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Frenetic action: Lost Planet
| Frenetic action: Lost Planet |
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Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is a third-person shooter video game created by Capcom exclusively for Microsoft's Xbox 360. It was produced by Keiji Inafune, the creator of the Onimusha and Mega Man series. The game utilizes both mech piloting and on-foot exploration and features Korean-wave actor Lee Byung-Hun as the model for the main character, Wayne.[1] Lost Planet was released on January 12, 2007, in North America and PAL regions. Lost Planet: Trag Zero, a prequel which focuses on Gale, the main character Wayne's father, is also expected to be released on cell phones.
The game's plot focuses on the amnesiac character Wayne who searches for the Green Eye, a large creature that killed his father. The planet of E.D.N III is perpetually cold and snowy, and thermal energy (abbreviated T-ENG in the game) constantly and rapidly decreases, although more can be gathered from slain enemies and remnants of explosions. The plot centers on Wayne and his struggle with both rival Snow Pirate clans and large native creatures called Akrid that inhabit the planet. Wayne is rendered unconscious during the battle with the Green Eye, and becomes frozen in his Vital Suit (VS), a walking combat mech used to battle the vicious Akrid. He is found and rescued by a small group of Snow Pirates led by a man named Yuri. His companions are two siblings, Luka and Rick. Luka is very suspicious of Wayne early on but grows to trust him. The plot thickens when a shady company called NEVEC becomes involved. They are leading the Frontier Project, an operation to terraform E.D.N III. However, there is some kind of conspiracy involving Wayne's father, Gale, and his subsequent betrayal by Doctor Solotov..
Most of the game revolves around combat. Wayne can use a variety of weapons, like machine guns, shotguns, and rocket launchers. In addition to hand-held weapons, Wayne can pilot an assortment of robot suits (mechs), called Vital Suits (VSs). Weaponry is used to combat the planet's native species, the Akrid. The Akrid are a hostile, bug-like species, which come in many forms. They can range from smaller than a person to several times larger than a mech. Wayne also fights groups of enemy human soldiers, called Snow Pirates. The Snow Pirates use the same kinds of handheld weapons and VSs that Wayne does. There are multiple Vital Suits available for use. Also, when on foot, Wayne has the ability to remove heavy weaponry from these vital suits for upgraded firepower. For battlefield mobility, some of these vital suits can "Transform" into a faster, more agile form. For instance, one light-weight vital suit can transform into a Snowmobile-type transport with a chain-gun attached to it. As for weapons, there are some of the typical science fiction weapons such as lasers and slow-moving plasma bolt guns. The main weapon in the game is the previously mentioned machine gun and it is quite effective at both medium and short ranges. Wayne can carry a maximum of two weapons at once. He, and multiplayer characters, are capable of using a grappling-hook type tool to gain vantage points. In the latest demo from Xbox magazine, a sniper rifle has been added.
In both the single-player and multiplayer game modes, there is a "T-Eng" (Thermal Energy) meter below the character's health. This counter goes down continually in the cold, and can refilled by collecting pools of glowing orange vandal "heat" that drop from dead enemies or other heat sources, such as an explosive barrel. The T-Eng is used to refill Wayne's health in the single-player demo, and is used to power energy weapons such as plasma rifles and removable mech energy weapons.
The game has multiplayer support on Xbox Live with up to 16 players online in a single game. Players can compete through four game types; Fugitive, Elimination, Team Elimination, and Post Grab. Killing enemies, destroying VS, and hacking data posts will add to the players score while getting killed and committing suicide will take away points. The point total at the end of the game will be added to the player's overall score across all of their games. This score will be used to determine the player's level. The highest level is 99. Players can unlock new character models and patterns. There are eight multiplayer maps: Crimson River, Dark Town, Diplidation, Training Facility, Canyon 810, Lost Coast, Pirate Fortress, and Frozen Wasteland.
The weapon variety in Lost Planet becomes obvious when playing in multiplayer matches; the game features 5 varieties of grenade, 15 distinct weapons (7 of which are dual-function in that they can be carried by infantry or attached to a mech), and 6 mechs ranging from transforming tanks to jump-jet walkers. Weapon placements are randomized for each match, as are a player's grenades upon spawning.
source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Planet:_Extreme_Condition |
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| Date: |
06.02.2007 00:11 |
| Hits: |
8772 |
| Downloads: |
86 |
| Rating: |
4.00 (3 Vote(s)) |
| File size: |
84.3 KB |
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