Lost Planet Found in Germany
Yet more reason why Games Convention is the place to be next month.
Most people, when they consider popular shooters, think of the big Western games, like Halo and Half-Life, but Capcom is flying the flag for Japanese game developers with its eagerly awaited shooter Lost Planet. Next month, you'll get a chance to try out the game - as long as you make the trip to Germany.
Capcom has confirmed that it will debut the multiplayer modes for its snowy shooter at Games Convention 2006, which runs from 23-27 August in Leipzig, Germany.
It's clear that Capcom has a lot of faith in Lost Planet. In addition to putting the game on the show floor at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in May, it also put the game up for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace, giving anyone with an Xbox 360 a chance to try out the game.
If you haven't already downloaded the demo, here's the skinny: In amongst the snippets of story where the game's leading man, a pilot named Wayne, is trying to recover his memory is a mass of alien-blasting fun, as you traipse through the snow and battle the bug-like Akrid creatures.
Sadly, Capcom has confessed that it will only have one of the multiplayer maps to try at Games Convention. You'll need to wait until the full game hits Xbox 360 early next year to get the full experience.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games
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