Lost Planet maps on Thursday

By Robert Purchese Published 18 June, 2007

Third pack, three new areas.

Capcom will be releasing three new maps for Lost Planet on Thursday.

The trio will be available on Xbox Live for 400 points.

The new areas are Lost Technology, which is inspired by the days of 8-bit gaming; Ruins - crumbling remains of ancient temples in Jungle terrain; and an enormous glacier called Ice Drop, riddled with plenty of hidey-holes to surprise your enemies from. Pop into our Lost Planet gallery for a closer look.

Capcom also mentioned it's working on a patch to address multiplayer connectivity that's expected to be available in July.

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is a third-person shooter already available on 360, and is due for PC release on 29th June. It puts you in control of a young buck called Wayne who inhabits a vast and frozen planet. You need to collect thermal energy, or "T-ENG", to survive, as you seek vengeance on an insect race responsible for killing your father. Your trump card is your ability to skilfully pilot Vital Suits, or Mechanoids, and you soon find out that your mission isn't as clear cut as it appears.

It was one of the big console releases at the beginning of the year and earned itself a hearty pat on the back from us. Pop over to our Lost Planet review to see why.

Alternatively pop over to our DX9 versus DX10 comparison feature, where we attempt to find out what's up the PC version's sleeve.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

Read more articles from Robert by visiting the Robert Purchese archive page.

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  • Dizzy #1 5 years ago

    Seems like this is popular... I never really played online.

  • alimokrane #2 5 years ago

    Seems like Capcom is really supporting the game to the fullest but at that price, thank you very much I am not interested.
    Edited by 1 at 18/06/07 @ 10:25

  • repairmanjack #3 5 years ago

    \o/

  • TheJanitor #4 5 years ago

    crap game

  • neosalad #5 5 years ago

    hmm, if i knew enough people that played it.. i would very possibly get the maps...
    maybe chromehounds monday could lead to a lost planet tuesday.. lol!

    i have the free map, but dont fancy buying them, not for a game i have barely played.. the only maps i bought and knew i was getting value for money were the rainbow six red pack.

    But 400 points is a thumbs up.. at least it's not 800...

  • Tupo #6 5 years ago

    In my opinion Lost Planet is the best multi player game out there for the xbox360. I generally stay clear from purchasing anything from XBOX Live (just play the demo's). But I can honestly say after purchasing the last 2 map packs I have been bowled over by how good they are. Try playing the Hive complex with 16 players and you will see what I mean. Great game..... Roll on Thursday. And 400 points is much nicer price point too :)

  • BBIAJ #7 5 years ago

    "crap game"?

    Crap gamer more like.