Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

 Xbox 360
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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. MichaelL.
    Jan 13, 2007
    10
    This game has a great story and the fire FXs are amazing. and its great because how many Akrid you have to kill AWESOME!!!.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. gamingisgreat
    Sep 26, 2016
    4
    The original Lost Planet is just as bad as it's sequel,with pretty much all the same problems,including the broken checkpoint system which will send you back multiple levels......F*CK THIS GAME!
  7. TheDeichmann
    Feb 13, 2012
    1
    This game is extremly bad. It's unrefined and it's by my opinion, the definition of bad and frustrating gameplay; in a landscape of only snow and boring combat, this game really stands out in the crowd. No time for exploration and no freedom what so ever.
  8. Broyax
    Apr 11, 2017
    2
    Un jeu Capcom ne saurait mentir : techniquement c'est du beau travail (souvent spectaculaire et toujours fluide) mais pour le reste, quel désastre ! dans le genre TPS c'est l'un des pires : le personnage est rigide et aussi maniable qu'un tank.

    Lost Planet se perd dans les situations répétitives et déjà vues entre deux boss dont le design et l'équlibrage sont foireux (problèmes de    Un jeu Capcom ne saurait mentir : techniquement c'est du beau travail (souvent spectaculaire et toujours fluide) mais pour le reste, quel désastre ! dans le genre TPS c'est l'un des pires : le personnage est rigide et aussi maniable qu'un tank.

    Lost Planet se perd dans les situations répétitives et déjà vues entre deux boss dont le design et l'équlibrage sont foireux (problèmes de caméra, points faibles dissimulés par une avalanche d'effets spéciaux inutiles). Quant à l'histoire ou au semblant d'histoire, ça se débat dans des cinématiques aussi nombreuses qu'ennuyeuses. En bref, un jeu d'action très mal dégrossi qui ne mérite aucune indulgence.    … Expand
  9. RyanG.
    Feb 19, 2007
    9
    I believe that this game got mediocre game because they had just come from playing GoW. GoW is a great game that set high standards for the 360. Lost Planet isn't necessarily as good as GoW, but it has a kick that is enjoyable. The single player can be finished in 4-5 hours on Easy & 7-12 on Normal(I'm not sure about Hard). Pros: 1. Great Graphics(Not as detailed as GoW, but I believe that this game got mediocre game because they had just come from playing GoW. GoW is a great game that set high standards for the 360. Lost Planet isn't necessarily as good as GoW, but it has a kick that is enjoyable. The single player can be finished in 4-5 hours on Easy & 7-12 on Normal(I'm not sure about Hard). Pros: 1. Great Graphics(Not as detailed as GoW, but still can be considered "next-gen." 2. Enjoyable Online: The online consists of about 4 modes with each with distinct attributes. 3. Good Single-player: Probably has the best boss fights in any game. Cons: 1. Speed of Character: The main character walks very slow. Sometimes I found myself walking for minutes without any excitement. 2. Single player is too short(see above). 3.Story & Voice Acting: While this won't really ruin the game experience, it is a con. The story is sort of complicated and the cutscenes are over very long (you can skip them). The voice actors are very very average. Overall: This game is very good, and deserves a spot in your 360 collection. If you're still hesitant by the reviews, try renting the game first to see for yourself. Lost Planet is a very enjoyable game, and is one of the best Xbox 360 game so far this year (2007).… Expand
  10. capcomfan
    Jan 12, 2007
    10
    video games are popular. every class of person plays video games. you can now consider all reviews positive or negative useless . if you have a 360 . download the demo . and decide for yourself . i like it . but i am a retard . if i hated it . i would still be a retard . support capcom download the demo . amen
  11. JonathanG.
    Jan 17, 2007
    8
    It had great game play but it really didnt do anything new. It had great graphics but it didn't seem like it had al lot of the small details that I have gotten used to in other next gen games.
  12. BenG.
    Mar 28, 2007
    1
    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.
  13. 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
  14. VitiatedGaming
    Jul 20, 2020
    0
    Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is a game that was founded on horrendous ideas, making it a candidate for the worst third person shooter ever made.

    "B-b-but muh grafix & story!" some of you may utter in a shocked reply. Yes, pretty good graphics (even by modern standards) are a surprising factor in this game, and the story is rather decent, the rest of the game is so mind-bendingly awful    Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is a game that was founded on horrendous ideas, making it a candidate for the worst third person shooter ever made.

    "B-b-but muh grafix & story!" some of you may utter in a shocked reply. Yes, pretty good graphics (even by modern standards) are a surprising factor in this game, and the story is rather decent, the rest of the game is so mind-bendingly awful these factors will take a backseat to what is really going on. Let's start off with the controls, the biggest sin committed by this atrocity. If you've played 3PS games on the Xbox 360 before, there are a few controls you should expect to see. X to reload, RT to shoot, LT to aim, pretty basic stuff here. Lost Planet tosses that formula out the window with its ridiculous controls, RT to shoot being the only basic one that remains. X to rappel, OK, can deal with that. A to jump? Sure, why not. Up on the D-Pad to aim? Disgusting. Clicking the right stick to reload? Ludicrous. From the moment you start the first level, you'll realize that the controls are awkward and clunky. I'm in 4 playthroughs deep, and it doesn't ever feel right.

    Now, let's get even more basic. The mechanics of the game itself. You technically have 2 health bars while playing, one if the standard LIFE bar that many games have, but the other is pretty exclusive to the Lost Planet series, T-ENG. T-ENG is short for Thermal Energy, and is what you need to survive on a frozen planet. Cool concept on paper, with the worst execution I've seen in video games. You will lose T-ENG by doing ANYTHING. Scratch that, you can lose T-ENG by doing NOTHING. Need to reload? Shoot? Run? Jump? Dodge? Grapple? Throw grenades? Crouch? Stand still and do absolutely nothing? All of the above cost T-ENG, the rate at which you lose it depending on the difficulty you're suffering through. Regaining T-ENG comes from either killing enemies, human, Akrid, or VS, or destroying a piece of the environment such as an explosive barrel or car. All of which involve moving...shooting...reloading...See where I'm going with this?

    When your T-ENG hits 0, you will slowly lose health, be unable to regenerate health, be unable to fire T-ENG based weapons, and be locked out of using a VS. Hit a checkpoint with no T-ENG? The game will generously [/sarcasm] give you 1000 T-ENG to start with. On Extreme, that might be enough to keep you alive for 3 or 4 minutes. T-ENG dictates the entire game, and hitting a bad checkpoint with not enough of it could really ruin your day.

    So, what else does this game have to offer? Mech shooting. That's right, for the cost of a T-ENG number that drops like a lead ball, you can pilot and use a mech with big guns! At least until it gets destroyed within minutes after an enemy sees you. That brings me to my next point, the awful combat system. This game could have gotten away with being called "Knock Down Simulator 2K6" and no one would have second guessed it. Every enemy attack has a strong possibility of knocking you down and doing massive damage. While you're knocked down and healing, your T-ENG drains much more rapidly as you struggle to stand and heal, only to be hit by the enemy again, either repeating the knockdown process or outright killing you. This will occur on foot, in VS, on every level, against every enemy. Sometimes, you'll be completely helpless and unable to stop the impending death after a knockdown. Other times, you'll escape with such little T-ENG that you're merely prolonging life by a few minutes at most.

    The mechs don't feel good to control, feeling more like piloting a WWII era tank rather than a future giant robot made to kill insect monsters. Using a VS is very sluggish, and usually drain T-ENG faster than you can replenish it in combat. The game is also short, sporting 11 levels, 3 of which are under 10 minutes and others of which are re-treads of previous levels. There's also no replayability, since all that leads to is more Lost Planet.

    What's the overall verdict? The death sentence. This game is wholly unpleasant to play from start to finish, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. It's amazing that Lost Planet 2 turned out to be a rather great game, since it was built on the same shay foundation as this game. I'd say start there and avoid this one at all costs.

    0/10    … Expand
  15. JohnN.
    Jan 20, 2007
    10
    I love how difficult this game is. A boss battle can take up to 4 hours to beat. It is frustrating until you actually beat it, and then you feel a sense of accomplishment. The story doesn't blow me away, but the weapons and fights are quite awesome. I think some people were prepared to diss this game from the start. It is my 3rd favorite 460 game behind Gears of War and F.E.A.R.
  16. JairoArevalo
    Jan 2, 2007
    10
    This games rocks!!! Absolutly retro-hypercool action!.
  17. Smokedog
    Jan 12, 2007
    10
    Boss fights are just total and utter carnage, with explosions and smoke everywhere. Forget Gears of War, this is miles better!
  18. JohnR.
    Jan 13, 2007
    8
    Good game, some annoyances that probably wouldve been ironed out with a better dev team.
  19. JakeB.
    Feb 1, 2007
    4
    Sure, everything looks great. But I can't enjoy the freaking game if I can't play. I need a southpaw option and the game just doesn't have it. What a colossal waste of time and money.
  20. JacekO.
    Jun 10, 2007
    10
    Incredible, amazing graphics and battles; climate.
  21. CharlesM.
    Jun 6, 2009
    4
    Unfortunately, as with so many games developed in Japan, the complete lack of balance in boss battles ruins this game. It's not just the difficulty level, it's the hackneyed cheap trick of creating the illusion of challenge by removing any control of the player character for 95% of the battle while the game beats up on you at will. In boss battles, don't be surprised to see Unfortunately, as with so many games developed in Japan, the complete lack of balance in boss battles ruins this game. It's not just the difficulty level, it's the hackneyed cheap trick of creating the illusion of challenge by removing any control of the player character for 95% of the battle while the game beats up on you at will. In boss battles, don't be surprised to see hundreds of Mission Failed screens while exercising control over your character for mere seconds at a time. I finished it, but have no intention of ever going near this poor excuse for design ever again.… Expand
  22. JohnJ.
    Jan 12, 2007
    8
    Going out on a limb as an advocate of the plot, I might be one of a smaller percentage of reviewers. I believe something so subjective should not have influenced magazine reviews and the like to such a degree. That's why I give it an 8. For someone who understands and enjoys Japanese style character and drama add on another point. Most point deducting mishaps I felt came from Going out on a limb as an advocate of the plot, I might be one of a smaller percentage of reviewers. I believe something so subjective should not have influenced magazine reviews and the like to such a degree. That's why I give it an 8. For someone who understands and enjoys Japanese style character and drama add on another point. Most point deducting mishaps I felt came from gameplay and were more balancing issues or features that could have been tweaked or rounded out which is a shame. These include simple things like not being able to grapple while jumping and a generally slightly sluggish feeling movement system for a fast paced action game. On the whole the game feels like an immaculately presented, beautifully designed (particularly the art direction) and fun action game typical of Capcoms best efforts. An amusing, light hearted, multiplayer mode adds icing to the cake.… Expand
  23. ShaneS.
    Jan 15, 2007
    9
    Lost planet is a cross between a third person shooter, and a mech game. It's pretty much the only game I've played where getting out of your vehicle actually adds to the gameplay rather than take away from it. Certian things like timed button mashes, escort missions, and getting out of vehicles to walk on foot just don't work in most games. But Lost Planet, and Resident Lost planet is a cross between a third person shooter, and a mech game. It's pretty much the only game I've played where getting out of your vehicle actually adds to the gameplay rather than take away from it. Certian things like timed button mashes, escort missions, and getting out of vehicles to walk on foot just don't work in most games. But Lost Planet, and Resident Evil 4 manage to make these things work very very well. Resident Evil 4 makes escort missions, and timed button mashes work well, and Lost Planet makes getting out of vehicles work well. While on foot you have a creative and varied arsenal of grenades, machine guns, rifles, and rocket launchers. You can also rip weapons off of mechs and use them. These weapons slow you down though, and have big reload times. You can only carry two weapons at once (grenades do not count as one of your two weapons) ala Halo. Over half of your on foot weapons are explosives, and you'll be thankfull for that because you'll often be battling insects and mechs twice your size. While on foot you also have a grappling hook that you can use to repel from high places, or climb to otherwise unreachable spots commando style. The mechs in the game are pretty varied in function. Some hover in the air for a short time, some jump extremely high, and others transform into tanks or motorcycles. The motorcycle mech can be a bit tricky to use and annoying, but all the other mechs are a breeze to use. Mech weapons vary from gatling guns to rocket launchers and shotguns. The insects in this game are either gigantic behemoths or unending swarms of smaller creatures. Many of the creatures in this game offer a sense of scale that is downright scary. Basically you are thrust right into the worlds of Starship Troopers or Blue Gender. The boss battles often have you facing down a gigantic insect or a super mech. Many of the insect bosses are enough to make Samus Aran green with envy. In Lost Planet you have a power meter of sorts. All enemies drop energy for your power meter after dying. Bigger enemies drop bigger pools of energy. When you take damage this energy drops. Needless to say when you die it is because you ran out of energy and froze to death. Your energy is constantly going down in the game because it takes energy to run your life support system. Getting in a mech causes your energy to drain even faster because you need that energy to run the mech. I never once died because I failed to collect energy fast enough. All of my deaths came from simply being pounded by enemies enough to make my power meter drop enough for me to freeze to death. You'll find none of the annoying energy problems that plagued Ultimate Spiderman's Venom. Overall Lost Planet is a great game that I'd recommend to anyone that is a fan of arcade shooters. Pros: Getting out of vechicles was done extremely well. Monsters are huge and scary. Lots of fun original weapons to use. Grappling hook is tons of fun. Challenging bosses. Cons: Humans are can often be easy to kill unless they are packing rocket launchers (and they do often). 9.4/10… Expand
  24. Matticus
    Jan 18, 2007
    8
    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 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
  25. JaneA.
    Jan 1, 2007
    4
    Only two stretches, snow covered capes and underground caverns. Just like gears-of-war, this game falls short in attempts to deliver a wholesome view of a planet on the whole. In gears-of-war there were only techno-cities and caves being the major canvas and in lost-planet its snow-towns and caverns. Where are those beaches, forests, deserts ans swamps that are integral to the display of Only two stretches, snow covered capes and underground caverns. Just like gears-of-war, this game falls short in attempts to deliver a wholesome view of a planet on the whole. In gears-of-war there were only techno-cities and caves being the major canvas and in lost-planet its snow-towns and caverns. Where are those beaches, forests, deserts ans swamps that are integral to the display of a planet where a story has to establish ?… Expand
  26. DanielK
    Jan 3, 2007
    10
    I beat this game a week ago in single-player, and it was the most incredible experience I have ever had while playing a video game. The "professional" reviews it has recieved so far are bullsh.t (besides Gamebrink's and the official xbox magazine). Fantastic story, gameplay, graphics, and it was just plain fun as hell. The only problem in some areas were incredibly frustrating I beat this game a week ago in single-player, and it was the most incredible experience I have ever had while playing a video game. The "professional" reviews it has recieved so far are bullsh.t (besides Gamebrink's and the official xbox magazine). Fantastic story, gameplay, graphics, and it was just plain fun as hell. The only problem in some areas were incredibly frustrating difficult-as-hell boss aliens. Once you beat them though (the first few are the hardest) the game continues to shine. And besides, the bosses are amazing in their own right, as they really make your heart pound get your adrenaline rushing.… Expand
  27. JamesA.
    Jan 4, 2007
    9
    Lost Planet is a nod to the 'Old School' gaming you fondly remember. Delivered in a beautiful graphics package with incredible audio. I love this game ... it delivers and keeps your attention from start to finish. Multiplayer is a nice change of pace from the typical shooter fare. Thank you Capcom for making games fun again.
  28. JamesL.
    Jan 6, 2007
    10
    Capcom does it again....except for the story...well kind of.
  29. MarkB.
    Feb 14, 2007
    3
    For 59 bucks for this game I feel ripped off. too short. I'd make this one a rental.
  30. RavenX301
    Feb 3, 2007
    8
    At first I didn't like this game....it looked wonderful, but i kept on feeling cheated. Although I still feel cheated by its very VERY brief levels and lack of PUNCH in the guns, I am starting to buy into this game. However, it is a let down from GOW and RB6, but the environments are what make a different and (for me) worth playing. The Story acting isn't TERRIBLE, but the story At first I didn't like this game....it looked wonderful, but i kept on feeling cheated. Although I still feel cheated by its very VERY brief levels and lack of PUNCH in the guns, I am starting to buy into this game. However, it is a let down from GOW and RB6, but the environments are what make a different and (for me) worth playing. The Story acting isn't TERRIBLE, but the story does suck so don't expect a great epic game. P.S does anyone else have trouble with this game freezing after a certain time of play...It really bothers me.… Expand
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#42 Best 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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