Lost Planet 2

VideogamerTom Orry

7/10

As long as you've got some friends, Lost Planet 2 betters the original and features some of the most intense, visually stunning battles we've seen on this generation of consoles.

IGNArthur Gies

6/10

Lost Planet 2 plays like it was never put in front of a member of its intended audience at some point during its development, someone who might have asked "why?": "Why can't I pause the game unless I make my game unjoinable?" "Why can't I join a co-op game in progress?" "Why can this monster kill me in two hits?" A little "why?" may have taken this game in a different, more compelling direction. If you've burned through other multiplayer or co-op options, then there might be something for you in Lost Planet 2. The single player campaign is lengthy at around 14 hours with full co-op support and...

Push SquareSammy Barker

5/10

Lost Planet 2 is a very good game, held back by some rudimentary and bizarre design choices. The game's essentially a four-player co-op shooter, in which you play as a series of factions in the varied and artistically interesting world of EDN-III. The game's narrative is revealed through the eyes of several different perspectives, though the story is not really the highlight here. That's partly because the plot is convoluted and cliche, but also because everything that happens seem like a justification for the huge encounters you're about to experience.

Xbox AchievementsRichard Walker (GT: Redriceman82)

Unscored

E.D.N. III is a hostile planet with a wild climate, inhabited by huge toothsome monsters that hold the key to the sole energy source. Mankind for some reason, has decided to terraform and colonise this godforsaken rock, disturbing the local fauna in the process. Smart move!