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Lost Planet 2 Review (DualShockers)

François Chang of DualShockers writes, "Lost Planet 2 is Capcom’s latest entry in its young and successful third-person shooter series. It sports single-player and multiplayer campaign, online competitive multiplayer, and so much going for it. And considering that the original Lost Planet may not have been the most technically sound game of this generation, one would think surely its sequel will make all of its past wrongs right. Unfortunately, Lost Planet 2 falls short of what could of been and ultimately disappoints in more than one way..."

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Hitman07695120d ago

It's a sad day when a game gets hyped up beyond the levels of most multi-platforms by a single good trailer only to be crushed down by the wrath of god and all that is holy via the beloved François. But what must be done must be done. Let the truth see the light! @Capcom This is the first time you let me down in a long time, please try harder!

Chadness5120d ago

Happens all the time, I'm afraid.

Hitman07695120d ago

I'm trademarking www.stophypingtrailers.com

Nike5119d ago

"Beloved"? Does he hate N4G too? Or does the hierarchy have further ranks?

erathaol5119d ago (Edited 5119d ago )

I bought Lost Planet 2, its a really fun game. It has pretty much everything I've ever wanted from a Starship Troopers game and more. Not to mention the grind-fest of Achievements/Trophies and Unlockables keeps something to look forward too for those who enjoy the game.

I did loose confidence in reviewers now. As most of these same sources ranted/raved that GTA IV was the greatest game to ever be made, when it was actually one of the most boring games I've ever played.

Nicaragua5119d ago

"@Capcom This is the first time you let me down in a long time"

Really, i thin Capcom has seriously fallen from grace and has been churning out crap for a loooong time.

Lost Planet 1 - crap
Devil May Cry 4 - crap
Bionic Commando - crap
Dark Void - ultra crap

Ok, maybe crap is too harsh of a word but lackluster certainly fits the bill.

Maybe the only half decent thing they have done of late is Super Street Fighter 4 which is basically what SF4 should have been in the first place. Stick on top of that the cheek of the whole “DLC on the disk” Resident evil 5 bullshit and you have one of the lamest companies in the gaming world.

Hopefully they can do something good with Dead rising 2.

iiprotocolii5119d ago

Couldn't agree with you more. Bionic Commands - which I bought on launch day - was garbage. I wouldn't say that Devil May Cry 4 was bad, though. It had its great moments; when comparing it to other DMC games(except for 2 which sucked worse) it did fall kind of short. The story was pretty good, I thought.

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taz80805120d ago

The first one was not that impressive and sadly it seems like neither is the second one. O wells.

N4GAddict5120d ago (Edited 5120d ago )

Yeah, the first one sold on hype.

DARK WITNESS5120d ago

I disagree a little on both points. take a look back when lost planet released and tell me how many games really looked that good.

lost planet was a very good looking game for it's time. most of the people I know who hated, hated because they found it too hard. It had a good mix of big guns, monsters, mechs. it's only real problem was it had some crippling gameplay design flaws which made were mostly to do with the actual controls and movement ( when you think about it nearly all the capcom games that have been made in Japan have had really "Fu£"^%ked up " controls, LP, DR, RES5, )..

Anyway, I really enjoyed the first game, but after just playing the first demo for LP2 I lost interest in it. There was just something about it and didn't seem right and they didn't seem to address any of the issues that plagued the first.

there were some mad battles in the first one and some of the mech suites you could get were wicked.

anyway just my opinion.

DaTruth5120d ago

I played the first one in Futureshop and was very unimpressed. I shot the cars and they just disappeared into thin air. Then everything I shot would just disappear into thin air. The graphics looked pretty bad too and that is compared to R1, which was the only next gen game I owned at the time.

-Alpha5120d ago

This series just flew over my head, never really paid attention to it. It's an FPS, right? If so, I have more than I can handle right now anyway

N4GAddict5120d ago

I think this will be the last LP game

DARK WITNESS5120d ago

no alpha, it's not an fps ( thank god )...I would say it's prob too late to enjoy and get the fun out of the first one and the second is so crap it would put you off anyway, may was well let it fly by

HammockGames5120d ago

The original LP was ok for the time. Not great. Impressive in some respects, poorly done in others. And the PS3 version was actually one of the "bad ports"; the 360 and PC versions were truly considerably better.

And I can confirm LP2 is absolute crap. I don't know how Capcom made this game so much worse when it appeared to have much more promise.

If you can find a used copy of LP cheap, might be worth a few bucks for one of the decent versions.

But don't fork over any $$ to Capcom for LP2 - you'll seriously regret it. And it isn't worthy of your time either - an even more valuable commodity.

DannyVenom5120d ago

I remember the original Lost Planet trailer and thinking 'This looks really good.', and it just never performed.

Nice review, bad game.

Hitman07695120d ago

I played the demo and was like "FFFFFF this" Dodged a great bullet there. I know demos sometimes are awful even for a good game but something just told me nothing will ever make this fun...

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Stellar Blade has sold more physical copies than Dragon's Dogma 2 in Japan, despite PS5 exclusivity

By the looks of it, PlayStation 5 exclusivity does not hurt the sales of Stellar Blade in Japan as the game has passed 90,000 sold physical copies.

Hugodastrevas2d ago

Stellar Blade really deserves way more praise than it got, devs have been adding more and more content, for free, since release and the game already was great to begin with!

BrettAwesome2d ago

More than it got? It got tons, by everyone except the sad wankers who's idea of a sex life, is pulling on their dicks while watching big fake cgi titties 😂

gerbintosh1d 13h ago

Don't see the difference between cgi titties and fake boobs. Also no difference to wanking it to either one of them since both aren't physically there

RiseNShine1d 11h ago

Salty that the game is doing well hm? ;) I suggest some cheese with your whine.

Skuletor1d 8h ago

So you're saying the people that like watching CGI tits didn't praise the game? An educated guess is you meant the opposite.

BrettAwesome1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

@Risenwhine
What the fuck are you talking about? I think it looks like an awesome game. I don't get the sentiment that it didn't get as much praise as it deserved. The only ones who's been shit talking it, are sad wankers with no sex life. Am I whining? How? 😂

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Cacabunga2d ago

I think we can safely claim that Stellar Blade 2 is confirmed!
I got it day one, i have some backlog due to RDR2 i just platinumed.. i will get to Stellar Blade in the near future

shinoff21832d ago

Same but I'm hitting yakuza right now. Stellar blade looks cool though.

neutralgamer19922d ago

Capcom really dropped the ball with DG2. They had easy success on their hand but instead with their stupid decisions ruined the games success

Stellar blade is an amazing game and deserves all the success. For all the artificial hate it got from people who had no interest in the game to begin with this shows if you make a good game it will sell. The so called 1st party drought from PlayStation has meant 4 exclusives in 2024 so far. Other companies need to learn how to run a business and plan for the future

H92d ago

Stellar blade is performing very impressively there, DD2 didn't do well because word of mouth destroyed it's reputation and not about the Microtransactions or performance, bad word of mouth about how the game lacks so many things that were in the first one

Redemption-642d ago

DS2 sold 2.5M in a little over a week, what the hell are you talking about?

H92d ago

"there", that's Japan, this article is about Japan, the bad word of mouth is about Japan

Hereandthere2d ago

Exclusives matter. No matter what bumbling phil and bond try to say, exclusives is why you buy a console.

The_Hooligan2d ago

How dare you speak common sense!!??

YourMommySpoils1d 22h ago

Cause Hellblade 2 really matters?

jznrpg1d 20h ago

It would if they added a lot more combat and didn’t focus on graphics

XiNatsuDragnel2d ago

Stellar blade is great excited for 2

anast2d ago

They dropped the ball with dogma. SB is a solid game, it just had to weather the social storm.

shinoff21832d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Said that dd2 was missing things the first one did,like mass effect 2? I haven't played it so I'm really asking.

spss112d ago

I've played both and I have no idea what people say when they claim it's "incomplete". I've only noticed new things in comparison to DD1 (I would give a list but spoilers). Sometimes I wonder if some people actually played DD1 or maybe they remember it differently. Anyways, if you liked the first one and want more of that, you'll probably like DD2.

anast1d 2h ago

Yeah, the content, combat movement is slower, less vocations, the armor system, it's more simplified, and dungeons are lacking. It's like they rushed it out or something, but didn't forget to add in youtuber pawns and micros. At least ME 2 upped the content.

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Resident Evil 1 Remake To Have Slower Pace; Will Further Expand On The Game's Lore

Many details for the upcoming rumored Resident Evil 1 remake have already leaked online. Capcom appears to have huge ambitions for it.

XiNatsuDragnel7d ago

Sounds interesting I'll be interested in the second remake of re1

Cacabunga7d ago

They game cube remake was mind blowing.. another remake would be nice but i was really hoping for Code Veronica first

-Foxtrot7d ago

If it's true they are probably leading up to RE5 with the Chris vs Wesker story

RE1, CV and then RE5

Terry_B7d ago

Their REmake is still one of the best 3 video game remakes ever made.

Cacabunga7d ago

Terry

Zero was not a remake but an amazing game as well. I hope they remake that one one day with some coop play.. great great game

maelstromb7d ago

The whole Lisa Trevor side-story was an incredible addition and really fleshed out more of the lore. It could have easily felt tacked on to artificially extend the length of the game, but it felt 'right' like it should have been in there from the beginning. I'm hoping they include that in the Re-remake.

Yui_Suzumiya6d ago

Code Veronica definitely needs it the most!

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fsfsxii7d ago

Cant wait until they cut the basement section and replace it with something worse.

Becuzisaid7d ago

While I want another modern remake of 1, I think code Veronica should be first. The first re1 remake holds up amazingly well. Give CV it's due.

Scissorman7d ago

As long as the Crimson Heads are back.

Nerdmaster6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

I hope they don't. They were created mainly to justify Wesker not really dying, and they do create more tension, but they don't make much sense.
Re-reviving things that were twice dead? Why would the virus stop there and not keep reviving them forever (until the head gets destroyed)?
And also the characters knowing that destroying their heads keep them from becoming crimson heads, while having a combat knife and lots of heavy objects around to do it while they're down, but having to rely on lucky shots or burning them with oil?
They can create other stuff that serves the same purpose of creating tension but that makes more sense.

Levii_927d ago

Come on State of Play already!!!

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Capcom Had Record Sales in 2024 Fiscal Year

Capcom Co., Ltd. today announced that in its consolidated earnings for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, net sales were 152,410 million yen (up 21.0% year-over-year), operating income was 57,081 million yen (up 12.3% year-over-year), ordinary income was 59,422 million yen (up 15.7 % year-over-year), and net income attributable to owners of the parent was 43,374 million yen (up 18.1 % year-over-year).

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PRIMORDUS16d ago

Hey Capcom I want a remake of Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2 on Switch or, maybe Switch 2. I loved both of those games on GameCube.

MeteorPanda16d ago

Good. capcom and square enix were my two favourite developers and now it's just CapCom! Square enix keeps missing the mark, their sparks gone.