Lost Planet 2 (ロスト プラネット 2, Rosuto Puranetto Tsu) is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom and Beeline Interactive, Inc.

These new circumstances have not stalled the ongoing conflict between various human factions to gain control of the planet's supply of Thermal Energy (T-ENG), whilst the indigenous Akrid creatures have begun to metamorphosise into new, unexpected forms.

The most dangerous of these are colossal Akrid, classified as "Category G", that contain immense amounts of T-ENG and can alter the landscape of the environment by virtue of simply existing.

Episodes shift focus between the various factions – each with their own objectives, technology, and methods – as they take steps to ensure their continued survival and vie for supremacy.

In addition to the Snow Pirates from the first game, playable factions featured in Lost Planet 2 include New NEVEC (a colonial military force), Ex-NEVEC (defectors from the former), Waysiders (mountain-based survivalists) and Vagabundos (roving packs of desert bandits).

III The Mercenaries ambush a group of injured Ex-NEVEC soldiers when they are suddenly attacked by a Chryatis Akrid, but they take care of it quickly.

They procure stolen VSs (Vital Suits) but they run out of fuel, so they continue to their rendezvous point on foot until they are attacked by another Chryatis.

After defeating it, the chopper arrives at the rendezvous point & the scene changes from a frozen wasteland to a scenic heavily forested Amuraba Jungle.

After defeating the Cat-G (Category G) Queen Akrid, they fend off the rest of the Jungle Pirate army when they receive a message from a concerned dispatcher telling them about a new rendezvous point.

The team fights their way to through the warehouse & into Central City where they learn that the superweapon is a large cannon on a train dubbed the Railway Gun.

Episode 3: Libera Me After successfully stealing T-ENG but losing half of their team members, a group of Waysiders are en route to an undisclosed location via train when they are suddenly attacked by the Cat-G Redeye.

From there, they’ll use the Orbital Cannon to put an end to the Over-G. First the team that was captured by the Carpetbaggers are freed, then they infiltrate the warehouse, destroy the New NEVEC experimental weapon “VF” underwater, & sneak onto pods that are to be loaded into the shuttle.

After seeing the shuttle to NEOS launch & reading T-ENG energy that’s off the charts, the Vagabundos celebrate & happily set a course to the Over-G.

III’s surface, the Ex-NEVEC commander broadcasts a message through NEOS to all factions on the planet, calling for a planet-wide alliance to come together & take down the Over-G. On arrival in E.D.N.

With help from the Waysiders’ Railway Gun, the Vagabundos’ Battleship, & from people of all the other factions, the Ex-NEVEC team fights their way to the Over-G’s lair & plants the GPSs on it.

All the factions come together to help each other watch the sun rise, as some sections of NEOS’ destruction have impacted the surface, including the T-ENG enriched-ocean.

A lone Trillid Akrid is seen flying towards the sun alongside a Chopper VS, but it appears colorful, pure, and it doesn’t harm the people onboard.

People were invited to be the first to play Lost Planet 2, in a venue dressed with sand bags, military paraphernalia and oil drums to reflect the atmosphere of the game.

[18] On March 26, Capcom announced that a new multiplayer demo for Lost Planet 2 would be coming to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network.

[19] In addition, if the Lost Planet 2 multiplayer demo reached one million downloads by midnight Pacific Time on May 5, Capcom would donate $50,000 to Music for Relief, a charity founded by Linkin Park members to provide aid to victims of natural disasters.

Plus, members of the Lost Planet community had the opportunity to win a seat in a celebrity tournament to be held at the game's May 6 pre-release party in Los Angeles.

[45][46][47] GamePro said of the Xbox 360 version that "Lost Planet 2 features an enjoyable multiplayer component and interesting monster designs, but it isn't enough to overcome its many faults.

[27] GameSpot took a similar view on the frustrations of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, stating: "This sci-fi sequel seems like it should have everything you need in a shooter, but a shocking number of design missteps suck out much of the fun".

[29] The review explains the differences and tweaks made to make the game more tolerable and much more graphically advanced than the console installment.

Just do yourself a favor: buy some insurance for the controller you'll invariably throw across the room at one of Lost Planet 2's seemingly endless design and interface issues".

[48] The Daily Telegraph gave the Xbox 360 version a score of eight out of ten and said, "following on from co-op leviathans like Left 4 Dead and Gears of War, Lost Planet 2 is certainly standing on the shoulders of giants.

[43] The Escapist gave it three out of five and said, "the guns and bugs make for some spectacular fireworks, but, after the sparks settle, you are left wishing you had played something a little more substantial".

[44] Edge similarly gave it a score of six out of ten and said, "at its best it's an engaging spectacle, but when it falters Lost Planet 2 is a gamble that doesn't pay off".

Club gave the Xbox 360 version a D− and said it was just "another deposit of digital cholesterol on a constricting artery that's one cheeseburger away from being clogged forever by uninspired third-person shooters".