Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

Platforms

• PC

  Jun 26, 2007

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  7.4

  playscore

  7.1

  8 Critics

  7.4

  1.47K Players
• PlayStation 3

  Feb 26, 2008

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  7.1

  playscore

  6.9

  4 Critics

  7.3

  864 Players
• Xbox 360

  Jan 12, 2007

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  7.7

  playscore

  7.9

  8 Critics

  7.6

  3.13K Players

16 critic reviews · 2 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  GameSpot

  7.0

  Sure, the core gameplay--fun as it is--is still intact, but the PS3 community was probably right to expect some exclusive content, gameplay tweaks, or a snazzier look as their reward for patience. As it is, Lost Planet for the PS3 is a decent shooter with plenty of fun moments, but it's not a shining example of how to do a console-to-console port.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  IGN

  5.5

  There was an opportunity to make Lost Planet on the PS3 an incredible experience, fixing many of the bugs that plagued the 360 and PC versions and making this the version to get. Unfortunately, it comes across more like a bare boned port of an action title, with weak controls, bland and unimpressive visuals, and significant frame rate issues in both the single and multiplayer versions of the game. If you're looking to play this game, you might be better served on one of the other systems than the PS3 version.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  CVG

  7.0

  Yes, Lost Planet is the first DirectX 10 game, but only in the sense of what technology it happens to be rendered with, not what that technology is capable of. So it looks equally amazing in DirectX 9. The in-engine cutscenes, though total gibberish, have a level of detail you'll be stunned your PC can achieve.

  Reviewed on PC
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  IGN

  5.8

  This title is more of an arcade game, though, which could excuse its transparent mechanics to a degree. But for an arcade game to succeed, it really needs tight, fluid methods for moving around, something Lost Planet's often cantankerous controls, even though they're better on PC, can only daydream about.

  Reviewed on PC

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  GameSpot

  7.0

  It's a testament to strong game design that even with numerous technical and porting issues, Lost Planet's single-player campaign makes it still worth taking a look. But as visually dazzling as it is, the PC version can't quite reach the heights of its console counterpart, thanks to inexplicable design decisions and broken online play. It's too bad these issues weren't ironed out prior to release, but if you can look past them, you're bound to get a lot of enjoyment from shooting down colossal creepy-crawlies.

  Reviewed on PC

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  GameSpot

  8.1

  Lost Planet is a great action game because it focuses on tense, thrilling battles that don't require much input beyond a constant trigger finger and healthy desire to kill everything that moves. There's very little downtime in the single-player game, and there's always plenty of stuff to shoot. That makes it easily entertaining if you're just in the mood to kick back and put your brain on standby for awhile.

  Reviewed on X360

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  CVG

  8.0

  On almost every level it succeeds brilliantly, with only the controls failing to quite nail it in the way Gears of War did. In short, they're not as straightforward and not quite decisive enough. It's also a dazzling graphical showcase for Xbox 360. While the game is nowhere near as detailed as Gears of War, it compensates with increasingly spectacular dynamic lighting and particle effects. Lost Planet is the true definition of videogame eye candy. We love it.

  Reviewed on X360
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  Game Trailers

  7.9

  While you’re guaranteed to get less than 10 hours out of the single-player option, there are enough set pieces in each chapter to make them worth replaying. The multiplayer voids a lot of the complaints, putting everyone on level, crunchy, ground, but you’ll still have to deal with the apathetic controls. Lost Planet is a nice evolution of an older genre, but in some ways, it’s also stalled by its legacy. It’s definitely not the next breakthrough, but it will please anyone looking for a straightforward experience with stunning visuals.

  Reviewed on X360
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  Video Gamer

  7.0

  All in all, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition feels like a hardened old-skool title wrapped up in some lavish next-gen visuals. Annoyances with the save system, checkpoints and difficulty spikes are likely to mar the enjoyment for a fair few players, but there's still no question that Lost Planet should be experienced.

  Reviewed on PC, PS3, X360

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  Games Radar+

  9.0

  Spamming action buttons for contextual actions, a hero with a mysterious health condition and an unnecessary story that's only good for ogling the character models instilled a little Leon lust in our hearts, but they surely don't bring the experience down at all. Just skip the plot (filled with hyper-cool words like "rendezvous" and "amnesia") and you'll be stranded in bug-blasting, giant robot heaven.

  Reviewed on PC, X360

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