Reviewing the 360 version
Lost Planet 2 is an interesting game. Unlike the first Lost Planet, which was mostly a solitary affair, this one is made with multiplayer in mind. The campaign is now a cooperative campaign for up to four players. Split-Screen has been added, allowing two players to play the campaign, although the second player won't be able to customize their character much(just their weapons and abilities) or save their progress to a gamertag. The layout of split-screen is similar to Resident Evil
5, but makes little sense here, as there isn't any inventory to deal with, and in many levels the radar is offline, leaving chunks of the screen useless. Playing in Split-Screen also removes friendly AI bots and night vision, although these are arguably useless.
Another change is the introduction of abilities(basically perks). there are various abilities, and the game gives you two slots(although some perks take up two slots). It should be noted that whatever perks you choose are the ones you'll end up using in multi-player and coop. In many ways I find this odd, since some perks are useless in multi-player, while others don't seem useful in single-player, forcing one to change if they want to play the different modes.
The controls and gameplay remains the same as the first game, although with minor changes. there is now a sprint button, and the grappling hook can now be used to pick up thermal energy or points boxes. if you didn't like the controls from the first game, you won't like them here either.
The Campaign itself is ok, although it jumps from various groups, making the story feel broken. Still, its there to get you from point A to B, and give you an excuse to shoot things. Most Cutscenes can be skipped, but a few contain QTEs(quick time events). Failing a QTE doesn't seem to penalize you as far as I can tell. The Campaign is divided into episodes, which are divided into chapters, with different areas. These areas are separate sections with loading screens. Sometimes they are short, sometimes not. Additionally, after ending each area one is given a score for how they did showing how many points and credits they got. These points and credits, however, they aren't awarded until the end of the chapter.
The Akrid, the planet's alien monsters, are back. The majority of them will be easily recognizable to those who played LP1, but a few are different. Fellow humans, or rather Snow Pirates, will make up the bulk of the enemies this time around, however. Some might find this dissapointing, as the Akrid, and the mechs(or VSs) are featured less. In fact, multiple missions will have you solely on foot, with maybe one or two small mechs.
Lives are distributed in the way of a "Battle Gauge" shared by players, which can be increased by activating data posts, which also serve as respawn points. This Battle Gauge can also be decreased by dying, and is more costly when dying while inside a mech. The T-ENG(thermal energy) from the last game is back, although now depleting the energy doesn't seem to cause the character to lose health constantly. There is also more of it, making energy weapons more viable. Players are also given an "T-ENG supplier" which allows them to shoot some energy to their friends. Health regeneration is slower than LP1, and doesn't fully kick in unless you press the start button, at which point it goes slightly faster.
There is some customization in the game. You can choose a "faction" to play in multiplayer or campaign(after you beat it once). each faction unlocks different skins to use. Additionally, there are various weapons to choose from. Most are variants of shotguns or rifles, but each has its pros and cons, which is good for different playstyles(for example, I like using the Machine gun SP, which fires in burst, while my friend prefers the gun sword, which uses a blade when meleeing.)
There are also emotes, or little animations. These are mostly useless, but are good for being silly. there are also noms de guerre which are names/tags which appear under your gamertag in lobbies, and alternate between your gamertag in the game.
In order to unlock most of the various weapons, abilties, character parts, emotes, and noms de guerre, there is a slot machine which uses in-game credits. These credits are earned by playing, although most easily found in the campaign in the form of boxes. These boxes award a good amount of points.
the slot machine is in my opinion a bad idea for unlocking weapons and abilities, some of which can give an advantage to players. The worst part in this is that one will most often end up unlocking the emotes and noms de guerre before getting the useful stuff.
Much like with Left 4 Dead or other Co-Op games, it is recommended to play with friends. I'd say to at least have three people when playing, as a few sections do get tedious with only two or one(train section, and a few boss battles). Overall I'd recommend getting this game if your friends are also getting it.
Customers who viewed this item also viewed
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
Videos
Page 1 of 1Start OverPage 1 of 1
Videos for this product
3:58
Click to play video
Lost Planet 2 - TGS - Episodes 1-3
Merchant Video
Videos for this product
2:47
Click to play video
Lost Planet 2
Merchant Video
Customer reviews
Top reviews from the United States
There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 13, 2011
Platform For Display: Xbox 360Verified Purchase
Top reviews from other countries
Patrick Boisvert
un bon jeu
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 17, 2019Platform For Display: Xbox 360Verified Purchase
steph m.
Three Stars
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 21, 2016Platform For Display: Xbox 360Verified Purchase
