Lost Planet Extreme Condition: Colonies Edition

by Capcom

Product Features

• New Modes for Single Player Campaign - Score Attack, Trial Battle Mode, and Off Limit Mode. New Online Modes - Akrid Hunter, VS Annihilator, CounterGrab, Point Snatcher, Akrid Egg Battle, and Egg Bandit.
• Four New Multiplayer Maps - Crossfire City, Area 921, Lost Arena, and Assault Space. New Playable Characters - Two female and two robot characters are added to the roster.
• New Weapons (human) - Hand Gun, Revolver, Flame Launcher, and Hand Cannon. New Weapons (VS) - Pile Bunker, VS Rifle, Rocket Pod, and Laser Lance.
• New Environments - Snowstorms, arctic winds, towering mountains of ice are all stunningly realized, creating a truly immersive and cinematic event of epic proportions.
• New perspectives - Switch to first person view or the over-the-shoulder view from Resident Evil 4 for even more intense action.

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0017HGHF2
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches ; 7 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: May 27, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,836 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition provides explosive action for both online and offline players. Gamers who missed the original Lost Planet will have the opportunity to experience the epic gameplay that made the original a global hit with the added bonus of fresh new content and cross platform multi-play all at a great value price. Fans of the Lost Planet's online action will be thrilled at the inclusion of new online modes, maps, weapons and models. XBOX 360 and PC users can now compete on the same battlefield. NOTE: Lost Planet COLONIES EDITION and the original Lost Planet: Extreme Condition are not compatible. Single-player saves and online rankings cannot be carried over and multiplayer games will be separate.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating, no attempt to port, May 21, 2009

By 

baylor (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lost Planet Extreme Condition: Colonies Edition (DVD-ROM)

1 star seems harsh (i'm not sure if i've ever given a rating this low), and the game is adequately pretty, but there appears to be zero attempt to make this a PC game. All controls are the A or B buttons (you can use left and right mouse to simulate)? There's no option you can see to exit the main menu (you have to use the X-Box B key, mapped to right mouse button, just like the zoom and robot firing functions are)? There are separate screens for Options and PC Options? The speeder doesn't work on the PC because they only mapped the reverse key, not the one to go forward? (there might be a way to change the key mappings - it's hard to say since you can't do it while you're playing)

The monsters vary from easy and impossible. The basic monsters can actually be ignored - as a test, i refused to attack and just walked through a level of bug lobster monsters, no problem. The giant worm, however, simply eats you, 20 times in a row. A single enemy in a mech that gets to attack first (with an attack that stuns you, preventing you from attacking), can wipe out 1,000hp in one hit (you start with less than that) and can move, aim and fire faster than any human can (normally means they didn't bother to balance the AI). i've played enough FPSes that i know it's not me - while there are people who can beat this game, they're all far too studly to be normal human beings. i didn't get too far in the game (despite playing a couple of days, the same level over and over) but i can't bring myself to play it any more

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A cautionary tale, September 12, 2009

By 

schulni (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lost Planet Extreme Condition: Colonies Edition (DVD-ROM)

I bought this game after reading all of the positive reviews. For me, that was a mistake. I've finished the first two levels, and I'm not going to continue. The problem is the controls. This game was made to be played with an XBOX 360 controller, not a mouse and keyboard. The 3rd person camera is also highly problematic, as another reviewer noted. There is no way to customize the pc controls for a mouse and keyboard, and some of the default controls plain don't work and make it very hard to beat certain stages. If you have an xbox controller and don't mind 3rd person shooters, then you will probably enjoy this game. Its conception isn't bad. But if you are a mouse/keyboard gamer like I am, stay away - you'll just end up frustrated.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great single player, even better multiplayer, June 3, 2008

By 

D. Cobb "GamerGuy29" (Illinois) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lost Planet Extreme Condition: Colonies Edition (DVD-ROM)

Let me start by saying I didn't own the original Lost Planet before I bought this, I tried the demo on the 360 but didn't like the controls so I was holding out for the PC version to get a price cut on steam when this was announced and costs $10 less so of course I picked it up. So far I am really enjoying the campaign...the Akrid (giant bug) deaths remind me of the T-1000 shattering in Terminator 2 :) There are some pretty sweet weapons in Colonies, 10 more than the original LP so if you haven't already played through the original but are interested in it I say buy it if you can find it. As for the multiplayer the is a LOT of value in Colonies....but I honestly have to say unless you have or are going to purchase a Live Gold subscription (like me) don't make multiplayer your main reason for getting Colonies although I must say the cross-platform play is flawless for me so far. Keep in mind that you'll meed a fairly beefy PC to run it as well. To sum it up:

Campaign = great for first timers

Multiplayer = great if you have a LIVE Gold account

High PC requirements, I'm running XP with

Q6600 @ 2.7Ghz

4GB of 800Mhz DDR2 RAM (windows only sees 2.7GB)

Nvidia 8800GT 512

and I average around 50fps with most settings on high