Eurogamer: Lost Planet 2 review

Bombastic in scale and seductive in its epic ambition, it looks every inch the instant shooter classic. Sadly the hands-on reality tells a different story. Filled with hair-tearing moments of abject frustration that defy logic, mixed with fist-pumping moments of total exhilaration, it's a quite bizarre game of two halves.

+ combat feels solid and satisfying,
+ well-honed control mechanics
+ graphics (new engine)

- no save system
- irredeemable AI flaws
- boss fights

[N4PS3G]

Ouch :\

[velcry]

I was actually hoping that this game would turn out better than the first, much like Assassin's Creed II did from its predecessor...

The demo was tons of fun, but I really want a good single-player campaign too! The multi-player alone won't cut it for me =(

[Jaybad54]

Its going to get realllly hot in here

[Pennywise]

Is this really a surprise? The first one was not too good, and judging from the demo this one was not any better!

It really is a shame... it had potential.

[VileAndVicious]

Thats not fair..lol
I didnt like the first either but i liked this one a helluva lot more. Im actually suprised that it didnt get a higher score personally.

[VileAndVicious]

And maybe its just me (I havent read the review quite yet) but the pros seem to outweigh the cons.

[Pennywise]

I agree the pro seem to outweigh the cons.... Just think about how bad it must be judging from that!

68/100 on Meta is not looking good.

I will still rent it and play some coop with you, but definitely not a keeper from the looks of it.

[Cevapi88]

i played the demo after my friends told me to D/L it....didnt find it fun at all....very much an arcade shooter and generic in my mind

[ThanatosDMC]

If they didnt fix those flaws from the demo then it's a well deserved 6/10.

[Daver]

4 players coop games are rare so i'm getting it anyway and i liked the campaign demo

[rockleex]

You know your game's control system sucks when you need to use two of the shoulder buttons to make the character turn 90 degrees.

Its just a waste of buttons. Why not just fix the aiming and sensitivity so that the player can turn however he wants in the first place?

Plus, the animation system really slows the characters down. It just feels so stiff.

[ThanatosDMC]

I completely agree with the 90 degree turning. It's a waste of two shoulder buttons.

[badz149]

first Alan Wake, and now Lost Planet!

[BannedForNineYears]

Wooooooooooooooah, 6?! Honestly?!
-_-

[LebaNoob]

Wha? :|

[DORMIN]

Old School Gaming FTW?!

=/

[Akagi]

It's to be expected. I did not at all like the demo.

[Mo0eY]

I agree. It was the worst 1.5GB I've ever downloaded.

[rexus12345]

the demo promised a lot of potential. The review sounds like Capcom did not make any improvements at all since the demo.

[ShakeShakeShake]

it's alright, I forgive CAPCOM this time because they have been good lately

[Megaton]

Eurogamer being unreliable aside, the score doesn't surprise me. The first Lost Planet just wasn't good. I was genuinely surprised when I heard Capcom green lit a sequel.

[Studio-YaMi]

For the 4 player co-op!

[Bolts]

Yup, its another one. In fact I can't even remember the last time CAPCOM made a game that I gotta have. These guys are basically living off their pass glories at this point.

[Mo0eY]

This is so true, and I'm glad people are starting to notice it. Capcom lives off DLC purchases, rehashes, remakes, special editions, limited editions, and a all-you-can-eat edition a year later. They also, as you said, milk the crap out of their old stuff. The only original games I can think of right of the top of my head are the NDS ones: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, but those too are milked out and the franchise isn't even that old.

The only new game I'm interested in is the Monster Hunter Tri game, but I will not buy it due to Nintendo Wii's online infrastructure (long story with Super Smash Bros. Brawl).

[maxxb117]

That really sucks, I was so hyped for this game when it got announced because of the beauty of it, but in the end, they didn't to put much effort in anything else...

[xabmol]

LP2 has been getting some poor reviews. I was really hoping this game would be good. I thought the co-op demo showed a lot of promise. Oh well... =/

[ticklechamp]

I'm done with capcom.

[kaos_fish II]

Even though they're different genres - does this bode well for 'Dead Rising 2'??

As for 'LP2' I saw an ad for it on the SyFy channel last night - looked so generic, kinda like the first one actually.. shame really, maybe the 4 player co-op could be a saving grace..

[danielle007]

Not yet at least, I've read every single preview I can on the game, and it looks just as amazing as the first, and then on top of that the game is completely co-op to boot, with online multiplayer as well.

AND you can create custom weapons by finding plans for them through out the game. I'm soldsoldsold. I'm sooo excited. :)

[danielle007]

Capcom is all about co-op lately, huh? RE5, Dead Rising 2, and now this.

But, if you check out the metacritic, I read the blurbs of all the reviews, and they're much kinder to this game than Eurogamer is, the current lowest score on it is a 70, and the highest is a 90, and the rest have been in high 70s and in the 80s. So, I don't think it will end up being that bad of an investment. They seem to have the same gripes though, maybe it just didn't ruin the experience for them like it did for this reviewer.

[rhood022]

What's interesting is that, regardless of the game's quality, people will still buy it for the co-op. And all this will do is tell Capcom that "Hey, the game might be of poor quality but if we add co-op people will buy."

[frankymv]

What happened to Capcom this gen?

[dkgshiz]

The 1st one was really average.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Haha! I told everyone months ago this game sucked as bad as the first one, it's no fun and bosses will be cheap and everyone gave me the "you just suck" speech. Ha! I was right

[dizzleK]

no save system? screw that. gamefly here i come.

[Def Warrant]

lol i knew this gimped multiplat was no different from the first. This is an Epic no buy for me.

[rezzah]

Im still gona get this.