<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Condition	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2010	O
,	O
Capcom	O
delayed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
consoles	O
release	O
to	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
May	O
13	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
May	O
20	O
for	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	O
version	O
of	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
sale	O
due	O
to	O
some	O
underlying	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recurring	O
elements	O
include	O
major	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
extreme	O
terrain	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pilot	O
mechanized	O
armor	O
suits	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Vital	B-Application
Suits	I-Application
(	O
VSs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unlike	O
Lost	O
Planet	O
,	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
not	O
constantly	O
drain	O
players	O
of	O
thermal	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
warmer	O
climate	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
sustain	O
T-ENG	B-Application
presence	O
longer	O
than	O
a	O
cold	O
climate	O
,	O
which	O
drains	O
thermal	O
energy	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
borrowed	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
versus	O
modes	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
new	O
modes	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
decade	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
climate	O
of	O
E.D.N.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
new	O
circumstances	O
have	O
not	O
stalled	O
the	O
ongoing	O
conflict	O
between	O
various	O
human	O
factions	O
to	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
supply	O
of	O
Thermal	O
Energy	O
(	O
T-ENG	B-Application
)	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
indigenous	O
Akrid	B-Application
creatures	O
have	O
begun	O
to	O
metamorphosise	O
into	O
new	O
,	O
unexpected	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
dangerous	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
colossal	O
Akrid	B-Application
,	O
classified	O
as	O
"	O
Category	O
G	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
contain	O
immense	O
amounts	O
of	O
T-ENG	B-Application
and	O
can	O
alter	O
the	O
landscape	O
of	O
the	O
environment	O
by	O
virtue	O
of	O
simply	O
existing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Snow	O
Pirates	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
playable	O
factions	O
featured	O
in	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
include	O
New	O
NEVEC	O
(	O
a	O
colonial	O
military	O
force	O
)	O
,	O
Ex-NEVEC	O
(	O
defectors	O
from	O
the	O
former	O
)	O
,	O
Waysiders	O
(	O
mountain-based	O
survivalists	O
)	O
and	O
Vagabundos	O
(	O
roving	O
packs	O
of	O
desert	O
bandits	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Events	O
seen	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
begin	O
to	O
steadily	O
intertwine	O
and	O
culminate	O
in	O
an	O
urgent	O
cross-faction	O
alliance	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
New	O
NEVEC	O
from	O
exploiting	O
the	O
maturation	O
cycle	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Over-G	O
"	O
–	O
a	O
lifeform	O
so	O
large	O
and	O
powerful	O
as	O
to	O
surpass	O
even	O
the	O
Category	O
G	O
Akrid	B-Application
–	O
to	O
annihilate	O
every	O
living	O
thing	O
on	O
planet	O
E.D.N.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
the	O
MT	O
Framework	O
2.0	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Lost	O
Planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
customize	O
their	O
own	O
characters	O
and	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
unlock	O
more	O
clothing	O
and	O
body	O
types	O
after	O
leveling	O
up	O
and	O
downloading	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2010	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
rumored	O
to	O
have	O
significant	O
cuts	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
fit	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
DVD	O
and	O
the	O
content	O
cut	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
but	O
no	O
confirmation	O
has	O
been	O
given	O
if	O
this	O
content	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
charged	O
for	O
or	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
he	O
claimed	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
content	O
cut	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
trailer	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
Capcom	O
offered	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2s	I-Application
co-op	O
campaign	O
,	O
and	O
announced	O
a	O
Winter	O
2009	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Midnight	O
Live	O
360	B-Operating_System
show	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
a	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
demo	O
that	O
is	O
available	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
playable	O
at	O
Comic-Con	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
four-player	O
co-op	O
demo	O
of	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
onto	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
two	O
new	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
demo	O
also	O
features	O
full	O
game	O
launching	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
community-based	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Capcom	O
would	O
delay	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
three	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
competition	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
half	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
during	O
an	O
announcement	O
for	O
Monster	B-Protocol
Hunter	I-Protocol
Frontier	I-Protocol
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
that	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
May	O
20	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
announced	O
was	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
two	O
characters	O
,	O
Marcus	O
Fenix	O
and	O
Dominic	O
Santiago	O
from	O
the	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
series	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
also	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Albert	O
Wesker	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
would	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
model	O
from	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Joystiq	O
to	O
be	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
West	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
is	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
a	O
buzz	O
around	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
conducted	O
an	O
experiential	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
at	O
The	O
Arches	O
in	O
London	O
Bridge	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
UK	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
play	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
venue	O
dressed	O
with	O
sand	O
bags	O
,	O
military	O
paraphernalia	O
and	O
oil	O
drums	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
demo	O
for	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
access	O
would	O
be	O
distributed	O
via	O
voucher	O
codes	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
community	O
,	O
while	O
public	O
access	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
April	O
22	O
for	O
PSN	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
multiplayer	O
demo	O
reached	O
one	O
million	O
downloads	O
by	O
midnight	O
Pacific	O
Time	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
Capcom	O
would	O
donate	O
$	O
50,000	O
to	O
Music	O
for	O
Relief	O
,	O
a	O
charity	O
founded	O
by	O
Linkin	O
Park	O
members	O
to	O
provide	O
aid	O
to	O
victims	O
of	O
natural	O
disasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
Blog	O
announced	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
owners	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
two	O
skins	O
of	O
the	O
Helghast	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Killzone	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Rathalos	O
armor	O
from	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
benchmark	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
would	O
include	O
several	O
DirectX	O
11	O
effects	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
Vision	I-Algorithm
and	O
Nvidia	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
Vision	I-Algorithm
Surround	O
setups	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
stereoscopic	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
release	O
of	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
map	O
pack	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
pre-game	O
release	O
(	O
noted	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Marketplace	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
map	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
Frozen	O
Wasteland	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
a	O
map	O
from	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Condition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
that	O
"	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
and	O
interesting	O
monster	O
designs	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
enough	O
to	O
overcome	O
its	O
many	O
faults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
took	O
a	O
similar	O
view	O
on	O
the	O
frustrations	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
sci-fi	O
sequel	O
seems	O
like	O
it	O
should	O
have	O
everything	O
you	O
need	O
in	O
a	O
shooter	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
shocking	O
number	O
of	O
design	O
missteps	O
suck	O
out	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
burned	O
through	O
other	O
multiplayer	O
or	O
co-op	O
options	O
,	O
then	O
there	O
might	O
be	O
something	O
for	O
you	O
in	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40.The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
following	O
on	O
from	O
co-op	O
leviathans	O
like	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
and	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
certainly	O
standing	O
on	O
the	O
shoulders	O
of	O
giants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
similarly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
engaging	O
spectacle	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
it	O
falters	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
gamble	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
pay	O
off	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
disappointing	O
sequel	O
that	O
is	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
the	O
beautiful	O
landscape	O
that	O
you	O
will	O
explore	O
,	O
there	O
’s	O
little	O
to	O
enjoy	O
as	O
you	O
battle	O
the	O
Akrid	B-Application
for	O
T-ENG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club''	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
D−	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
"	O
another	O
deposit	O
of	O
digital	O
cholesterol	O
on	O
a	O
constricting	O
artery	O
that	O
's	O
one	O
cheeseburger	O
away	O
from	O
being	O
clogged	O
forever	O
by	O
uninspired	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
