Nevertheless, the dazzling environments, alive with snow effects, glorious explosions and destructible objects, will make you want to savor your surroundings whilst destroying every living thing in sight. Using DX10, you can crank your resolution to 2560×1600, but may not experience much of an improvement over DX9 (which still looks great). Capcom reported that DX10 capability would not provide additional graphical effects, but simply enhance performance to Lost Planet.

You’ll meet your enemies in a variety of settings, from vast open plains to indoor warehouses. The bug-like Akrid come in many forms, and will try to swoop you from a great height, or simply stomp you into the ground. Frame rate never seems to suffer even when battling large swarms of these. Snow pirates are also there to keep your hands full, with decent AI allowing them to take cover and advance on your position appropriately. They have been known to overlook incoming grenades, however.

Your range of arsenal covers all bases, from your standard assault SMG to laser weapons. The fun really begins when you get your hands on the Vital Suits (VS) - mech units of which there are three different classes. Some can leap massive heights; another can transform into a drill to pulverize enemies. Control of the VS is still sturdy in the PC version, and you get the full satisfaction of blowing away the bugs and pirates using a range of seven VS weapons.

The grappling hook was a feature that went down well in the console release. While adding depth to the otherwise linear single player levels, the additional agility it lent to multiplayer combat kicked things up a notch. In this version it’s now clearer which surfaces you can attach to. Sadly, you are still unable to engage it mid-jump, which would have made things even more interesting.

Bosses are easily the highlight of the single player campaign – in these David & Goliath battles you’ll constantly have your bearings thrown amidst a storm of snow and debris, whilst scrambling about to gain an advantage. Despite having obvious weak points and predictable attack patterns, they are always enjoyable to fight.

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