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I have just purchased a game for Xbox 360 called Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. Now, I had a chance to play before I bought it and was hooked. Since I have it now I can't stop playing it.

As far as the story goes, you are Wayne and have lost your memory of who you are. Mankind had attempted life on a new planet called E.D.N. 3 until they ran into the Akrid, a monstrous alien race that, once killed, give off precious thermal energy. This game's story really makes me think of Cobalt. Its all about a wasteland that is almost nothing but snow and you have to survive while you fight by grabbing thermal energy to stay warm. On top of that, you will be fighting Akrid, snow pirates, and good 'Mech pilots.

Single-player For this game is a lot of fun. There is a little story going on with the main character Wayne but it is not the focus. The game tries to focus on gameplay and graphics, which are amazing I might add.

Single-player definitely has an arcade feel to it. You play through a mission trying to beat the boss at the end of the mission. Then there is a little bit of story and then another mission. Each mission is different from the last so there is enough variety to keep you going.

The weapons are great, including the 6 or so different 'Mechs (called VS for Vital Suit) that you can pilot. If the VS is too damaged, you can jump out and tear one of its weapons off for your own personal use. The nice thing about this game and its VS's is that they are not something that is end all be all. First off, if you are smart or have a big enough weapon, you can rock them on foot. Second, they pull from your personal Thermal Energy supply to get their power, so if you run out, you are kicked out of the machine. Plus, all the energy weapons in the game are infinite ammo but run off of your T-Energy (Thermal Energy) and that goes for VS's too. So, while the VS is a nice thing to have, make sure that there is enough power to run one until you are out of harms way.

Multi-player is where this game shines. This is one of my favorite multi-player games.

Multi-player levels. They are all huge either horizontally, or vertically. Since some VS's can jump and have limited flight and every player can use their zip-lines, up is quite fine for this game. In-fact, all the levels have multiple heights. A lot of fun. When you press "X", like Batman, a grappling hook shoots out and can grapple to ledges and such and you are shot up to where you want to go.

VS's are great and add another dimension to online play. When you grab one, you can kill a lot of people. The person in the VS, however, becomes the focus of the map. VS's are not just thrown into the map, you have to find them. Some levels have quite a few VS's and there can be some excellent VS wars that go on.

All in all, if you have a 360, Lost Planet is something that you should own.

Here is a great video showing some single-player gameplay and multi-player.