<s>
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Spark	O
Unlimited	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Condition	I-Application
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
planet	O
of	O
E.D.N.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
a	O
more	O
story-driven	O
narrative	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
campaign	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
,	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
long	O
before	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
following	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Jim	O
Peyton	O
revealing	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
records	O
detail	O
the	O
Akrid	B-Application
attacking	O
the	O
base	O
and	O
killing	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attempting	O
to	O
leave	O
,	O
Jim	O
fights	O
a	O
massive	O
Akrid	B-Application
leaving	O
his	O
rig	O
damaged	O
and	O
himself	O
close	O
to	O
death	O
before	O
he	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
the	O
woman	O
he	O
saw	O
at	O
the	O
comms	O
relay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
base	O
he	O
finds	O
it	O
under	O
attack	O
by	O
Akrid	B-Application
,	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
an	O
experiment	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Kovac	O
,	O
who	O
's	O
been	O
studying	O
how	O
to	O
control	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
tries	O
to	O
tell	O
Braddock	O
about	O
the	O
Forgotten	O
but	O
is	O
cut	O
short	O
when	O
he	O
must	O
defend	O
the	O
base	O
from	O
an	O
Akrid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pursuing	O
NEVEC	O
's	O
field	O
commander	O
Isenberg	O
,	O
Jim	O
ruins	O
his	O
plan	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Akrid	B-Application
and	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
wipe	O
out	O
the	O
rebels	O
and	O
so	O
NEVEC	O
are	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
mine	O
the	O
living	O
planet	O
of	O
pure	O
energy	O
and	O
save	O
Earth	O
,	O
putting	O
a	O
stop	O
to	O
Isenberg	O
's	O
plan	O
by	O
killing	O
him	O
but	O
nearly	O
dying	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
,	O
the	O
antagonists	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
the	O
Akrid	B-Application
,	O
"	O
aliens	B-Device
"	O
indigenous	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
of	O
E.D.N.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	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>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
nine	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
third	O
person	O
shooter	O
 [ that ] 	O
is	O
marred	O
by	O
some	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
with	O
its	O
mechanics	O
and	O
story	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Digital	O
Fix	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Two	O
positive	O
things	O
to	O
take	O
away	O
from	O
everything	O
is	O
 [ sic ] 	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
Spark	O
have	O
ever	O
produced	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
bad	O
as	O
Aliens	B-Device
:	I-Device
Colonial	I-Device
Marines	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
27,503	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
copies	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
being	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
lowest	O
sales	O
debut	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
numbered	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
3	I-Application
writers	O
Richard	O
Gaubert	O
,	O
Orion	O
Walker	O
and	O
Matt	O
Sophos	O
were	O
nominated	O
for	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Videogame	O
Writing	O
by	O
the	O
Writers	O
Guild	O
of	O
America	O
along	O
with	O
Assassin	B-Application
’s	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
(	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
winner	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
