CAPCOM®
EXPANDS THE
FROZEN
FRONTIERS OF
GAMING WITH
LOST PLANET
COLONIES
EDITION FOR
XBOX 360®
AND WINDOWS
PCs
COLONIES
EDITION Adds
New Maps,
Modes,
Weapons with
Lower
Platinum
Hits
SAN MATEO,
Calif. —
March 13,
2008 —
Capcom®, a
leading
worldwide
developer
and
publisher of
video games,
today
announced
that Lost
Planet™:
Extreme
Condition
COLONIES
EDITION is
in
development
for the Xbox
360® video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft as
well as a
version for
Windows-based
PCs that
will support
Games for
Windows –
LIVE®.
Scheduled
for Platinum
Hits release
this June in
North
America,
Lost Planet
COLONIES
EDITION
extends the
acclaimed
Lost Planet
experience
by
delivering
fresh new
content and
gameplay
options, as
well as
online
cross-platform
play between
both the
Xbox 360 and
Windows-based
PCs using
Xbox LIVE
and Games
for Windows
- LIVE. Both
SKUs of the
game will
offer
excellent
value, with
the Xbox 360
version
achieving
Platinum
Hits status.
Lost Planet
COLONIES
EDITION is
rated T for
Teen by the
Entertainment
Software
Ratings
Board (ESRB)
and will be
released on
both Windows
PCs and Xbox
360 on May
27 for the
Platinum
Hits value
price of
$29.99.
Lost Planet
COLONIES
EDITION
provides the
same
compelling
single
player
experience
found in the
original
Lost Planet:
Extreme
Condition,
with the
addition of
three new
modes. In
Score
Attack, all
enemies have
points
assigned to
them and the
score
awarded will
change
depending on
how they are
defeated,
with skilled
marksmen
being
rewarded.
For those
who thrive
on a
challenge,
Trial Battle
Mode
delivers,
pitting
players
against all
of the
game’s
bosses, one
after
another.
Players of
both Score
Attack and
Trial Battle
modes will
be able to
compare
their skills
and compete
for bragging
rights via
the online
ranking
system.
Finally
things get a
little crazy
with Off
Limit Mode
which lets
players take
on Lost
Planet’s
harsh
environments
and enemies
with
over-the-top,
super-charged
weapons and
a powered-up
grappling
hook.
Fans of
multiplayer
action will
not be
disappointed
as Lost
Planet
COLONIES
EDITION
allows them
to enjoy a
host of new
maps,
characters,
weapons and
gameplay
modes.
Players turn
poacher as
they attempt
to steal
opponents’
alien Akrid
eggs in a
number of
individual
and team
play modes,
while the
addition of
VS
Annihilator
Mode assigns
one robotic
Vital Suit
to each
team, which
must be
defended at
all cost.
Lost Planet
COLONIES
EDITION also
includes the
feature that
Lost Planet
fans across
the globe
have been
clamoring
for – the
ability to
play as a
gigantic
marauding
Akrid. Revel
in the
chance to
turn the
tables on
the Snow
Pirates as
you assume
the role of
one of
E.D.E.N.
III’s
indigenous
creatures in
Akrid
Hunting
mode.
All of these
modes can be
played
across a
total of 20
diverse
maps,
including a
number of
brand-new
multiplayer
arenas set
in areas
such as the
confines of
an ancient
coliseum or
the zero
gravity of
space. For
the first
time, Xbox
360 owners
will be able
to join up
with or play
against
Windows-based
PC gamers,
thanks to
Lost Planet
COLONIES
EDITION’s
cross-platform
compatibility.
Lost Planet
Extreme
Condition –
COLONIES
EDITION
includes
everything
that made
the original
Lost Planet
a hit on
360, Windows
PC and
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system, as
well as the
following
new
features:
• New modes
for
single-player
campaign
o Score
Attack –
Each enemy
and
destructible
object has
points
assigned to
them, with
the player
being
awarded
different
points
depending on
how they
defeat the
enemy.
o Trial
Battle Mode
– Take on
each of the
game’s
Bosses, one
after
another
o Off limit
Mode – Go
wild with
over-the-top
super-charged
weapons with
unlimited
ammunition
and
increased
speed of
movement
• New online
modes
o Akrid
Hunter – Get
the chance
to finally
play as an
Akrid as
your
opponents
attempt to
take you
down
o VS
Annihilator
– Each team
attempts to
destroy its
opponent’s
VS while
defending
its own
o Counter
Grab – The
team with
the longest
data posts
activation
time wins
o Point
Snatcher –
Take down
opponents
and collect
the most
thermal
energy
points
o Akrid Egg
Battle –
Steal Akrid
eggs from
the
opponent’s
team and
bring them
safely back
to your own
base
o Egg Bandit
– steal your
opponents’
Akrid egg,
with points
awarded for
longer
capture time
• 4 new maps
for online
matches:
Crossfire
City, Area
921, Lost
Arena,
Assault
Space
• 5 new
playable
character
models
• Multiple
new weapons
for both
snow pirates
and the
robotic VS
suits
•
Cross-platform
Battles –
Xbox 360
owners can
join forces
or play
against PC
gamers
• New
perspectives
– Switch to
first person
view or the
over-the-shoulder
view from
Resident
Evil® 4 for
even more
intense
action
• NOTE: Lost
Planet
COLONIES
EDITION and
the original
Lost Planet:
Extreme
Condition
are not
compatible.
Single-player
saves and
online
rankings
cannot be
carried over
and
multiplayer
games will
be separate.
For more
information
on Lost
Planet,
please visit
the official
site at
http://www.lostplanet-thegame.com
or join the
growing
community of
fans at
http://www.lostplanetcommunity.com