LOST PLANET 3
CAPCOM (XBOX 360, PS3, PC)
While typical sci-fi shooters let players lock and load as space marines or intergalactic mercenaries, LP3 takes the blue-collar approach—with a badass twist. You play an ordinary Joe who signs up for a mining stint on a frozen planet. It’s a dangerous world, infested with bug monsters and so damn cold that miners harvest radioactive minerals to keep toasty. Your character starts the game working for the man, but he soon ends up embroiled in a rebellion against the evil parent company. Min ing tools double as weapons in third-person battles, and you’ll also put plenty of mile age on your mech-like “rig” as you stomp aliens and smash corpo rate cronies. Don’t feel lost if you skipped the previous Lost Planet titles. This prequel wipes the series’ story slate clean.