Lost Planet 2 - May 11, 2010

**OG_Monkey** · 02-23-2009, 04:12 PM

http://xboxevolved.e-mpire.com/game.php?gameid=973

Lost Planet 2 picks up 10 years since the events of the original adventure and the landscape has evolved dramatically. With the success of terraforming activities, the planet’s ice has begun to melt, giving way to lush tropical jungles and other new environments. The story has advanced beyond Wayne Holden as players will now follow the exploits of their own customized snow pirates on their quest to seize control of E.D.N III.

Players will move their heroes through different stories creating a truly unique and interactive experience. With this concept, gamers will have the opportunity to engage in the story in a more dynamic way as plot threads evolve from various perspectives.

The strongest features from the first game will return in Lost Planet 2 making fans feel right at home. In addition to the anchor actions that made the gameplay in Lost Planet a true 3-D experience, Lost Planet 2 allows gamers to gain tactical advantage with a wide variety of added actions that the series has to offer. The game will also contain a new entry to the enormous Akrids which were a fan-favorite in the first Lost Planet.

Capcom has spent a considerable amount of time reviewing community feedback and incorporating it into Lost Planet 2 creating a game that both new and returning fans to the series will love. The game takes advantage of Capcom’s most highly advanced software development tool, the MT Framework 2. This is the first game to make use of the new technology – a technology that builds on the advancements made in the original MT Framework.

Beyond the deep single player mode, Lost Planet 2 is loaded with one the most extensive multiplayer campaign seen in a shooter to date. The intense and action packed campaign mode comes with the ability to form teams of up to 4 players online to clear mission objectives with friends.

***masteratt*** · 02-23-2009, 04:13 PM

I'm sorry Capcom but when your "super secret" game is a sequel to a mediocre action shooter game that wasn't THAT well received, you need to inject some life into ya! (in this field i mean, everywhere else, Capcom is pretty much pwning)

I was expecting something more.
I've played Lost Planet on the PC for a bit, then I got bored and stopped playing lol....Maybe the 2nd will be better

**JasonXe** · 02-23-2009, 07:40 PM

Mediocre is a good word. It was fun to play for a while but wasn't much of a keeper. I'll be interested to see what they do for the sequel. One thing I know is this game is kinda popular in Japan. Playing the demo, it was majority filled with Japanese players.

**Kiwi** · 02-23-2009, 07:53 PM

I thought the first game was OK. Hardly the best game ever, but still fun to play.

**TheGreenElf** · 02-23-2009, 08:05 PM

I enjoyed the mindless action, but I don't know if I'm ready for another.

**IEatFriedPikmin** · 02-23-2009, 09:51 PM

I liked it, but never beat it.

I believe it is deemable for a sequal from what I played.

**Bsack** · 02-24-2009, 05:14 PM

I played through almost the whole first mission and then sent it back to gamefly, but if the make this game cooperative online to play through the story then I'll be more inclined to play this...

**Greg** · 02-24-2009, 06:17 PM

I played the demo of the first one which was fun but didn't make me want to get the game and I am not even remotely interested in this one.

**OG_Monkey** · 02-25-2009, 07:01 PM

4-player co-op, new interlinked episodes, and deep customization take Lost Planet® to a New Level

Xbox 360 Exclusive...for now at least

**Kiwi** · 02-25-2009, 08:20 PM

They'll probably do what they did with the first, release it so long after the initial release onto the PS3 that nobody really cares.

**curryking1** · 02-26-2009, 03:15 AM

So... err... what happened to releasing multiplatform always makes you the most money?

***masteratt*** · 02-26-2009, 03:16 AM

MS has more money than what PS3 sales can produce.

**curryking1** · 02-26-2009, 03:17 AM

Ah makes sense, makes sense...

**XboxEvolved** · 02-26-2009, 06:16 AM

Well besides the fact that Lost Planet on 360 sold over a million the year it came out and PS3 has failed to do 500k, I think there are a few other reasons.

Capcom right now does seem to have a better relationship with Microsoft than Sony, and while no money has exchanged hands, Microsoft helps them market their titles also. Something Sony does for 3rd parties also, but Sony tends to show a favorite or flavor of the year, whereas Microsoft will help promote any publishers titles like they were on just Xbox 360. They also just announced a red Xbox 360.

Besides that, watching the video on XBLM, the producers of the game explained that the game will have a lot of online co-op and online elements the first game didn't have, and these kinds of things need communication. Nearly every single Xbox 360 owner has a headset, so it just makes more sense.

Anyways I said my two cents. I could have given two shits about Lost Planet but LP2 is a bit more interesting to me..

***frosty*** · 02-26-2009, 06:20 AM

Nearly every single Xbox 360 owner has a headset, so it just makes more sense.

ps3 owners also have headsets, and probably in as high or higher numbers considering that any usb or bluetooth headset works with the console.

as for the game, not really looking forward to it as the last one wasn't that great. but we'll see.

**XboxEvolved** · 02-26-2009, 06:26 AM

With headsets..no I would def think no. Simple fact is 1- I want you to find me a person that has a 8ft+ USB headset (I want pictures) and 2- Spending $40-50+ on a bluetooth over just going out and buying a $10 headset. Not only that the vast majority of Xbox 360s sold have a headset (all Pros and Elites).

Also a sidenote, any wired phone headset will plug right into the 360 controller, but just like the USB headset and bluetooth, most people are to stupid to realize that they can use stuff they might already have. If not then there wouldn't be a market for overpriced MS and Sony HDMI cables.

**Kiwi** · 02-26-2009, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by XboxEvolved

Well besides the fact that Lost Planet on 360 sold over a million the year it came out and PS3 has failed to do 500k, I think there are a few other reasons.

I think that if both versions were released around the same time, then the figures would be a lot closer.

The same thing happened with BioShock. By the time it came out on the PS3, I guess either most people had already played it, or didn't give a shit because it was an "old" game?

With headsets..no I would def think no. Simple fact is 1- I want you to find me a person that has a 8ft+ USB headset (I want pictures) and 2- Spending $40-50+ on a bluetooth over just going out and buying a $10 headset. Not only that the vast majority of Xbox 360s sold have a headset (all Pros and Elites).

$40-$50 for a bluetooth headset? Where the hell are you looking? You can pick up decent bluetooth headsets for like $15-20. I will also mention that when playing online, it's weird how little I hear people talking. Practically nobody talks on Gears 2 online, and there's usually only one or two people talking on CoD4 online. Not that it's any better on the PS3 though, I remember when I used to play Warhawk that it was usually completely silent.

Oh, and:

***masteratt*** · 02-26-2009, 11:17 AM

Yeah I don't get this XBL people talk more than PSN people argument.

I was on LIVE frequently during my 1 month free trial and not many people talked at all.
Now and then I ran into some annoying loud mouthed guy but other than that it was silent.

Also on PC i game A LOT online and not even on there people talk that much (granted though, there is easy typing).

So yeah online chatting isn't a big thing in the first place, I don't think people see the need to.

I personally only use voice chat when I'm just playing and chilling with friends.

**XboxEvolved** · 02-26-2009, 11:22 AM

Online chat is plenty big and important. It all really depends on the game. In TF2 I hear plenty of people talking, cod4, l4d, typically anything that takes some thought people will ponder together. About the bluetooth headset thing..I guess I can accept $15-20 for a decent one, but I personally have never seen a decent one and rarely a shitty one for the cheap.

Also I lol'd at the sight of your USB headset. You seriously plug that shit in to your PS3? What happens when you get high and/or drunk and when you get up to get more cookies or take a piss you trip on it and you bust your head?

**Kiwi** · 02-26-2009, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by masteratt

Yeah I don't get this XBL people talk more than PSN people argument.

I was on LIVE frequently during my 1 month free trial and not many people talked at all.
Now and then I ran into some annoying loud mouthed guy but other than that it was silent.

Also on PC i game A LOT online and not even on there people talk that much (granted though, there is easy typing).

So yeah online chatting isn't a big thing in the first place, I don't think people see the need to.

I personally only use voice chat when I'm just playing and chilling with friends.

CoD4 is pretty annoying when it comes to loudmouth idiots. It's very rare that I come across people who are just talking normally. There's always:

a) some 12-year old kid who's shouting at people because they keep killing him
b) somebody who swears every 4th word and is generally a dickhead
c) somebody who can't stop saying ni**er (those people usually have [KKK] as their clan tag as well) ¬_¬
and d) people who just blast music into their headset, or won't stop singing in a high-pitched voice