Lost planet
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remal

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25,073 posts

256 months

Thursday 11th January 2007
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just bought it. looks amazing and hope to get a hour to play on it tonight

anyone else going to get it?

GI Jnr

1,903 posts

283 months

Thursday 11th January 2007
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Thought it wasn't released until tomorrow...?

I'm sure I'll be pilfering the pennies on it.

scorp

8,783 posts

251 months

Thursday 11th January 2007
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Played the demo months ago, the game looks awesome.. Think i'll buy it when i get home.. in a few weeks

pjskel

10,842 posts

249 months

Thursday 11th January 2007
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Wasn't overly fussed on the demo version. Looked alright, if not good, but just didn't quite grab me.

remal

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25,073 posts

256 months

Thursday 11th January 2007
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GI Jnr said:
Thought it wasn't released until tomorrow...?



Oh yes forgot that, ooops. Seems my local game shop forgot thatcop
scratchchin
Well only played about 20 mins so far but the graphics are amazing but the controls take some time to get used to. may get used to it when i get some more time on the game




Edited by remal on Thursday 11th January 17:56

RobPhoboS

3,454 posts

248 months

Thursday 11th January 2007
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I bought Call of Duty 2 the other day for the 360 cuz my PC is still in the UK, so missed the maps on that, but now I've found that COD3 is actually better, and that my version is Spanish. heh.
So Im taking it back tomorrow and reserving LP.
What is the MP like on the game.

(sorry about all the short hand, flipping annoying isnt it).

remal

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25,073 posts

256 months

Saturday 13th January 2007
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Anyone else got it. must say its bloody good game. having fun and loads of fun guns to kill aliens with

minipower

955 posts

241 months

Sunday 14th January 2007
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Rented it last night. Very good game and extremely addictive. Controls took some time to get used but still not enough to take your mind away from the gameplay. Graphics are great and seems pretty in depth story.
Played it online as well. Seemed to be a bit sparse with players compared to the size of the map but still very enjoyable.

Fidgits

17,202 posts

251 months

Sunday 14th January 2007
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can someone give an overview of what the game actually is?

PJ S

10,842 posts

249 months

Sunday 14th January 2007
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Think Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, then add War Of The Worlds and Terminator, with a pinch of Aliens.
Well, it's nothing like that whatsoever!

Basically, frozen planet (ice and snow) with mechanised aliens that you blast to Hell every given opportunity.
You've also got a countdown timer thingymaboob which you need to replenish before it zeros - so you can't really take your time wandering about for fun.

You'd be better off reading here - www.xbox.com:80/en-GB/lostplanet/default.htm

Fidgits

17,202 posts

251 months

Sunday 14th January 2007
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cheers, so a FPS then?

PJ S

10,842 posts

249 months

Sunday 14th January 2007
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Yep - all the way baby.

remal

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256 months

Sunday 14th January 2007
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the first boos is impressive and hard. love the big guns

big bad ben

251 posts

259 months

Monday 15th January 2007
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You can download a demo from the Xbox Live marketplace - 400mb I think... I played that and ordered the game on the strength of it.

Fidgits said:
cheers, so a FPS then?


In the demo (don't know if the developers have changed it since), it isn't strictly a FPS, i.e. First Person, like Halo. It's more like GOW - you can see your character in front of you, but unlike GOW, the target reticule is always in front of HIM, so no need to hit an "aim" button. Does that make sense? wobble

Like I say, I've only played the demo, so I could be talking out of my ar$e with regard to the full game...


Edited by big bad ben on Monday 15th January 16:44


Edit - That's you, there, with the funny helmet. Am I allowed to post this pic here? (lol, OMG n00b!!1!oneone! etc) It's from IGN.com.




Edited by big bad ben on Monday 15th January 16:49

Fidgits

17,202 posts

251 months

Monday 15th January 2007
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yeah, i downloaded the single player demo, wasnt that impressed tbh..

big bad ben

251 posts

259 months

Monday 15th January 2007
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It's no Gears of War, but the demo mission where you attack a pirate base was pretty cool, I thought. The aliens were a bit rubbish though.


Edited by big bad ben on Monday 15th January 16:59

dick dastardly

8,325 posts

285 months

Tuesday 16th January 2007
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How on earth do you save the damn thing? I've done the training mission and some of the first mission three times now and each time I turn the Xbox on I have to start again from the very beginning, it doesn't even allow me to choose 'Continue' on the main screen.

remal

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25,073 posts

256 months

Tuesday 16th January 2007
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when i stop in the middle of a level it just asks me to save from last save point.

dick dastardly

8,325 posts

285 months

Tuesday 16th January 2007
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remal said:
when i stop in the middle of a level it just asks me to save from last save point.


Is that on the Pause screen or the PDA type one you get when you hit the Select button?

BaconBonce

575 posts

257 months

Tuesday 16th January 2007
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dick dastardly said:
How on earth do you save the damn thing? I've done the training mission and some of the first mission three times now and each time I turn the Xbox on I have to start again from the very beginning, it doesn't even allow me to choose 'Continue' on the main screen.


Make sure you have configured a storage device within the game - if I remember rightly, it asks you when you boot it up or there's an option from the main screen.