Capcom Plans Return to Lost Planet

Capcom took the wraps off of Lost Planet 2 this morning via an announcement trailer that debuted exclusively on Xbox Live. It's an interesting way to let the world know about a game that bypasses all of the traditional methods and speaks directly to the people. It probably shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that a company like Capcom would try something like this, given the way its been talking directly to its customers and fans through an official blog.

But enough about the hows and whys of the announcement itself. Lost Planet 2 takes things out of the snow and puts it into some sort of jungle environment. The announcement opens with the new game's producer, Jun Takeuchi, setting up the clip, then rolls into some edited chunks of gameplay. These clips make the game look like it will handle up to three players in a campaign co-op configuration. This means you'll see players grappling and running around on foot, as well as in the large, armored Vital Suits that appeared in the original game. The footage also reveals some sort of VS that all three players can cram into, with one player piloting while the other two work the weaponry.

The rest of the lengthy announcement goes over some of the facts and details about the back story. The planet from the original game, EDN III, has undergone radical climate change, which explains the lack of snow and presence of jungle. Rather than focusing on one main character, the game sounds like it will bounce around a bit between the different pirate factions taking up residence on the planet.

The game will run on an upgraded version of MT-Framework, which is Capcom's multiplatform engine used for Resident Evil 5, Dead Rising, Lost Planet, and Devil May Cry 4. No platforms have been confirmed at this time, but hey, it's probably a safe bet that it's at least showing up on the Xbox 360, right?