Lost Planet: Colonies and The Club
So, I haven't really got a whole lot accomplished game wise in the last couple of days (you can thank Rock Band for that). But, I do have a couple of games I played over the week that I can do some rapid fire impressions on. Keep in mind that I have probably only put about an 1 to 1 1/2 hours into each of these.
First up, Lost Planet: Colonies. I had missed the game when it came out back in 2007 so I thought I would catch up and play it now with Colonies. Colonies is a re-release of the original game with some more multiplayer stuff and a couple new single player modes. I haven't played multiplayer yet so this will be a single player focused impression and it also I would like to say that I am playing this on PC (and my PC ain't really a powerhouse by any means but I will keep technical issues out of this impression). The first thing I noticed, is that even on my lousy PC the game still looks pretty good, and I imagine that the 360 version looks better seeing as how is was mostly made for that system. The storyline is easily forgettable and I skipped the cutscenes due to some really terrible voice acting. The game itself plays fine but I am not seeing a whole lot here to keep me interested over a while. Full review will probably be coming soon once I finish it.
Second, The Club. I have the PS3 version of this one and am a little late to the party here seeing as how it came out in February. The premise of the game is basically that you are killing guys and are trying to do that as fast and accurately as you can so you can keep a combo. The rudimentary story has each of the characters in the game having a reason to join The Club and that is really about it, that is the premise. The gameplay more than makes up for the almost non-existent story. The game is incredibly addictive and all the modes are score based and focused on racking up points, almost like Geometry Wars but with more guns. You keep your combo by killing guys quickly and in fast succession and you get bonuses by using more stylish moves such as killing someone after rolling across the ground. I think this one will probably get a full review before Lost Planet.
Hopefully, I will get full reviews up for both games soon. I am expecting to the review for The Club up first just because I am not enjoying Lost Planet as much.
by Nicolas Perez
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