Description:

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is a third-person shooter video game created by Capcom for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. A PS3 version was released on February 26, 2008. The game was produced by Keiji Inafune, the creator of the Mega Man and Onimusha series.

The game utilizes both vital suit (also known as VS, which is like a mecha or robotic armour) piloting and on-foot exploration and features Korean actor Lee Byung-Hun as the model for the main character, Wayne.[11] Lost Planet was released on January 12, 2007, in North America and PAL regions. Lost Planet: Trag Zero, a prequel which focuses on the character of Gale, Wayne's father, has been released on cell phones.

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition was released on Windows in June in Europe and North America. The Windows version includes DirectX 10 support, when run in Windows Vista[12], and enhanced graphics[13]. A demo for the Windows version was released on May 15, 2007, which was the first playable game to showcase DirectX 10.


On October 17, 2007, Capcom announced a PlayStation 3 version, including all 360 downloadable content and PC bonus characters,it was released on February 29, 2008. The game offers 16 player online play.

Plot:


The game's plot focuses on the amnesiac character Wayne Holden, his father, Gale Holden, and the past and future of E.D.N. III. After a particularly vicious battle against a large Akrid creature known only as "Green Eye", Gale is killed, and Wayne is lost on the icy plains of E.D.N. III. Wayne is found on the snow plains by a small band of snow pirates, colonists left behind after the evacuation. The band consists of the cool-headed leader, Yuri Solotov, the wiz-kid Rick and his sister Luka. References from Rick suggests that the gang may have been larger at one point, but because of an attack by a rival gang, Crimson Unity, they are all that's left. From the beginning, attention is put into a device implanted in Wayne's arm. Called the Harmonizer, this device feeds from Wayne's T-ENG reserve, and uses this energy to heal his wounds. The game starts off with the gang suiting up for the trek through the mountains leading to the dome where Wayne last saw Green Eye. Wayne soon discovers that Yuri is collaborating with NEVEC. Although Wayne initially agrees to keep this secret from Luka and Rick, Yuri ultimately leaves the party, pledging his loyalty to Isenberg and his mysterious "Frontier Project." As Wayne, Luka, and Rick continue on their journey, they meet a woman named Basil, who has VS piloting skills and an arm-mounted device similar to Wayne’s Harmonizer. She's looking for Yuri, who she blames for the death of her husband. She reveals to Wayne that 30 years have passed since Gale's death; the Harmonizer technology slows the aging process. Shortly afterwards they find Gale's VS, described by Rick as possibly the most advanced VS ever produced, and use it to defeat Green Eye. After the battle, they are surprised by a NEVEC patrol led by Isenberg's second-in-command, Shane Bandero, who also has a Harmonizer-like device though far more crude. His appearance triggers Wayne's memory, making him realize it was not Green Eye who killed Gale, but it was Bandero who made his soldiers kill him. After a short battle between Wayne and Bandero's VS's, Wayne is forced to retreat on Luka's scooter. They leave the dome to discover that their trailer has been destroyed and Rick captured by NEVEC troops. To compensate for their losses, and continue hitting NEVEC, they resort to guerilla-tactics, hitting NEVEC convoys and the like. After one of their raids, they discover Rick and Basil in a small shelter. Rick was actually attacked by NEVEC, but Basil rescued him and helped him though the year following his separation from Wayne and Luka. Now big events are afoot. By capturing a NEVEC soldier named Joe, and negotiating with him, they learn more about NEVEC's Frontier Project, a terraforming operation to make E.D.N. III habitable by humans without the aid of T-ENG. At first, it seems harmless enough, though the truth is far from benign.

The Frontier Project will not only wipe out the entire Akrid race, but will also kill any human beings left on the surface of the planet. The Frontier Project was to use a nearby volcano's T-ENG to warm up the entire planet, and NEVEC forces were supposed to go to the orbital elevator which would protect them from the energy of the system while they hibernated. Wayne battles Bandero a final time, and after killing him, he reclaims Gale's VS. The Rick and Luka find Yuri, who has been imprisoned and tortured by NEVEC for "sniffing around too much", and they call for Wayne who rushes to the scene. Before succumbing to his injuries, Yuri then hands Wayne an attachment to his Harmonizer, allowing him to realize the true power of Gale's VS. Their plan to take down the Orbital Elevator goes into action. Basil sacrifices herself to hold off NEVEC troops, while Joe plants high-powered charges to take out the Elevator itself. At this point, Wayne is seen installing his Harmonizer's attachment, which causes great transformations in his VS that, amongst other things, allow it to fly, and use dual energy swords. Wayne then flies up the elevator and battles Isenberg in the skies around the Elevator. Isenberg's VS is also top-of-the-line, second only to Gale's. After Isenberg is defeated by Wayne, Wayne's memories are erased again by the attachment.

A year later, Luka is seen driving through a snow field on her scooter. She drops a small device which attracts several specialized data posts from the trailer. The data posts were developed by Luka and Rick after analyzing the data Yuri researched. The devices start and the snow in the area melts, revealing dry, warm ground with grass on it. While Luka is thinking about Wayne, he suddenly appears, surprised by the grass and dirt. Wayne has lost his memories, but survived, and Luka introduces herself to him once again.







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