New Capcom title for 360.

[slade]

It's called Lost Planet:

http://www.capcom.co.jp/lostplanet/img/lp_feature04.jpg

Trailer is here: http://www.capcom.co.jp/lostplanet/trailer.html

Less annoying trailer with Xvid codec is here: http://www.xboxyde.com/leech_2084_1_en.html

It looks pretty good. Looks like Gears of War has a decent competitor.

[slade]

Some more info about the game. Looks like it'll be Live compatible.

December 10, 2005 - Coinciding with the 12/10 Japanese release of the Xbox 360, Microsoft and Capcom held a press conference at the Xbox 360 Lounge in Tokyo today to unveil an all new, original Xbox 360 title. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is currently in development at Capcom with a planned Japanese release for Winter of 2006.


Lost Planet takes place in a freezing cold world of giant glaciers. People, calling themselves Snow Pirates, wear so-called Vitality Suits to explore the harsh frontiers of this world. The cold isn't the only thing to fear, though, as mankind isn't the dominant species in this world. That honor goes to the monstrous Eecrid. The main character was once saved by the Snow Pirates and, having lost most of his memory, remembers just one thing: his father dying at the hands of the Eecrid.
Some big names are lending their talents (and faces) to the development of this game. Keiji Inafune (Onimusha, Dead Rising, Mega Man Battle Network) was announced as executive producer with Jun Takeuchi (Onimusha 3 and Resident Evil 5) listed as producer. Kenji Ohguro, a designer on both the original Onimusha and part 3, is chief designer for the game and is also co-directing with Shin Kurosawa, who wrote the screenplay.

Continuing the tradition started with Onimusha (but not inherited by Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams), the main character in Lost Planet is based on a real person. Capcom has based the character off Korean star Byung Hun Lee, one of the most popular Korean personalities in Japan right now. At the unveiling event, Lee claimed to be a big fan of games like Resident Evil and Onimusha, while Inafune claimed personal respect for Lee's work, so everyone seemed happy.

Lost Planet plays from a third-person perspective. You actually play from behind the back of the main character, controling the character directly, or boarding a mech to do battle. Online play through Xbox Live is one of the main points of the game, Inafune revealed at the event.

We've uploaded first high resolution shots of Lost Planet for you to view as we dig for more details. An English-language trailer for the game can be seen at Capcom's website.

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http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/674/674990/capcom-unveils-lost-planet-20051210041151519.jpg

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[Mochan]

What's interesting is its use of motion blur. Anyway looks interesting indeed. I wasn't so stoked over GOW but this one looks more interesting. I think GOW has better graphics (in terms of environments) though judging from the screenshots. Of course in terms of character models this kicks the balls out of GOW.

[slade]

Well, screenshots are early but I do agree with you about the character models. Hopefully this doesn't become another Dino Crisis 3.

[Rogue Bounty Hunter]

I read a similar article at Gamespot. What caught my interest was the mention of "first-person controls from the third person perspective", which is something that I would like to see in RE5.

I just hope Lost Planet isn't too dependant on Xbox Live.

[slade]

Personally, I hope there's no strafe button in RE5. That would be out of place in a Resident Evil game. Although RE4's already done enough damage in that regard. Hopefully RE5 will be a return to the atmospheric tone of the series' pre RE4 games.

This game though, built on pure action, would have to come with a mandatory strafe button.