


Lost Planet already has smooth mo-cap animation, beautiful HDR lighting, motion blur, atmospheric arctic environments and Hollywopd-standard fiery explosions. Along with a team of Snow Pirates called Rick, Luka (love interest) and Yuri, a conspiracy unravels (gasp!). Wayne Holden is the amnesiac hero trying to find an Akrid creature called the Green Eye that topped his dad. Multiplayer is being tailored for PC, so consolitis will hopefully be avoided in its game types of Elimination, Team Elimination, Post Grab (the capturing of reinforcement posts) and Fugitive. Keep an eye on your vital kill-fuelled Thermal Energy. Lost Planet is set on a sub-zero world called EDN III, where all the buildings are half-buried in snow. It also includes massive deadly mechs you can climb into and blast Starship Troopers-style alien bugs with the biggest, most spectacular explosions this side of a 19-inch widescreen monitor.

It promises major graphics improvements over the already-impressive Xbox 360 version, including higher-res icy textures and even more gorgeous lighting, and Lost Planet will also include mouse control and a lobby system for multiplayer designed especially for PC. After The Disappointment of the Resident Evil 4 conversion to PC, it seems Japanese games giant Capcom are determined to set things straight with the forthcoming release of frozen sci-fi third-person shooter Lost Planet: Extreme Condition.
