too shoort otherwise very good
User Rating: 9.1 | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition X360
very good game but far too short i wish i had rented it first because it took me just over 4 hours to finish this game One of the great parts about Lost Planet is the flexibility of the game. There is a noticeable amount of depth to the combat, allowing you to tackle the same situation in a variety of ways with new results each time. Much of this depth isn't readily apparent and it's only after you play through the game that you gain the skills and foresight to start exploring your options for how to progress through a level. Each of the different types of grenade and guns can be used in their own way with different results each time. For instance, one of the first enemies you encounter resembles a pillbug with a glowing tail. You can simply aim for the tail with your machine gun to target its weak point. Or you can wait for it to start rolling towards you and then toss a fragment grenade in its path to cause it to splay out on its back in a vulnerable position. Or you can hit them head-on with the anchor as they roll towards you to stop them in their tracks. Or you can anchor onto them while they are walking along and blast them with a few rounds at point blank range. You see where we're going here. Towards the end of the game, much of this flexibility is lost in the all out chaos that consumes you as you're attacked simultaneously by tons of powerful enemies, but that progression of difficulty just makes the game more enjoyable as you move through it.
