subject: Lost Planet 2 - Fantastic Music and Visuals Fail to Mask the Same Old Problems [print this page] Music: 10.0 / 10.0 Music: 10.0 / 10.0
Many great jazz musicians will comment that the key to playing a good solo is not focusing on the amount of notes that you can fit in an amount of time, but how you use the space between those notes. Lost Planet 2 really uses this concept to fill out their fantastic score. Not only is the music powerful, well written and intense, but it is often missing to create a spooky and lonely atmosphere. Much like game series such as F.E.A.R., music is used to compliment and add to what is going on in the game - not overpower it by looping endlessly, regardless of your actions.
Replay Value: 2.0 / 10.0
If you manage to make it through the campaign portion of the game, you could play it again with some friends if you have some pretty bored friends and some sort of masochist fantasy. Or, you could play in the equally flawed multiplayer games. These will look very similar to the regular campaign as it looks as if the campaign consisted of pre-rendered multiplayer maps anyway. You probably won't want anything more to do with this game once you beat it.
Overall Rating: 3.0 / 10.0
Lost Planet 2 looks and sounds great. However, many movies look and sound great but are fantastic flaws because of a lack of story or substance. What is really sad about Lost Planet 2 is that, with a little attention, it could have been a great addition to the Capcom library. Whether because of arrogance or incompetence, it wasn't. You have enough to play with the other fantastic shooters released this year. You won't find anything new or exciting in Lost Planet 2
Lost Planet 2 - Fantastic Music and Visuals Fail to Mask the Same Old Problems
