Lost Planet 2

GamerMan316 · July 07, 2009, 03:42:50 PM

A load of new screenshots for the upcoming shooter.

Also heres the E3 trailer in case you missed it

nCogNeato · July 07, 2009, 05:22:35 PM

I forgot to add the original Lost Planet to the other thread's "Underrated Games" discussion.

I loved that game. I know they're taking a new "squad-based" approach to the sequel, but the boss battles look epic. I'm looking forward to Lost Planet 2

Lukehi · July 07, 2009, 05:27:05 PM

The previews for this look pretty good, is it worth playing the first game or shall I just fire straight into the second?

GamerMan316 · July 07, 2009, 05:36:03 PM

Quote from: Lukehi on July 07, 2009, 05:27:05 PM
The previews for this look pretty good, is it worth playing the first game or shall I just fire straight into the second?

Definitely worth playing the first game mate, very good game & also the multiplayer still very popular.

BigDaddyDaveedo · July 07, 2009, 07:58:46 PM

I didn't rate this game much but I always try the sequal (sp) of games I didn't rate much as most times they are better

TaraJayne · July 07, 2009, 08:49:19 PM

I have had this game years and still havnt played it properly

GamerMan316 · July 07, 2009, 08:54:50 PM

Quote from: TaraJayne on July 07, 2009, 08:49:19 PM
I have had this game years and still havnt played it properly

Get on it Tara, it's pretty damn good, and like i mentioned in a previous post, online is still very popular.

Failed · July 08, 2009, 07:22:05 PM

Looking forward to this, especially the split-screen co-op.

GamerMan316 · July 23, 2009, 10:00:38 PM

New screenshots from Comic-Con

GamerMan316 · July 25, 2009, 09:35:52 AM

During a Q&A session following the Comic-Con 2009 Lost Planet panel, game producer Jun Takeuchi let slip that players would be taking to the air to do battle against the Akrid in the game's sequel.

The news came after a member of the audience asked if there would be more co-operative vehicles in the game in addition to the three-player mech we were shown during a brief demo. In response, Takeuchi explained that there would be more co-op vehicles, and some of them would fly.

After the panel was over I confirmed with Takeuchi's translating partner that yes, this was indeed new news and no, they might not have been supposed to say that.

nCogNeato · July 29, 2009, 08:26:30 PM

The game looks absolutely beautiful.

GamerMan316 · August 14, 2009, 10:33:24 AM

Lost Planet 2 Co-Op Demo Coming August 19th

Capcom today announced that their co-op demo that has featured at trade shows like E3, Comic-Con and soon to be GamesCom next week, will see the light of day for Gold Members on Xbox Live on August 19th, just as GamesCom opens its doors. Silver members can download the demo on August 26th.

What can we expect? Capcom tell us this ...
"Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers around the world will be able to experience the desperate battle against the enormous G-Type Salamander Akrid boss in online, co-operative shoot outs. Utilizing a host of weapons scattered through out the arena, squads of up to four players will face off against the huge monster in an attempt to bring it down. Players can assault the Salamander in a number of ways, from shearing off its legs to actually being swallowed and fighting their way out from the inside! Superior firepower comes in many flavours, including numerous beam and projectile weapons and several Vital Suit robotic combat units that up to three players can ride at once. There are new support weapons which allow teammates to boost attack and defense abilities, while players can share life-giving thermal energy amongst injured members of their squad. Additionally, the new Dash feature allows players to sprint for short distances, bringing greater speed to combat."

4 player Lost Planet 2 co-op demo on Xbox Live? Sounds like fun.

GamerMan316 · August 19, 2009, 12:49:50 PM

New Vids & Screens from Gamescom, also the co-op demo is now available on the marketplace.

GamerMan316 · August 23, 2009, 12:00:02 PM

Takeuchi: Lost Planet 2 team 'working on' couch co-op

Do you like the idea of playing Lost Planet 2 with a friend, in the same room? You'll be pleased to know that, according to producer Jun Takeuchi, the team is doing its best to make that happen. Well, the game part. You supply your own friend.

"We are actually working on two-player splitscreen," Takeuchi told Joystiq at GamesCom. "It's not easy, but if we are confident that we can do it, we'll let you know." When asked if the Lost Planet 2 solution would be similar to the staggered picture-in-picture-style display in Resident Evil 5, Takeuchi said that the issue wasn't so much the aspect ratio of split screens, but rather hardware. "Technically, cycling between two split screens, you can actually say it took visual RAM," he said. "You still have to work with two sets of AI and physics and so forth at the same time."

So, while Takeuchi "can't guarantee yet" the existence of splitscreen in the final game, don't lose hope. Or any planets -- we've lost enough of those already.

GamerMan316 · November 02, 2009, 10:02:34 AM

Capcom expects Lost Planet 2 to sell 3.7 million units in second half of fiscal year

Capcom's recently published financial report for the first half of the current fiscal year contains some fairly gutsy estimates for sales expectations of the developer's upcoming titles -- for instance, the report anticipates selling 300,000 copies of Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition by March 31, 2010. However, the company expects one game to be its biggest blockbuster by a fairly enormous sales margin: Lost Planet 2, which, according to the report, will sell 3.7 million copies in the second half of FY 2010.

That's a fairly monumental increase compared to the sales statistics for the original Lost Planet, which has sold 2.28 million units life-to-date according to VGChartz. Don't get us wrong -- we've enjoyed what we've seen from the game thus far. However, if Capcom's hoping to approach that target, it may want to consider tossing some Pokémon in there. Perhaps a cameo by Master Chief, too, for good measure.