Lost Planet 2 Review (DualShockers)

François Chang of DualShockers writes, "Lost Planet 2 is Capcom’s latest entry in its young and successful third-person shooter series. It sports single-player and multiplayer campaign, online competitive multiplayer, and so much going for it. And considering that the original Lost Planet may not have been the most technically sound game of this generation, one would think surely its sequel will make all of its past wrongs right. Unfortunately, Lost Planet 2 falls short of what could of been and ultimately disappoints in more than one way..."

[Hitman0769]

It's a sad day when a game gets hyped up beyond the levels of most multi-platforms by a single good trailer only to be crushed down by the wrath of god and all that is holy via the beloved François. But what must be done must be done. Let the truth see the light! @Capcom This is the first time you let me down in a long time, please try harder!

[Chadness]

Happens all the time, I'm afraid.

[Hitman0769]

I'm trademarking www.stophypingtrailers.com

[N4GAddict]

What a dissapointment

[Nike]

"Beloved"? Does he hate N4G too? Or does the hierarchy have further ranks?

[erathaol]

I bought Lost Planet 2, its a really fun game. It has pretty much everything I've ever wanted from a Starship Troopers game and more. Not to mention the grind-fest of Achievements/Trophies and Unlockables keeps something to look forward too for those who enjoy the game.

I did loose confidence in reviewers now. As most of these same sources ranted/raved that GTA IV was the greatest game to ever be made, when it was actually one of the most boring games I've ever played.

[Nicaragua]

"@Capcom This is the first time you let me down in a long time"

Really, i thin Capcom has seriously fallen from grace and has been churning out crap for a loooong time.

Lost Planet 1 - crap
Devil May Cry 4 - crap
Bionic Commando - crap
Dark Void - ultra crap

Ok, maybe crap is too harsh of a word but lackluster certainly fits the bill.

Maybe the only half decent thing they have done of late is Super Street Fighter 4 which is basically what SF4 should have been in the first place. Stick on top of that the cheek of the whole “DLC on the disk” Resident evil 5 bullshit and you have one of the lamest companies in the gaming world.

Hopefully they can do something good with Dead rising 2.

[iiprotocolii]

Couldn't agree with you more. Bionic Commands - which I bought on launch day - was garbage. I wouldn't say that Devil May Cry 4 was bad, though. It had its great moments; when comparing it to other DMC games(except for 2 which sucked worse) it did fall kind of short. The story was pretty good, I thought.

[taz8080]

The first one was not that impressive and sadly it seems like neither is the second one. O wells.

[N4GAddict]

Yeah, the first one sold on hype.

[DARK WITNESS]

I disagree a little on both points. take a look back when lost planet released and tell me how many games really looked that good.

lost planet was a very good looking game for it's time. most of the people I know who hated, hated because they found it too hard. It had a good mix of big guns, monsters, mechs. it's only real problem was it had some crippling gameplay design flaws which made were mostly to do with the actual controls and movement ( when you think about it nearly all the capcom games that have been made in Japan have had really "Fu£"^%ked up " controls, LP, DR, RES5, )..

Anyway, I really enjoyed the first game, but after just playing the first demo for LP2 I lost interest in it. There was just something about it and didn't seem right and they didn't seem to address any of the issues that plagued the first.

there were some mad battles in the first one and some of the mech suites you could get were wicked.

anyway just my opinion.

[DaTruth]

I played the first one in Futureshop and was very unimpressed. I shot the cars and they just disappeared into thin air. Then everything I shot would just disappear into thin air. The graphics looked pretty bad too and that is compared to R1, which was the only next gen game I owned at the time.

[-Alpha]

This series just flew over my head, never really paid attention to it. It's an FPS, right? If so, I have more than I can handle right now anyway

[N4GAddict]

I think this will be the last LP game

[DARK WITNESS]

no alpha, it's not an fps ( thank god )...I would say it's prob too late to enjoy and get the fun out of the first one and the second is so crap it would put you off anyway, may was well let it fly by

[HammockGames]

The original LP was ok for the time. Not great. Impressive in some respects, poorly done in others. And the PS3 version was actually one of the "bad ports"; the 360 and PC versions were truly considerably better.

And I can confirm LP2 is absolute crap. I don't know how Capcom made this game so much worse when it appeared to have much more promise.

If you can find a used copy of LP cheap, might be worth a few bucks for one of the decent versions.

But don't fork over any $$ to Capcom for LP2 - you'll seriously regret it. And it isn't worthy of your time either - an even more valuable commodity.

[DannyVenom]

I remember the original Lost Planet trailer and thinking 'This looks really good.', and it just never performed.

Nice review, bad game.

[Hitman0769]

I played the demo and was like "FFFFFF this" Dodged a great bullet there. I know demos sometimes are awful even for a good game but something just told me nothing will ever make this fun...

[AliTheBrit19]

Terrible game.

[Lombax]

I really wanted this game to be good. That co-op demo showed a lot of promise. =/

[REDHULKSMASH]

You cut from ps3 version in order not to upstaged the short puny Xbox version so they'd be equal; so basically you don't care about Sony enthusiasts...so I don't care about paying $60 for your game. If you do that with future multiplats I'll avoid them too.

[Bathyj]

I dont understand was this was so hyped to start with.

I guess the graphics were fairly nice and Xboxers thought it was exclusive for a while saying it would be the best looking game around.

A mediocre sequel in an average franchise. Just let it die and try not to do the same this to Dead Rising, I hope that at least improves on the first one, which aside from the thrill of having endless zombies to kill was a pretty poor game too.

[HammockGames]

After the complete train wreck they made out of LP2 my hopes for Dead Rising sank (pun not intended).

I canceled my preorder for Dead Rising 2 because of how bad LP2 turned out. I have no faith in Capcom anymore.

IMHO, Capcom seems to be just mailing it in when they should be focused on churning out titles worthy of the AAA hype they (undeservedly) get.

They need to show me something before they get another penny from me.

[RedPawn]

I beat this game and the score is spot on, so many cool ideas went into this series. Sadly, it's wearing clown shoes for a good franchise.

[phalanx_mark]

The above 5 issues are what spoil an otherwise epic monster hunting game. There is so much to love in this game but so many technical flaws. The Controls and Camera are the artistic/game design problems. (The roadie run virtually blinds you by letting you see only your own backside, which is nice when playing a female character admittedly.) The technical problems (Tearing, Aliasing, Framerate) are more of an issue on the PS3 version I think. MT Framework has been pushed beyond its limits and whearas its tolerable on 360 it runs like a dog on PS3.
The 4 player co-op is one of the highlights of current gen gaming i feel. Some of the Vital Suits are terrific also. Combine the two and you have some of the most memorable moments in gaming. However the bosses are often frustrating and dying without knowing what to do next time is common.
Dont be too harsh on this game. Scratch away the crust of its myriad frustating flaws and there is a gem at the core of this planet.

[REDHULKSMASH]

It has good graphics but they shouldve made the controls like gears and not did the grappling hook.

[TheMutator]

dammit if you dont like, dont play it, is that easy,damn is fu$#%#$% game

[DARK WITNESS]

whats wrong with us playing the game... is that not what the developers want us to do ? and if after playing we feel the game has major flaws, why should we not point/moan about them.

How is the dev going to learn what works in a game and dosen't if we never play the game and never complain if a game sucks.

It's a bit different when gamers are just trolling, and lets be honest we know when that is going on. however some of us are legitimate fans of the game or series and supporting them with our purchase of the game. If you have no interest in the game and no interest in hearing what other gamers think of the game why you are here ?