Boss fights are especially epic, and though each conforms to a set attack pattern that can be easily learnt, they're enjoyable. It's great fun to take on the various forms of akrid, and piloting VS units with all their various shapes, sizes, and abilities never gets boring. It's mostly nonstop shooting in Lost Planet, with no puzzles and very little platforming to get in the way. Wayne's stocks of thermal energy will steadily decrease at all times, a gameplay mechanic that gives Lost Planet an all-action feel and forces you to continue to move forward and rain fiery death on your enemies to stay alive. When you're in a mech (called vital suits-or VS-in the game), the controls work in much the same way, although most VS units have some sort of dash and double-jump moves.Įvery enemy killed and most objects destroyed in Lost Planet will net you thermal energy-glowing gobs of orange goo that act as Wayne's health (actually, Wayne has a separate life bar that refills as long as you have stores of thermal energy). As well as the action-game standards of jumping and crouching, Wayne has a Bionic Commando-like grappling hook that he can throw to hoist himself onto high areas.
You use the control sticks for movement and aiming, and L2 and R2 to fire grenades and weapons, respectively. The game's third-person action sees Wayne running around a variety of snow-covered environments. The story mostly makes no sense at all, and the hammy voice acting does nothing to dispel its sci-fi B-movie feel.Īll an eager gamer really needs to know is that you get to tackle plenty of bugs Starship Troopers-style in Lost Planet, plus you get to pilot a wide variety of mechs. We'd give you more detail, but storytelling isn't this game's strong suit.
The plot follows Wayne as he tries to make sense of his father's death, destroy one huge, murderous insect after another, deal with marauding snow pirates, tackle the evil NEVEC corporation's plans to terraform the planet, and more. Lost Planet puts you in the shoes of Wayne, an enigmatic snow pirate battling giant bugs known as akrid on a frozen planet called E.D.N.
The PS3 version is identical in gameplay style and content-nothing new has been added to the single-player experience, which means it shares its 360 compadre's good and bad points. The 360 version of Lost Planet was fun, but it had a few frustrating quirks that made gameplay a real chore at certain points. Lost Planet for the PS3 doesn't look quite as sharp as previously released versions. Unfortunately, none of the added extras enhance Lost Planet's gameplay, and the PS3 version's visuals are actually inferior to those of its 360 and PC counterparts. Capcom's shooter Lost Planet comes to the PlayStation 3 more than a year after its Xbox 360 debut, and it has a few extra goodies up its sleeve, such as more multiplayer maps and characters to tempt those who have never gone hunting for giant bugs in the snow before.
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