60 dollars, not 6 dollars...so we need bang for our buck, its that simple.… Expand
  10. Hawkemann
    Feb 12, 2007
    7
    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.
  11. BretG.
    Feb 6, 2007
    7
    Although the story isn't mindblowing, the game packs enough wallop with its massive effects and awesome boss battles to make it worth your while. The online battles are great fun and don't suffer nearly as much lag as games like Prey. Vital Suit controls are smooth and very easy to get the hang of. All the weapons are killer and the levels are challenging enough without being Although the story isn't mindblowing, the game packs enough wallop with its massive effects and awesome boss battles to make it worth your while. The online battles are great fun and don't suffer nearly as much lag as games like Prey. Vital Suit controls are smooth and very easy to get the hang of. All the weapons are killer and the levels are challenging enough without being too frustrating. Overall, the graphics are fantastic, its a solid game, but it could've used a little more development in the story department. 7 out of 10.… Expand
  12. StevieB.
    Aug 24, 2007
    7
    I am being VERY genorous giving this game a seven. i would give the graphics 89% as the explosions are f**king awesome. i would give the sound 74% and i would give the gameplay 40% the environments are tiny there is nowhere to explore. it is also very very very very repetitive with no replay value at all, you wont even want to finish it nevermind go back to it once you have. once youve I am being VERY genorous giving this game a seven. i would give the graphics 89% as the explosions are f**king awesome. i would give the sound 74% and i would give the gameplay 40% the environments are tiny there is nowhere to explore. it is also very very very very repetitive with no replay value at all, you wont even want to finish it nevermind go back to it once you have. once youve seen the first 2 levels youve seen it all it doesnt get any better. overall i would give this game 59%. … Expand
  13. PatrickS.
    Jan 6, 2008
    7
    I like the game, but there were a few aspects missing that make it a worth while game like Halo. It just needs a little touch-up job is all.
  14. ACE5
    Dec 29, 2006
    5
    It seems like the Capcom had an ambitious idea when they came up with Lost Planet... But at the end of the day, this game just doesn't seem to be put together too well. They had the concept right, but the execution is lacking...A.K.A..."Not alot of fun to play!" At least we got Dead Rising though.
  15. LeeB.
    Jan 16, 2007
    5
    The story is weak. Alot of derivative gameplay. Starts off cool, but loses interest fast. Enemy A/I is weak for a FPS.
  16. Losty
    Dec 9, 2013
    5
    This game falls short in many ways. My roommate had this game when it came out and I watched him play a bit of it and thought it looked interesting, so I decided to pick it up a few months back for cheap. It was not even worth the $5.00 I paid for it. The graphics still hold up pretty well, and I remember how good it looked back in the day and the story is pretty interesting, but thoseThis game falls short in many ways. My roommate had this game when it came out and I watched him play a bit of it and thought it looked interesting, so I decided to pick it up a few months back for cheap. It was not even worth the $5.00 I paid for it. The graphics still hold up pretty well, and I remember how good it looked back in the day and the story is pretty interesting, but those are the only 2 nice things I can say about it. The game is just annoying and frustrating. You spend sometimes 15 seconds straight lying on the ground because you get hit with yet another missile or grenade as soon as you finally get back to standing. The lack of any kind of sprint or speed increase just adds to the frustration of the game. This game is not challenging and hard in a fun way. It's hard because of you being on the ground constantly from explosions, from not being able to see anything for 5 seconds at a time because of ridiculous amounts of smoke covering the camera view. Thermal Energy is a neat concept and mechanic to the game, however it adds an unnecessary time limit to the game in my opinion. If you want a challenging game look elsewhere. This is not a fun game.… Expand
  17. yangfanhong
    Jan 10, 2021
    6
    With a not much advanced graphic performance, this game provides moderate story and annoying game design details.
  18. atyoukha
    Jul 26, 2022
    6
    It's not bad but It's also not great. It does have a good story but it does get repetitive and it doesn't hold my interest for too long. Played it once and never played it again.

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#42 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2007
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#12 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2007
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#11 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2007

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 76 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 76
  3. Negative: 0 out of 76
  1. Official Xbox Magazine
    80
    It's straight out of 1989, and that makes it either archaic or retro-cool comfortable. With Capcom's steady attention to polish and presentation, Lost Planet falls into the latter category more often than not. And even if it's familiar, it's definitely not repetitive. [Jan 2007, p.48]
  2. Edge Magazine
    70
    Really, this is a game of strong, simple virtues: knockout action, beautiful character design, lovingly articulated models, crisp sound and overall polish. Every now and then it'll overstretch, at which point it falls. [Jan 2007, p.76]
  3. 360 Gamer Magazine UK
    70
    It does what it says on the tin, and delivers heart-pounding explosions, pant-wetting big alien monsters and hordes of minions to slay. If you can overlook the fact that it doesn't challenge your Xbox 360 either intellectually or technically, and you can just get down and dirty with some big guns and even bigger odds, then you and Lost Planet are going to get along just fine. [Issue 20, p.50]
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