Lost Planet: Xbox 360 Hands On

May 17th, 2006, 15:49 Posted By: wraggster

In the run-up to E3, one of the most exciting pieces of news for the Xbox devotee was that MS was going to be doing whatever they could to bring 360 owners the "full" E3 experience. Basically what this meant was that a bunch of videos and game trailers would be made available for free download via Xbox Live.

However there have been two exceptions to this, both in the form of playable demos. One being the forthcoming, graphically stunning MotoGP 06, and the other being Capcom's rather impressive Lost Planet (especially impressive, SPOnG thinks, when you bear in mind that the game has roughly 18 more months of production to go).

The first thing you will notice upon picking this game up is that it is rather dull looking due to the locations, but still incredibly beautiful to look at. Expansive snow-covered mountainous landscapes are the order of the day, complete with a very moody, desolate fog that actually enhances the mood of the game without blatantly obscuring geometry for pop-in sake. Even at this early stage, Capcom has done a fantastic job of making it feel bitterly cold. The character models are all intricately detailed and very fluidly animated. The creatures you fight along the way range from human size flying annoyances to massive, kick-over-your house monsters.

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